Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks; Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester; Gurzenich-Orchester Koln; Gunter Wand - Gunter Wand: Sacred Works (Messiaen, Mozart, Beethoven, Braunfels, Schubert)

Gunter Wand's music-making moved those who heard it with its impeccable balance of perfection coupled with faithfulness to the original, emotional fulfillment, intellectual control, utmost sensitivity and spiritual penetration. He described his mission as serving music. a cause to which this totally unpretentious man remained committed for seventy years. He rose to be one of the true greats of the twentieth century, a figure standing head and shoulders above our restless times, his name synonymous with the highest musical quality.