Beethoven, Ludwig van - Die Sinfonien [3 DVDs]DVD
K A R A J A N - B E E T H O V E N: T H E S Y M P H O N I E S 1, 2, 3 " Interpreteurs" Berliner Philharmoniker Conductor: Herbert von Karajan " Symphonies 1, 2 & 3" With the Berlin Philharmonics under Herbert von Karajan, Beethoven's First Symphony is marked by its fire and finesse, the Second by its exquisite winds and strings, and the " Eroica" is played with members of the orchestra seated as though performing in an Ancient Greek theatre. K A R A J A N - B E E T H O V E N: T H E S Y M P H O N I E S 4, 5, 6 " Interpreteurs" Berliner Philharmoniker Conductor: Herbert von Karajan " Symphonies 4, 5 & 6" Herbert von Karajan directs the Berlin Philharmonics in an Italianate take of Beethoven's Fourth Symphony and an assured rendering of the Fifth, while the " Pastoral" Symphony, conceived and directed by Hugo Niebeling in 1967, is a revolutionary mix of styles - " Fantasia" meets Expressionism meets "film noir". K A R A J A N - B E E T H O V E N: T H E S Y M P H O N I E S 7, 8, 9 " Interpreteurs" Gundula Janowitz Christa Ludwig Jess Thomas Walter Berry Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin Chorleitung: Walter Hagen-Groll Berliner Philharmoniker Conductor: Herbert von Karajan " Symphonies 7, 8, & 9" With the Berlin Philharmonic under Herbert von Karajan, Beethoven's Seventh Symphony resounds with melodic force, the Eighth is a masterful blend of grace and wit, and the Ninth - directed by Karajan himself - is a vital and explicitly dramatic reading of Beethoven's revolutionary work.
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