Pierrette Alarie, soprano, Nan Merriman, contralto, Leopold Simoneau, tenor and Gustav Neidlinger, bass. (Westminster WST 304) In 1960, Hermann Scherchen recorded works by Max Reger with alto Margarethe Bence and the Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie, including Eine Lustspielouvertüre (A Comedy Overture), Serenade for orchestra, Romantic Suite for orchestra, "An die Hoffnung", Variations and Fugue on a Theme of Beethoven and Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Mozart. In 1996, Tahra published the only commercially released recording of Malipiero's complete L'Orfeide. It was a remastered live recording of the 7 June 1966 performance at the Teatro della Pergola in Florence, conducted by Scherchen only five days before his death. The cast included Magda Olivero and Renato Capecchi (Tah 190/191). Notes J.S. Bach – Art of Fugue. Orchestre de Radio Beromunster. Hermann Scherchen, 1949. (History label – Soli Deo Gloria, 204583-308. Two CDs, 2000.) Ludwig van Beethoven – Symphony No. 5, Opus 67. Orchestra della Radio Televisione della Svizzera Italiana (RTSI), February 1965. (CD1 contains the full rehearsal version and CD2 the full concert version.) Ermitage ERM 126–2 ADD. External links Dissertation – Performance, Technology, And Politics: Hermann Scherchen's' Aesthetics Of Modern Music by Dennis Hutchison Online biography at bach-cantatas.com 1891 births 1966 deaths German male conductors (music) Musicians from Berlin People from the Province of Brandenburg Emigrants from Nazi Germany to Switzerland Second Viennese School 20th-century German conductors (music) 20th-century classical composers Male classical composers 20th-century German male musicians Bach conductors