Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker – Beethoven: 9 Symphonien (1977) [Japan 2018]
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To commemorate the 110th birthday anniversary of “Emperor of the Stage” Herbert von Karajan, “Beethoven: Complete Symphonies” recorded with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra from 1975 to 1977 was re-released on May 23, 2018. Karajan completed the Beethoven symphony cycle six times in his lifetime. This work is the second complete cycle recording, with the Berlin Philharmonic performing at their peak. The latest DSD master produced in 2018 at Emil Berliner Studios in Germany from the original analog master of Deutsche Grammophon in Germany was used to prepare this 4-discs boxset.
If Karajan’s 1963 set of Beethoven symphony recordings (recorded 1961-62 on DG) is generally hailed as one of the overall best cycles, Karajan-77 might in some ways be the better Karajan-Beethoven cycle – namely because it is more typical of Karajan and what he had achieved with the Berlin Philharmonic in the many years they were his orchestra. In the same way, the 1980s cycle might be considered as the exaggerated characteristic of everything that was questionable about Karajan’s particular approach – a trend toward homogeneity gone wrong, with edges first overstated, then smoothed over, and captured in sound worse than either of the predecessors.
Karajan ’77 is a more collaborative effort with his orchestra, the detailed sound and clarity of his earlier Beethoven married to the homogenous orchestral sound that is said to have been his ideal. Although the timings are not very different from the earlier cycle (in the “Eroica” Karajan shaves off over two minutes from his previous account, [inadvertently?] coming close to Beethoven’s metronome markings), the symphonies often ‘feel’ a little bit more deliberate because the saturated, secure sound of the orchestra and recording remove any sense of instability, nervous energy.
Tracklist:
DISC ONE:
01. Beethoven: Symphony No.1 In C, Op.21: 1. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio
02. Beethoven: Symphony No.1 In C, Op.21: 2. Andante cantabile con moto
03. Beethoven: Symphony No.1 In C, Op.21: 3. Menuetto (Allegro molto e vivace)
04. Beethoven: Symphony No.1 In C, Op.21: 4. Finale (Adagio – Allegro molto e vivace)
05. Beethoven: Symphony No.3 In E Flat, Op.55 -“Eroica”: 1. Allegro con brio
06. Beethoven: Symphony No.3 In E Flat, Op.55 -“Eroica”: 2. Marcia funebre (Adagio assai)
07. Beethoven: Symphony No.3 In E Flat, Op.55 -“Eroica”: 3. Scherzo (Allegro vivace)
08. Beethoven: Symphony No.3 In E Flat, Op.55 -“Eroica”: 4. Finale (Allegro molto)
09. Beethoven: Symphony No.8 In F, Op.93: 1. Allegro vivace e con brio
10. Beethoven: Symphony No.8 In F, Op.93: 2. Allegretto scherzando
11. Beethoven: Symphony No.8 In F, Op.93: 3. Tempo di menuetto
12. Beethoven: Symphony No.8 In F, Op.93: 4. Allegro vivace
DISC TWO:
01. Beethoven: Symphony No.2 In D, Op.36: 1. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio
02. Beethoven: Symphony No.2 In D, Op.36: 2. Larghetto
03. Beethoven: Symphony No.2 In D, Op.36: 3. Scherzo (Allegro)
04. Beethoven: Symphony No.2 In D, Op.36: 4. Allegro molto
05. Beethoven: Symphony No.4 In B Flat, Op.60: 1. Adagio – Allegro vivace
06. Beethoven: Symphony No.4 In B Flat, Op.60: 2. Adagio
07. Beethoven: Symphony No.4 In B Flat, Op.60: 3. Allegro vivace
08. Beethoven: Symphony No.4 In B Flat, Op.60: 4. Allegro ma non troppo
09. Beethoven: Symphony No.5 In C Minor, Op.67: 1. Allegro con brio
10. Beethoven: Symphony No.5 In C Minor, Op.67: 2. Andante con moto
11. Beethoven: Symphony No.5 In C Minor, Op.67: 3. Allegro
12. Beethoven: Symphony No.5 In C Minor, Op.67: 4. Allegro
DISC THREE:
01. Beethoven: Symphony No.6 In F, Op.68 -“Pastoral”: 1. Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande: Allegro ma non troppo
02. Beethoven: Symphony No.6 In F, Op.68 -“Pastoral”: 2. Szene am Bach: (Andante molto mosso)
03. Beethoven: Symphony No.6 In F, Op.68 -“Pastoral”: 3. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute (Allegro)
04. Beethoven: Symphony No.6 In F, Op.68 -“Pastoral”: 4. Gewitter, Sturm (Allegro)
05. Beethoven: Symphony No.6 In F, Op.68 -“Pastoral”: 5. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefuhle nach dem Sturm: Allegretto
06. Beethoven: Symphony No.7 In A, Op.92: 1. Poco sostenuto – Vivace
07. Beethoven: Symphony No.7 In A, Op.92: 2. Allegretto
08. Beethoven: Symphony No.7 In A, Op.92: 3. Presto – Assai meno presto
09. Beethoven: Symphony No.7 In A, Op.92: 4. Allegro con brio
DISC FOUR:
01. Beethoven: Symphony No.9 In D Minor, Op.125 – “Choral”: 1. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
02. Beethoven: Symphony No.9 In D Minor, Op.125 – “Choral”: 2. Molto vivace
03. Beethoven: Symphony No.9 In D Minor, Op.125 – “Choral”: 3. Adagio molto e cantabile
04. Beethoven: Symphony No.9 In D Minor, Op.125 – “Choral” / 4.: Presto –
05. Beethoven: Symphony No.9 In D Minor, Op.125 – “Choral” / 4.: Presto- “O Freunde, nicht diese Töne!” -Allegro assai
Personnel
Anna Tomowa-Sintow – soprano
Agnes Baltsa – alto
Peter Schreier – tenor
Jose van Dam – bass
Wiener Singverein
Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan – Conductor
Recorded in 1975-77 at Berliner Philharmonie
Remastered in 2018 by Emil Berliner Studios
Universal Music Japan # UCGG-9129~32
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