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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 / Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
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| Part No: | B000001GPY |
| Manufacturer: | Deutsche Grammophon |
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| Customer Rating: | 4.5 / 5.0 |
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Genre: Classical Music
Media Format: Compact Disk
Rating: Release Date: 23-JAN-1996
This performance is also available on Deutsche Grammophon in an earlier, mid-price incarnation, but this version is clearly the one to own, since the remastered sound is a definite improvement over previous issues. Herbert von Karajan always did a good job with this symphony, and his performances are quite consistent, even down to the very backward-balance of the chorus. By general consensus, though, this is the best of them.
--David Hurwitz
| Gray sound - typically the sort one should object to. | 2010-06-28 | 1 / 5 |
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In order to upset the scale towards the minus side (to the found wanted) I have to draw your attention all, to the fact that the sound of this CD is extremely annoying: It is the sound that killed DGG reputation in the late sixties and in the seventies.
The recording is taken a bit too far from the orchestra - which gives rise to the GLASSY huge Berlin hall with its STRANGE reverberation. The Hall itself is too bright and returns a vague diffused acoustics. This hall is certainly not at the same league as the Concertgebouw hall, the Chicago old hall, the Vienna "shoe-box" hall.
The microphones were the "nazzal"-sounding Nuemans-brand.
Should this interpretation have been recorded in a better hall with a more talented sound engineers (not adhering to the DGG sound-policy of that time, that said that all DGG recording should sound good on any playback system... and you know what means...it means medicare...) Should this policy have been ignored, we would have had a magnificent account of Beethoven nine - as it is - it is an irritation sound and one should turn somewhere else for a better recordings of this work: consider SOLTI Chicago affair (twice on Decca - one ADD, the other DDD), consider an EMI recording or so - but certainly not this one, for your ear's sake. |
| Classic version of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony | 2010-05-14 | 5 / 5 |
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| This recording is a treat for the ears and the soul, that's all. If you want a solid, impressive version of this extraordinary work, buy this CD, put it in your player, and be swept away. |
| The best choice | 2009-10-30 | 5 / 5 |
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This is the perfect 9th to get. Despite some reserves on chorus sound capture, almost everything is perfect in this legendary recording. Karajan would not
reach this level of highness again performing this work. This is my absolute reference recording and one of the best Cd's in the whole Beethoven discography.
An essential |
| The best stereo Ninth ever condcuted by Karajan | 2009-07-02 | 5 / 5 |
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| I give five stars to this CD for two reasons: very good sound and also the best performance of the Ninth by von Karajan. Furtwangler's 1951 remains at the top for the Ninth symphony, but this recording is a new rendering of the Ninth, which marks a change in the way Beethoven's symphonies should be conducted. Don't forget that he has also a magnificent rendering of the Ninth in 1947 (EMI), regardless of the sound quality and mono recording. The other issue with Karajan is that he became very commercial in the course of his career, and there is a feeling that he tries somehow to match the piece with a certain, fixed, number of minutes suitable for DG or the recording company. This bothers me, but still, he excels in this performance of the Ninth. |
| Ode to Joy | 2009-05-04 | 5 / 5 |
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| This is a superb rendition of Beethoven's masterful 9th Symphony. The choral performance in the last portion is amazing! |
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