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For all who are interested, there is one biography of Tennstedt in an English translation, “Klaus Tennstedt-Possessed by Music” by Georg Wubbolt, which is available on Amazon. I have read it. It is very informative but somewhat disorganized and a bit of a slog to get through. Nevertheless, since it is the only full biography of him in English, it is worth reading, especially if you have any interest in his career before he emigrated from East Germany. https://a.co/d/02lE87gI Also in commemoration of Tennstedt’s 100th birthday, Warner has issued a box of his complete EMI recordings. It is also available on Amazon. Dave Hurwitz reviewed it on one of his YouTube podcasts recently. I don’t think it is absolutely necessary to purchase the new box because most of the recordings on it are available for streaming in earlier versions on streaming platforms like Spotify and Apple Classical at a fraction of the cost. However for those of you who value physical product, it might be of interest. I have heard most of those recordings. While the consensus is that Tennstedt’s live versions of most of these works released by the London Philharmonic and other orchestras after his death are superior to the EMI studio recordings, the studio recordings still have merit. https://a.co/d/0aXHZ0hV As for live concert recordings, many are available for streaming on ACM and Spotify. Most recently, DOREMI has been issuing a series of his live recordings with great American orchestras like the Boston, Chicago, NY, Detroit and Minnesota orchestras. At last count, I think there are now 7 volumes. Hopefully, more will be forthcoming. While the sound on these recordings, taken from radio broadcasts, is variable, nevertheless in my opinion they are among the best reminders of Tennstedt in concert at his peak. I have listened to all of them. I. am attaching links below so you can hear for yourself. https://classical.music.apple.com/us/album/1767572051?l=en-US https://classical.music.apple.com/us/album/1767579053?l=en-US https://classical.music.apple.com/us/album/1787057245?l=en-US https://classical.music.apple.com/us/album/1809007056?l=en-US https://open.spotify.com/album/0bTQsWjbXqtSvy7UcPMPk1?si=G96uUQSiQ_aLEQyzoWzJcA https://open.spotify.com/album/0bTQsWjbXqtSvy7UcPMPk1?si=G96uUQSiQ_aLEQyzoWzJcA https://open.spotify.com/album/0bTQsWjbXqtSvy7UcPMPk1?si=o7hMdnhZRROUpD-f3wZHsQ https://open.spotify.com/album/35gwpaPasJTrY7U8SR354W?si=JxUDS4GHRLKYJsguOLJ9jg These are only the tip of the iceberg however. I also recommend a recording of a performance by Tennstedt of the Mahler 5th with the NY Philharmonic in 1980. In fact, I think a complete live Mahler cycle more exciting overall than the EMI studio one can be assembled on the streaming platforms. https://open.spotify.com/album/35gwpaPasJTrY7U8SR354W?si=JxUDS4GHRLKYJsguOLJ9jg I could go on but you get my point.