Herbert von Karajan , Berliner Philharmoniker – Ludwig van Beethoven: 9 Symphonien (1963/2014) [High Fidelity Pure Audio Blu-Ray Disc]

Title: Ludwig van Beethoven: 9 Symphonien
Released: 1963
Genre: Classical
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Artist: Gundula Janowitz (Soprano), Hilde Rössel Majdan (Contralto), Waldemar Kmentt (Tenor), Walter Berry (Bass), Wiener Singverein, Chorus, Berliner Philharmoniker

Issued: United States | Deutsche Grammophon
Duration: 6:02:27
Size: 15.11 GB

Technical Specs
Blu-ray
BD-25 Single-Layer Disc
Video Resolution/Codec
1080i/AVC MPEG-4
Aspect Ratio(s)
TBA
Audio Formats
LPCM 2.0 (96 kHz / 4608 kbps / 24-bit)
Subtitles/Captions
None
Supplements
None

Of the four Beethoven cycles which Karajan recorded over four decades, the present cycle is undoubtedly at the very top of the list. This cannot alone lie in the sumptuous sound which was both praised and criticized at the time. Rather more, in masterly fashion Karajan places more emphasis on the youthful freshness of the early symphonies, gets right to the heart of the drama in the Third, and allows the multi-layered Fourth to sound stringent and decisive. Powerfully yet without exaggerated, fateful relentlessness, the Fifth plows on towards its triumphant C major finale, while the filigree expansiveness of the Sixth ensures that it is not merely a sugary tonal painting. The Berlin Philharmonic present the Seventh and Eighth at a comparatively breezy pace, while never losing sight of the hidden depths of the score. Finally, we have the glorious sound of the agitated Ninth, sung by the stars of the day, whom the Maestro leads surely and safely – just as his orchestra – through the score.
Recorded: 1962 at Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin, Germany.

Tracklist:

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Symphony No.1 in C, Op.21
1. 1. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio 9:34
2. 2. Andante cantabile con moto 5:53
3. 3. Menuetto (Allegro molto e vivace) 3:58
4. 4. Finale (Adagio – Allegro molto e vivace) 5:46
Symphony No.2 in D, Op.36
5. 1. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio 10:19
6. 2. Larghetto 10:35
7. 3. Scherzo (Allegro) 3:54
8. 4. Allegro molto 6:26
Symphony No.3 in E flat, Op.55 -“Eroica”
9. 1. Allegro con brio 14:44
10. 2. Marcia funebre (Adagio assai) 17:05
11. 3. Scherzo (Allegro vivace) 5:44
12. 4. Finale (Allegro molto) 12:24
Symphony No.4 in B flat, Op.60
13. 1. Adagio – Allegro vivace 9:49
14. 2. Adagio 9:55
15. 3. Allegro vivace 5:42
16. 4. Allegro ma non troppo 5:23
Symphony No.6 in F, Op.68 -“Pastoral”
17. 3. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute (Allegro) – 4. Gewitter. Sturm (Allegro) – 5. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm (Allegretto) 8:46
18. 4. Gewitter, Sturm (Allegro) 3:25
19. 3. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute (Allegro) 3:02
20. 2. Szene am Bach: (Andante molto mosso) 11:32
21. 1. Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande: Allegro ma non troppo 8:57
Symphony No.5 in C minor, Op.67
22. 4. Allegro 9:00
23. 3. Allegro 4:47
24. 2. Andante con moto 9:57
25. 1. Allegro con brio 7:16
Symphony No.8 in F, Op.93
26. 4. Allegro vivace 7:12
27. 3. Tempo di menuetto 5:54
28. 2. Allegretto scherzando 3:54
29. 1. Allegro vivace e con brio 9:17
Symphony No.7 in A, Op.92
30. 4. Allegro con brio 6:36
31. 3. Presto – Assai meno presto 7:48
32. 2. Allegretto 7:57
33. 1. Poco sostenuto – Vivace 11:23
Symphony No.9 in D minor, Op.125 – “Choral”
34. 1. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso 15:27
35. 2. Molto vivace 11:03
36. 3. Adagio molto e cantabile 16:30
37. 4. Presto – 6:23
38. 4. Presto – “O Freunde nicht diese Töne” – 17:35
Symphony No.9 in D minor, Op.125 – “Choral”
Rehearsal
39. Reheasal of 1st movement 8:23
40. Rehearsal of 3rd Movement 9:29
41. Rehearsal of 4th movement 11:23

DISC INFO:

Disc Title:     Beethoven.9 Symphonies.Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker.2014.BDA1080i
Disc Size:      16 229 226 116 bytes
Protection:     AACS
BD-Java:        Yes
BDInfo:         0.5.8

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