- Audio CD (24 Mar 2011)
- SPARS Code: ADD
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Import Music Services
- ASIN: B00000JXZ2
- Other Editions: MP3 Download
- Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 75,178 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Herbert von Karajan never conducted or recorded any of Tchaikovsky's ballets full-length. Yet he frequently went back to the suites taken from the ballets, recording them on three different occasions in his career (the suite from the "The Nutracker" even a fourth time). Hearing this magnificent set with the Wiener Philharmoniker, dating from 1961-1965 (the second and without doubt the most satisfying of the three), makes one regret he never did any of the ballets complete.
The phrasing and the sense of atmosphere created by von Karajan and a Wiener Philharmoniker on top form is quite outstanding. The brilliance of Tchaikovsky's orchestration is beautifully rendered, especially so in "The Nutcracker". Some argue Herbert von Karajan overlooks the theatrical element of these works. Even if these suites were never intended for the theatre or to dance on in the first place, I don't think he does: where do you find such a genuine sense of expectation as in for instance "The Sleeping Beauty", opening in von Karajan's hands like a book, with the narrative gently unfolding, or this natural feel for drama as in "Swan Lake"?
Beautifully remastered sound, full of warmth and with plenty of detail and bite where needed. Strongly recommended.
The phrasing and the sense of atmosphere created by von Karajan and a Wiener Philharmoniker on top form is quite outstanding. The brilliance of Tchaikovsky's orchestration is beautifully rendered, especially so in "The Nutcracker". Some argue Herbert von Karajan overlooks the theatrical element of these works. Even if these suites were never intended for the theatre or to dance on in the first place, I don't think he does: where do you find such a genuine sense of expectation as in for instance "The Sleeping Beauty", opening in von Karajan's hands like a book, with the narrative gently unfolding, or this natural feel for drama as in "Swan Lake"?
Beautifully remastered sound, full of warmth and with plenty of detail and bite where needed. Strongly recommended.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
I don't know much about classical music, but this disc is really great. Karajan has expressed the emotions in such a way that the music itself has become 3 dimensional - that you can feel the multiple aspects of the piece as well as the stories.
Strongly recommended!
Format:Audio CD
This is the best of the three Tchaikovsky ballet recordings made by Karajan. The VPO play with a greater warmth and theatrical sense than the orchestras in the other versions and are better recorded as well. The remastered sound is superb and much better than the DG sound, for example. Karajan also had a greater sense of involvement when he made this recording. There is a surer sense of drama and symphonic shape than elswhere. My only criticism would be that he could expand a bit more in the Panorama from Sleeping Beauty, but that is a minor point. It is a great shame that Karajan never recorded a complete Tchaikovsky ballet with the VPO. Recommended .
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