Andre Cluytens - Beethoven: 9 Symphonies (1957-60) [2015 SACD Definition Serie]

Vivid sound revives with the latest remastering from the original master!
Great Beethoven's masterpiece reprinted on SACD hybrid!
One of the finest recordings of André Cluytens, who is still very popular in Japan, who mainly worked in France from Belgium and recorded on the Berlin Philharmonic and former EMI label. For this reprint, a new mastering was performed separately for the SACD layer and the CD layer, using a master that was digitized at the latest 96 kHz / 24 bit from a master tape in the UK. It is a permanent storage board.
Included in this set is the Beethoven: Complete Symphony Completed by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in a session recording for the first time under one conductor. It was proposed by the French company Putty-Marcony to the Berlin Philharmonic, also through the EMI-affiliated Electrola GmbH, and since the Berlin Philharmonic began recording in stereo in May 1957, it was recorded in the past in mono Apart from the 6th and 7th, it was completed as a complete symphony, including stereo re-recordings. It was recorded since Karajan was appointed Artistic Director and Lifetime Conductor, but it was also noted from the beginning that it was possible to listen to the remnants of the Berlin Philharmonic during the Furtwangler era.
At this time, the Berlin Philharmonic's woodwind section, mainly composed of so-called legendary players such as Nicolet of the flute (retired in 1959), Steins of the oboe, and Clairenet's Stér, was once a heavy body alongside stringed instruments. It keeps the sound (almost Koch and Leister joined at this time), and you can hear the sound of the previous era different from the later Karajan era. While reminiscent of the Furtwängler era, the sound of the prestigious orchestra that had been transformed by Karajan remains. The sound of this board, which is made up of the presence of a conductor with another sounding concept called cruytance, is precious, and a new dimension was born in Beethoven, which was still an important repertoire at that time. Interesting fact. The sound of the elegance of clarity combined with the local sound of the Berlin Philharmonic, which was of course international at the time, still resonates in our hearts.
Each performance has a slightly different charm depending on the song. Above all, "Hero" and No.5 and No.7 are one of the best performing in modern times. The recording that started from `` 9th '' retains the taste of the early stereo until `` 8th '', which was recorded almost at the same time, but since then the recording technology has been improved and the later recording has a rich sound Based on the brighter tone that was built in, the highest Beethoven performances at that time will be unfolded.
Sonically, the resurrection revived the profound Berlin Philharmonic sound of the time in the form of a pyramid. Separation of each instrument has also been improved, and the sound that was previously a lump is loosened, allowing you to enjoy the tone of each instrument more.

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Tracks:



SACD 1
Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
01. I : Adagio molto-Allegro con brio 9:34
02. II : Andante cantabile con moto 6:08
03. III : Menuetto(Allegro molto e vivace) 3:31
04. IV : Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace 6:02

Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica'
05. I : Allegro con brio 14:34
06. II : Marcia funebre(Adagio assai) 16:14
07. III : Scherzo(Allegro) 5:29
08. IV : Finale - Allegro molto 11:37



SACD 2
Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
01. I : Adagio molto-Allegro con brio 12:46
02. II : Larghetto 11:34
03. III : Scherzo(Allegro) 3:51
04. IV : Allegro molto 6:48

Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60
05. I : Adagio-Allegro molto 10:22
06. II : Adagio 10:01
07. III : menuetto(Allegro vivace) 6:10
08. IV : Allegro ma non troppo 7:03



SACD 3
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
01. I : Allegro con brio 8:29
02. II : Andante con moto 9:57
03. III : Allegro 5:32
04. IV : Allegro 9:05

Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
05. I : Poco sostenuto - Vivace 13:31
06. II : Allegretto 9:27
07. III : Presto - Assai meno presto 8:21
08. IV : Allegro con brio 7:01



SACD 4
Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 'Pastoral'
01. I : Allegro ma non troppo 10:23
02. II : Andante molto mosso 13:48
03. III : Allegro 5:55
04. IV : Allegro 3:45
05. V : Allegretto 9:52

Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
06. I : Allegro vivace e con brio 10:40
07. II : Allegretto scherzando 4:01
08. III : Tempo di menuetto 5:04
09. IV : Allegro vivace 7:50



SACD 5
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral'
01. I : Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso 18:07
02. II : Molto vivace 11:34
03. III : Adagio molto e cantabile 17:23
04. IV : Presto 25"34

Personnel:

Gre Brouwenstijn (soprano), Kerstin Meyer (mezzo), Nicolai Gedda (tenor), Frederick Guthrie (bass)
Chor der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale, Berlin
Berliner Philharmoniker
Andre Cluytens (conductor)