Herbert von Karajan & Berliner Philharmoniker - Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies [5CD Collectors Edition] (1999)

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Artist: Herbert von Karajan & Berliner Philharmoniker
Title: Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies
Year Of Release: 1999
Label: Deutsche Grammophon [463 088-2]
Genre: Classical
Quality: 320 kbps / FLAC (tracks,scans)
Total Time: 5:32:33
Total Size: 761 mb / 1.52 gb
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Herbert von Karajan recorded Ludwig van Beethoven's complete symphonies four times, first in the 1950s with the Philharmonia Orchestra on EMI, then on three more occasions with the Berlin Philharmonic for Deutsche Grammophon. Karajan's 1963 cycle with Berlin is highly regarded by fans for its consistent interpretations and energetic and emotional playing. Collectors usually rate this set higher than the 1977 and 1985 recordings, also with Berlin on DG, which have been criticized for being somewhat more mechanical in performance and clinical in sound quality. That said, Karajan's Beethoven is decidedly a product of the mid-20th century, following conventions that tended toward homogenization of orchestral colors, broad pacing, and an exaggerated sense of the heroic, particularly in the Third, Fifth, Seventh, and Ninth. Before the advent of the movement for period performance practices and the wide use of original 18th and 19th century instruments, Karajan's recordings were widely accepted as the gold standard for Beethoven, though the historically informed interpretations by John Eliot Gardiner, Roy Goodman, and Christopher Hogwood have, by way of comparison, made most of the mainstream versions of Beethoven seem heavy and stodgy. Listeners who grew up with Karajan's recordings will appreciate this set, though they are likely to own it already.

TRACKLIST:

CD 1: Beethoven: Symphonies Nos.1 & 3 "Eroica"
1. Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21 (1799-1800, p. 1800) [1961] - Adagio molto - Allegro con brio
2. Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21 (1799-1800, p. 1800) [1961] - Andante cantabile con moto
3. Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21 (1799-1800, p. 1800) [1961] - Menuetto (Allegro molto e vivace)
4. Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21 (1799-1800, p. 1800) [1961] - Finale (Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace)
5. Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica' (1803, p. 05) [1962] - Allegro con brio
6. Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica' (1803, p. 05) [1962] - Marcia funèbre (Adagio assai)
7. Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica' (1803, p. 05) [1962] - Scherzo (Allegro vivace)
8. Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica' (1803, p. 05) [1962] - Finale (Allegro molto)

CD 2: Beethoven: Symphonies Nos.2 & 4
1. Symphony No. 2 in D, Op.36 - 1. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio
2. Symphony No. 2 in D, Op.36 - 2. Larghetto
3. Symphony No. 2 in D, Op.36 - 3. Scherzo (Allegro)
4. Symphony No. 2 in D, Op.36 - 4. Allegro molto
5. Symphony No. 4 in B flat, Op.60 - 1. Adagio - Allegro vivace
6. Symphony No. 4 in B flat, Op.60 - 2. Adagio
7. Symphony No. 4 in B flat, Op.60 - 3. Allegro vivace
8. Symphony No. 4 in B flat, Op.60 - 4. Allegro ma non troppo

CD 3: Beethoven: Symphonies Nos.5 & 6 "Pastoral"
1. Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 -I. Allegro con brio
2. Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 - II. Andante con moto
3. Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 - III. Allegro
4. Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 - IV. Allegro
5. Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 'Pastoral' - I. Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande: Allegro ma non troppo
6. Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 'Pastoral' - II. Szene am Bach: (Andante molto mosso)
7. Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 'Pastoral' - III. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute (Allegro)
8. Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 'Pastoral' - IV. Gewitter - Sturm: Allegro
9. Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 'Pastoral' - V. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm: Allegretto

CD 4: Beethoven: Symphonies Nos.7 & 8
1. Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 (1811-12, p. 13) [1962] - Poco sostenuto - Vivace
2. Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 (1811-12, p. 13) [1962] - Allegretto
3. Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 (1811-12, p. 13) [1962] - Presto - Assai meno presto
4. Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 (1811-12, p. 13) [1962] - Allegro con brio
5. Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 (1812, p. 14) [1962] - Allegro vivace e con brio
6. Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 (1812, p. 14) [1962] - Allegretto scherzando
7. Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 (1812, p. 14) [1962] - Tempo di menuetto
8. Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 (1812, p. 14) [1962] - Allegro vivace

CD 5: Beethoven: Symphony No.9
1. Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral' - Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
2. Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral' - Molto vivace
3. Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral' - Adagio molto e cantabile
4. Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral' - Presto
5. Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral' - Presto- "O Freunde, nicht diese Töne!" -Allegro assai

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