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Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies

Herbert von Karajan/Philharmonia Orchestra | Format: MP3 Download
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Disc 1:
  Song Title Artist Time Price    
Play   1. Symphony No. 1 in C, Op.21 (2008 - Remaster): I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio Philharmonia Orchestra/Herbert von Karajan 7:31 £0.89
Play   2. Symphony No. 1 in C, Op.21 (2008 - Remaster): II. Andante cantabile con moto Philharmonia Orchestra/Herbert von Karajan 6:15 £0.89
Play   3. Symphony No. 1 in C, Op.21 (2008 - Remaster): III. Menuetto (Allegro molto e vivace) Philharmonia Orchestra/Herbert von Karajan 3:44 £0.69
Play   4. Symphony No. 1 in C, Op.21 (2008 - Remaster): IV. Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace Philharmonia Orchestra/Herbert von Karajan 5:45 £0.69
Play   5. Symphony No. 3 in E Flat, Op.55 'Eroica' (2008 - Remaster): I. Allegro con brio Philharmonia Orchestra/Herbert von Karajan 14:37 £2.99
Play   6. Symphony No. 3 in E Flat, Op.55 'Eroica' (2008 - Remaster): II. Marcia funebre (Adagio assai) Philharmonia Orchestra/Herbert von Karajan 16:28 £2.99
Play   7. Symphony No. 3 in E Flat, Op.55 'Eroica' (2008 - Remaster): III. Scherzo (Allegro vivace) Philharmonia Orchestra/Herbert von Karajan 5:48 £0.89
Play   8. Symphony No. 3 in E Flat, Op.55 'Eroica' (2008 - Remaster): IV. Allegro molto - Poco andante - Presto Philharmonia Orchestra/Herbert von Karajan 11:53 £2.99
Disc 2:
  Song Title Artist Time Price    
Play   1. Symphony No. 2 in D, Op.36 (2008 - Remaster): I. Adagio - Allegro con brio Herbert von Karajan/Philharmonia Orchestra 10:40 £2.99
Play   2. Symphony No. 2 in D, Op.36 (2008 - Remaster): II. Larghetto Herbert von Karajan/Philharmonia Orchestra 10:34 £2.99
Play   3. Symphony No. 2 in D, Op.36 (2008 - Remaster): III. Scherzo (Allegro) Herbert von Karajan/Philharmonia Orchestra 3:42 £0.69
Play   4. Symphony No. 2 in D, Op.36 (2008 - Remaster): IV. Allegro molto Herbert von Karajan/Philharmonia Orchestra 6:33 £0.69
Play   5. Symphony No. 7 in A, Op.92 (2008 - Remaster): I. Poco sostenuto - Vivace Philharmonia Orchestra/Herbert von Karajan 12:44 £2.99
Play   6. Symphony No. 7 in A, Op.92 (2008 - Remaster): II. Allegretto Philharmonia Orchestra/Herbert von Karajan 9:08 £0.89
Play   7. Symphony No. 7 in A, Op.92 (2008 - Remaster): III. Presto - Assai meno presto Philharmonia Orchestra/Herbert von Karajan 8:39 £0.89
Play   8. Symphony No. 7 in A, Op.92 (2008 - Remaster): IV. Allegro con brio Philharmonia Orchestra/Herbert von Karajan 7:04 £0.89
Disc 3:
  Song Title Artist Time Price    
Play   1. Symphony No. 4 in B Flat, Op.60 (2008 - Remaster): I. Adagio - Allegro vivace Philharmonia Orchestra/Herbert von Karajan 10:56 £2.99
Play   2. Symphony No. 4 in B Flat, Op.60 (2008 - Remaster): II. Adagio Philharmonia Orchestra/Herbert von Karajan 11:13 £2.99
Play   3. Symphony No. 4 in B Flat, Op.60 (2008 - Remaster): III. Allegro vivace - Trio (Un poco meno allegro) Philharmonia Orchestra/Herbert von Karajan 5:59 £0.69
Play   4. Symphony No. 4 in B Flat, Op.60 (2008 - Remaster): IV. Allegro ma non troppo Philharmonia Orchestra/Herbert von Karajan 5:53 £0.69
Play   5. Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op.67 (2008 - Remaster): I. Allegro con brio Herbert von Karajan/Philharmonia Orchestra 7:18 £0.89
Play   6. Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op.67 (2008 - Remaster): II. Andante con moto Herbert von Karajan/Philharmonia Orchestra 9:43 £0.89
Play   7. Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op.67 (2008 - Remaster): III. Allegro - Herbert von Karajan/Philharmonia Orchestra 4:58 £0.69
Play   8. Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op.67 (2008 - Remaster): IV. Allegro - Presto Herbert von Karajan/Philharmonia Orchestra 8:52 £0.89
Play   9. Coriolan - Overture, Op.62 (2008 - Remaster) Philharmonia Orchestra/Herbert von Karajan 9:07 £0.89
Disc 4:
  Song Title Artist Time Price    
Play   1. Symphony No. 6 in F, Op.68 'Pastoral' (2008 - Remaster): I. Allegro ma non troppo (Awakening of cheerful feelings on arriving in the country) Philharmonia Orchestra/Herbert von Karajan 9:21 £0.89
Play   2. Symphony No. 6 in F, Op.68 'Pastoral' (2008 - Remaster): II. Andante molto moto (Scene by the brook) Philharmonia Orchestra/Herbert von Karajan 12:09 £2.99
Play   3. Symphony No. 6 in F, Op.68 'Pastoral' (2008 - Remaster): III. Allegro (Merry gathering of the country folk) - Philharmonia Orchestra/Herbert von Karajan 3:02 £0.89
Play   4. Symphony No. 6 in F, Op.68 'Pastoral' (2008 - Remaster): IV. Allegro (Storm and tempest) - Philharmonia Orchestra/Herbert von Karajan 3:33 £0.69
Play   5. Symphony No. 6 in F, Op.68 'Pastoral' (2008 - Remaster): V. Allegretto (Shepherds' Song. Happy and thankful feelings after the storm) Philharmonia Orchestra/Herbert von Karajan 9:25 £0.89
Play   6. Symphony No. 8 in F, Op.93 (2008 - Remaster): I. Allegro vivace e con brio Philharmonia Orchestra/Herbert von Karajan 9:05 £0.89
Play   7. Symphony No. 8 in F, Op.93 (2008 - Remaster): II. Allegretto scherzando Philharmonia Orchestra/Herbert von Karajan 3:55 £0.69
Play   8. Symphony No. 8 in F, Op.93 (2008 - Remaster): III. Tempo di menuetto Philharmonia Orchestra/Herbert von Karajan 5:49 £0.69
Play   9. Symphony No. 8 in F, Op.93 (2008 - Remaster): IV. Allegro vivace Philharmonia Orchestra/Herbert von Karajan 7:39 £0.89
Play 10. Egmont, Op.84 (2008 - Remaster): Overture Philharmonia Orchestra/Herbert von Karajan 8:36 £0.89
Disc 5:
  Song Title Artist Time Price    
Play   1. Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op.125 'Choral' (2008 - Remaster): I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso Herbert von Karajan/Philharmonia Orchestra/Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Marga Höffgen/Ernst Haefliger/Otto Edelmann 15:08 £2.99
Play   2. Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op.125 'Choral' (2008 - Remaster): II. Molto vivace - Presto - Molto vivace - Presto Herbert von Karajan/Philharmonia Orchestra/Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Marga Höffgen/Ernst Haefliger/Otto Edelmann 10:08 £2.99
Play   3. Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op.125 'Choral' (2008 - Remaster): III. Adagio molto e cantabile - Andante moderato Herbert von Karajan/Philharmonia Orchestra/Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Marga Höffgen/Ernst Haefliger/Otto Edelmann 16:04 £2.99
Play   4. Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op.125 'Choral' (2008 - Remaster): IV. Presto - Allegro ma non troppo - Allegro assai - Allegro assai vivace - Alla marcia - Andante maestoso - Allegro energico, sempre ben Herbert von Karajan/Philharmonia Orchestra/Elisabeth Schwarzkopf/Marga Höffgen/Ernst Haefliger/Otto Edelmann 24:10 £4.49
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106 of 110 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Karajan's Finest Beethoven Set, 5 Feb 2009
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PhilsterNo1 (England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies (Audio CD)
After many years of both Beethoven and Karajan, I have come full circle and must now insist to the casual reader that this particular cycle is HvK's best Beethoven offering. These mono recordings, made in the excellent Kingsway Hall, are more personable and more successful in conveying Karajan's stated aim - a blend of Toscanini's precision and Furtwangler's fantasy. The Philharmonia were a brand new orchestra, not created for karajan as such, but it probably felt that way.

For me, the celebrated 1962 set with the BPO is Karajan with his Toscanini hat on: too fast, too brilliant, too soulless. The 1977 box restores the depth and heart to Karajan's Beethoven, but now the overall sound picture begins to bother me. The strings are too dominant and the timps too...well...tea-tray like. Don't get me wrong, it's a great cycle but the Philharmonia sessions are a joy from start to finish.

So what if it's mostly mono? This was the high noon of mono, Karajan had a great recording team and believe-you-me, people more interested in technology than music are already calling DDD stereo 'old' and starting to drool over Blu-Ray audio or whatever. No, remastered mono can be as satisfying as any incarnation of stereo, and at this price, why hesitate. These days, it's becoming harder and harder to find a set where all nine symphonies are done superbly. EMI's latest reissue is timely and really a must have, if only to compliment your latest fashionable conductor's Beethoven (be it Zinman, Abbado, Rattle, etc).
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79 of 83 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Something of the Wunderkind, 21 Feb 2009
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R. Wiley (Ilkley, UK) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies (Audio CD)
I admire many of Karajan's recordings some of which are truly great but not, as a rule, his Beethoven. This is mainly because of his later stereo recordings, the last of which in the 1980s was frankly a mistake which did him no favours. This set is something different. There is still the freshness that was so admired in the 1940s and one feels a sense of greatness at times. I too return to these recordings if I wish to listen to his Beethoven, by far the most satisfying of the 4 cycles. But, if you are looking for truly great Beethoven and don't mind mono or ADD etc I would say go for a mixture of Erich Kleiber and son Carlos the mono Klemperer and Furtwangler, not forgetting Weingartner of course. I'm sorry to say the more modern accounts leave me a bit cold, too "fashion" conscious for me and not getting to the heart of the music. If you don't have a complete cycle and are looking for one, this is strongly recommended.
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27 of 29 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Beethoven, interpreted by the Master, 22 Jan 2010
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Mr. M. Glover (Ampthill, England) - See all my reviews
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Although the original recording is four decades old, this is still one of the landmrk interpretations of the nine symphonies. The re-working is excellent, and the performances, especially on the ninth symphony have rarely if ever been equalled
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