There are few better places to start celebrating the legacy of Leonard Bernstein than with his legendary Complete Symphonies of Beethoven with the Wiener Philharmoniker, but offered as never before: not only in hardback edition with 5CDs plus 1 Blu-ray Audio disc in hi-resolution 192kHz/24-bit stereo sound, but also in 5.0 Surround Sound Audio. • 5CDs + 1 Blu-ray Audio disc presenting Bernstein’s legendary Beethoven cycle with the Wiener Philharmoniker• Remastered at 192kHz/24-bit • The complete cycle is presented on one Blu-ray Audio disc in 5.0 Surround Sound + 5CDs• Hardback book ... [Read More]
This is simply one of the greatest, most deservedly legendary recordings of Beethoven's 9th Symphony ever offered to the public. Tempos and dynamics vary widely, with Fricsay always considerate of the works many thematic challenges. His handling of the subtle rhythmic gradations of the Molto vivace is peerless and prepare yourself for one of the most exhilarating Allegro assai finales this side of Toscanini. With a line up of soloists including Irmgard Seefried, Maureen Forrester, Ernst Haefliger, and Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau all in their vocal prime as well, it simply doesn't get any better t... [Read More]
LUCERNE FESTIVAL Historic Performances Vol. 6 Wilhelm Furtwaengler conducts Beethoven's Ninth Wilhelm Furtwaengler conducted Beethoven's Ninth Symphony more than a hundred times. In August 1954, three months before his death, he directed his last performance in Lucerne which proved to be an ""elemental musical event"" (Neue Zuercher Zeitung). Alongside the brilliant Philharmonia Orchestra and a stellar cast of soloists (Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Elsa Cavelti, Ernst Haefliger and Otto Edelmann), Furtwaengler accentuates the visionary character of this monumental score: he charges the outer movem... [Read More]
In one of his last concerts with the London Philharmonic Orchestra before his retirement from public performance, Klaus Tennsted turned to Beethoven's unequivocal proclamation of human love and brotherhood: the Ninth Symphony. As the conductor struggled with illness, everyone of his late concerts in London became an event, as if any could be his last. Tennstedt's singularly grand and lengthy view of Beethoven's music was unique; that, and the acute atmosphere of his last London appearances, which also marked the Orchestra's 60th anniversary, shines through in this performance.
Herbert von Karajan conducts the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra in these 3 great Beethoven symphonies. Gundula Janowitz, Christa Ludwig, Jess Thomas and Walter Berry are featured vocal soloists with the Choir of the Berlin Opera in the 9th Symphony.
Beethoven's symphonies, each of them being a masterpiece in itself, represent a certain stage in the composer's life. Beethoven himself said, Symphonies are the best represntation of my true self. I always seem to hear within me the sound of a great orchestra. He only composed nine symphonies but each one is unique and prepares the way for the next. His most popular symphonies, Nos. 3, 5, and 9, are some of the most well-known classical pieces. In this 5-CD set, French conductor Andre Cluytens leads the Berliner Philharmoniker - the conductor s first recording of the Beethoven cycle. Cluytens ... [Read More]
L.V. Beethoven - Sym 9 (SACD NEW)Label: PentatoneFormat: SACDRelease Date: 30 Mar 2010No. of Discs: 1UPC: 827949031762Details1. Symphony No. 9 in D minor ('Choral'), Op. 125: Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso2. Symphony No.
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