From conductor Sergiu Celibidache and his Munchner Philharmoniker, who died in 1996, EMI, in collaboration with Selibidache's son Serge Ioan, released a number of CDs with archival recordings entitled "Celibidache - The first authorized edition". This edition contains well-known works from the orchestra repertoire, including Beethoven's "Fourth and Fifth Symphonies", "La mer" by Debussy, the "Fifth
… and Sixth Symphonies" by Tchaikovsky, "Schumann's" Second and Third Symphonies ", the" Ninth symphony "by Schubert and orchestral parts from operas by Wagner. This series can be called unique given the charisma Celibidache had as an orchestral repeater and the fact that he hated studio recordings. Yet it cannot be denied that despite, these performances or perhaps appear heavy thanks to Celibidache's dominating personality. The tempi are significantly lower than in comparable performances, which according to son Serge Ioan is due to the live character of these performances. (HJ) _more
