Ferenc Fricsay - Beethoven: Sympgony No.9, Overture Egmont (1957) [2017 SACD Vintage Collection]

This "Ninth" is not only the first stereo recording by Fricchay & Berliner Philharmoniker, but it is also a famous performance as the only Fischer-Dieskau ninth session recording. This period of 1957-58 was just before Fritshai's symptoms of leukemia appeared (recuperation for a while from the fall of 1958), and there was a lot of talk about the difference between the contents of the command after returning (the fall of 1958), but this " In the performance of No. 9, there are no elements that make you feel signs of illness (Egmont Overture was recorded immediately after returning). The appropriate tempo setting and the perfect command of the Berliner Philharmoniker were so finished that it was hard to believe that he was 43 years old at the time of the recording. As a masterpiece of ", there are many listeners who support it. In particular, the first movement full of centripetal force and the abyssal third movement are said to be exquisite. In addition, when it was first released, it was released as a total of three songs, including "Leonore" Overture No. 3.
Fricchai, including the 9th, and Beethoven of the Berliner Philharmoniker were digitized in high quality (192kHz/24bit) from the original analog master tapes in 2013 as a tower planning board, and reprinted as a 4-disc CD. Thank you (PROC1263). The sound quality at that time was also wonderful, but with this world's first SA-CD, you can enjoy the sound quality one step further.
Interestingly, just before Fricchai and the Berliner Philharmoniker recorded on December 28, 1957, Cluytens recorded the same piece with the same choir on the EMI label (December 10-17, 1957). (Already released on the Tower Planning Board TDSA1/5). Although the recording locations are different between the Jesus Christ Church and the Grünewald Church, it would be unusual to record the same song so closely. Although the Berliner Philharmoniker's sound tendencies at that time were the same, with a low center of gravity and a heavy overall sound, the completed board was completely different due to the different labels and conductors. I think that there are many new discoveries in this SA-CD version when compared with the Cluytens SA-CD version.

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Tracks:

1. "Egmont" Overture Op. 84
2. Symphony No. 9 in D Minor Op. 125 "Choral"

Personnel:

Alto Vocals – Maureen Forrester
Baritone Vocals – Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
Choir – Chor Der St. Hedwigs-Kathedrale
Conductor – Ferenc Fricsay
Orchestra – Berliner Philharmoniker
Soprano Vocals – Irmgard Seefried
Tenor Vocals – Ernst Haefliger

(Recorded)
December 28, 1957-January 2, 1958 & April (2),
September 29-30, 1958 (1) Berlin, Jesus Christian Church