Charles Munch was filmed only rarely at the helm of the Orchestre National de l’ORTF (by now known as the Orchestre National de France). The sessions in this broadcast are taken from recordings made in Tokyo in October 1966. Johannes Brahms’ Symphony No. 1 was a particular favourite of Munch’s. This symphony had closed the programme of his very first concert with the Orchestre Straram, back in ...
Charles Munch was filmed only rarely at the helm of the Orchestre National de l’ORTF (by now known as the Orchestre National de France). The sessions in this broadcast are taken from recordings made in Tokyo in October 1966. Johannes Brahms’ Symphony No. 1 was a particular favourite of Munch’s. This symphony had closed the programme of his very first concert with the Orchestre Straram, back in ...