Credits:

Various Artists (Classical)

Description:

The Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra (German: SWR Sinfonieorchester) is the orchestra of the Southwest German Radio in Baden-Württemberg, Germany. Having changed its name many times throughout its history, the orchestra merged in 2016 and is now known as the SWR Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra. Over the years, the orchestra has performed with many legendary performers and given masterful performances. The 10-disc set features Wilhelm Backhaus, Wilhelm Kemp, Clara Haskil, and Annie Fischer, as well as the "Three Crows of Vienna," Friedrich Gulda, Jörg Dames, Paul Badura-Skoda, Spain's Alicia de Larrocha, Hungarian virtuoso Geza Anda, and Chilean pianist Claudio Arrau. Richter's performance at the 1993 concert of the Schwetzingen Music Festival, the 10th CD, was also very popular when it was first released.All of the recordings are high-quality reissues from the original master tapes. The names of the orchestras are written in their original languages. Naxos Japan