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jazzy_dave) wrote2023-03-16 08:13 pm
jazzy_dave) wrote2023-03-16 08:13 pm
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Karajan and Beethoven
I am currently listening to the Karajan 100 Anniversary Box set 2008 of the complete Beethoven Symphonies - all none of them plus a few overtures. These were recorded with the Philharmonia Orchestra of London in the late fifties before Karajan moved to drill the Berlin Phil into the powerhouse it became.
The 5 CD box set is all mono recordings but gloriously restored and sounding great. So a youngish Karajan flexing his muscles here. Slight rough edges but is even better for it than the smooth gloss he achieved in Berlin.
I also have the recordings he di in the eighties on DG.
I also have this wondeful version of them by Herbert Blomstedt with the Staatskapelle Dresden.
But do not take my word for it, check this out from an expert -
Random Reviews No. 29 (Beethoven Cycles by Karajan, Klemperer, Dorati)
I must admit the Klemperor cycle does sound very tempting.
The 5 CD box set is all mono recordings but gloriously restored and sounding great. So a youngish Karajan flexing his muscles here. Slight rough edges but is even better for it than the smooth gloss he achieved in Berlin.
I also have the recordings he di in the eighties on DG.
I also have this wondeful version of them by Herbert Blomstedt with the Staatskapelle Dresden.
But do not take my word for it, check this out from an expert -
Random Reviews No. 29 (Beethoven Cycles by Karajan, Klemperer, Dorati)
I must admit the Klemperor cycle does sound very tempting.