Fritz Lehmann, conductor
- Leo Delibes (1836-1891)
- Coppélia Suite* [19:39]
- Sylvia Suite** [20 :26]
- *Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
- **Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
- Charles Gounod (1818-1893)
- Faust : Ballet Music [17 :56]
- Faust : Valse [4 :06]
- Munich Philharmonic Orchestra
Forgotten Records FR 2038 [62:10]
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I first encountered the art of German conductor Fritz Lehmann (1904-1956) on a vinyl LP of the Brahms Third Symphony on American Decca, led by Eugen Jochum in Berlin, accompanied by the Tragic Overture by Lehmann. This and other such Decca records were on sale in an area of the 14th Street IRT train station in New York City, where also I discovered Lehmann’s Dvořák Serenade in E and two Slavonic Rhapsodies, and my cherished item, the Beethoven Choral Fantasy with Lehmann and pianist Andor Foldes.