Album
Beethoven: 9 Symphonies (Recordings from 1961-62)
2014Classical · Music · Orchestral
The German maestro’s remastered symphonic cycle is something to behold.
Tracks
- 19:34
- 25:53
- 33:58
- 45:51
- 5Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brioBerliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan10:19
- 6Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: II. LarghettoBerliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan10:35
- 7Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: III. Scherzo. AllegroBerliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan3:54
- 8Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: IV. Allegro moltoBerliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan6:26
- 914:50
- 1017:09
- 115:47
- 1212:28
- 139:56
- 149:59
- 155:44
- 165:30
- 17Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brioBerliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan7:19
- 18Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: II. Andante con motoBerliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan10:03
- 19Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: III. AllegroBerliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan4:53
- 20Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: IV. AllegroBerliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan9:05
- 218:58
- 2211:34
- 233:00
- 243:24
- 258:52
- 26Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: I. Poco sostenuto - VivaceBerliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan11:27
- 27Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. AllegrettoBerliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan8:02
- 28Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: III. Presto - Assai meno prestoBerliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan7:48
- 29Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: IV. Allegro con brioBerliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan6:42
- 30Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: I. Allegro vivace e con brioBerliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan9:21
- 31Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: II. Allegretto scherzandoBerliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan3:58
- 32Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: III. Tempo di menuettoBerliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan5:59
- 33Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: IV. Allegro vivaceBerliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan7:18
- 34Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestosoBerliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan15:30
- 35Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": II. Molto vivaceBerliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan11:07
- 36Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": III. Adagio molto e cantabileBerliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan16:35
- 37Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IVa. Presto -Herbert von Karajan & Berliner Philharmoniker6:23
- 38Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IVb. Presto - "O Freunde nicht diese Töne"Gundula Janowitz, Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker, Hilde Rössel-Majdan, Waldemar Kmentt, Walter Berry & Wiener Singverein17:41
About this album
The Austrian maestro’s remastered symphonic cycle is something to behold. Considered by many to be one of the finest projects in recorded music, Herbert von Karajan’s 1963 set of Beethoven symphonies—the second of his four endeavours recording them—is aggressive in rhythm and tempo, relying on the exceptional Berlin Philharmonic for its tremendously rich sound. His interpretation of the Ninth, particularly its immortal Scherzo, leans on athletic, dexterous woodwinds to achieve its threatening pace. The bucolic Sixth sounds simultaneously leisurely and determined here, boasting some of the Philharmonic strings’ most meditative playing.