NDR F 667624 KONDRASHIN LAST PERFORMANCE Mahler Symphony No. 1 Private 1981 NM-

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Very rare record. Live recording of March 7, 1981 concert in Amsterdam of Kyrill Kondraschin’s final performance. He died only hours afterward. Original pressing. Stereo. Made in Germany.

"The NDR Sinfonieorchester recording is especially notable because it was Kondrashin's very last performance and recording - he was dead within a few hours of finishing the concert. He was, at the time of this concert, living in Amsterdam and just about to be appointed the Concertgebouw Orchestra's principal conductor. Klaus Tennstedt was due to conduct Mahler 1 in the Concergebouw with the NDR orchestra, but pulled out at the last minute. As Kondrashin, a well-respected Mahler conductor and guest in Amsterdam, was in town celebrating his 67th birthday, he was asked to conduct the concert in Tennstedt's place. Against doctor's advice, he accepted and conducted the work on no rehearsal. Luckily, Dutch Radio was there to record the event. Kondrashin had a massive heart attack and died in his hotel room just hours after the performance. So, this is a spooky kind of tribute to the great conductor. Even without the back story, it's a fantastic performance, well recorded."
-- TalkClassical.com

Record: NM-, one tiny bubble makes ~10 thumps on Side 2, otherwise NM+.
Cover: EX, (see photos), light corner and edge wear, very light stain on front top center, inscription in ink on back.

Kyril Kondrashin, conductor
NDR Symphony Orchestra
Mahler: Sinfonie Nr. 1 D-dur
NDR F 667 624

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