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STEREO: PCM / SURROUND: DTS 5.1 · Picture Format: 4:3
Subtitles (No.9): German/English/French/Spanish/Chinese
A production of UNITEL, Munich
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Symphonien Nos. 1 - 9
Gundula Janowitz · Christa Ludwig
Jess Thomas · Walter Berry
Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin
Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan
Directed by: Arne Arnbom, Herbert von Karajan
Hugo Niebeling, Hans Joachim Scholz
Int. Release 31 Oct. 2005
3 DVD-Videos
"The "Eroica" and No. 4 are potent reminders of the power and pace, the plush string sound and stunning brass..."

BBC Music Magazine (London) / 01. March 2008

* English
* French

[477 7156]: The burnished brilliance of the playing, the finely-spun lines and perfectly sculpted dramatic climaxes -- and Michael Schwalbe´s violin solos -- altogether shows one of the greatest Straussian teams at its peak.
[477 7157]: The "Eroica" and No. 4 are potent reminders of the power and pace, the plush string sound and stunning brass . . .
[477 7161]: Bartók´s Concerto for Orchestra . . . profits from the super-sophisticated sheen which by the mid-´60s also sustains Karajan´s Debussy and Ravel . . . the colours of "La Mer" and "Daphnis" are very seductive.
[477 7163]: Karajan´s collection of "Opera Intermezzi" is a real pleasure: fine-spun strings, verismo drama, and space to appreciate the delicate beauty of these gems, from Verdi to Mascagni.
[477 7164]: . . . genuinely moving . . .
[477 7165]: Youthful poise meets urbane sophistication, to the benefit of both, and also of Beethoven.
[073 4386]: You can watch the long line at work in the seamless cello melody of the Third´s Poco allegretto -- no ´breaths´ between phrases -- while the hard-hitting First and Fourth . . . always rhythmically well define, move naturally to their craggy peak.
Record Review / Andrew McGregor, David Nice, BBC Music Magazine (London) / 01. March 2008
Le standard qużil a établi, et que ces premiers films en couleurs installent définitivement, est resté unique. Le lien qui se fait entre audition et vision nża rien dżinnocent, et Karajan le savait parfaitement. Mais il sera difficile, aujourdżhui comme hier, de ne pas succomber ŕ son pouvoir de fascination.
Record Review / Rémy Louis, Diapason (Paris) / 01. February 2006



Track List
DVD 1: Beethoven: Symphonies No. 1-3

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Symphony No.1 in C, Op.21

2.
1. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio
7:47

3.
2. Andante cantabile con moto
5:59

4.
3. Menuetto (Allegro molto e vivace)
3:37

5.
4. Finale (Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace)
5:23

Symphony No.2 in D, Op.36

7.
1. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio
10:28

8.
2. Larghetto
10:27

9.
3. Scherzo (Allegro)
3:49

10.
4. Allegro molto
6:18

Symphony No.3 in E flat, Op.55 -"Eroica"

12.
1. Allegro con brio
14:26

13.
2. Marcia funebre (Adagio assai)
15:46

14.
3. Scherzo (Allegro vivace)
5:57

15.
4. Finale (Allegro molto)
12:18

Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

Total Playing Time 1:42:15

DVD 2: Beethoven: Symphonies 4, 5 & 6

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Symphony No.4 in B flat, Op.60

2.
1. Adagio - Allegro vivace
10:00

3.
2. Adagio
9:42

4.
3. Allegro vivace
5:41

5.
4. Allegro ma non troppo
5:59

Symphony No.5 in C minor, Op.67

7.
1. Allegro con brio
7:11

8.
2. Andante con moto
9:08

9.
3. Allegro
4:47

10.
4. Allegro
9:02

Symphony No.6 in F, Op.68 -"Pastoral"

12.
1. Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande: Allegro ma non troppo
9:02

13.
2. Szene am Bach: (Andante molto mosso)
11:34

14.
3. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute (Allegro)
3:03

15.
4. Gewitter, Sturm (Allegro)
3:26

16.
3. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute (Allegro) - 4. Gewitter. Sturm (Allegro) - 5. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm (Allegretto)
8:57

Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

Total Playing Time 1:37:32

DVD 3: Beethoven: Symphonies 7, 8 & 9

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Symphony No.7 in A, Op.92

2.
1. Poco sostenuto - Vivace
11:18

3.
2. Allegretto
8:06

4.
3. Presto - Assai meno presto
7:28

5.
4. Allegro con brio
6:39

Symphony No.8 in F, Op.93

7.
1. Allegro vivace e con brio
8:43

8.
2. Allegretto scherzando
3:52

9.
3. Tempo di menuetto
5:18

10.
4. Allegro vivace
7:09

Symphony No.9 in D minor, Op.125 - "Choral"

12.
1. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
15:04

13.
2. Molto vivace
9:11

14.
3. Adagio molto e cantabile
16:18

Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

15.
4. Presto - "O Freunde nicht diese Töne" -
23:41

Gundula Janowitz, Christa Ludwig, Jess Thomas, Walter Berry, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Walter Hagen-Groll

Total Playing Time 2:02:47