Beethoven: 9 Symphonies
Gundula Janowitz (soprano), Hilde Rössel-Majdan (contralto), Waldemar Kmentt (tenor), Walter Berry (bass)
Berliner Philharmoniker & Wiener Singverein, Herbert von Karajan
I'm sure it's possible to fill several pages simply discussing the relative merits of Herbert von Karajan's various recordings of the complete symphonies with the Berlin Philharmonic, but in... — More…
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
- Berliner Philharmoniker
- Herbert von Karajan
- Recorded: 1961-12
- Recording Venue: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin
1. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio
2. Andante cantabile con moto
3. Menuetto (Allegro molto e vivace)
4. Finale (Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
- Berliner Philharmoniker
- Herbert von Karajan
- Recorded: 1962-01
- Recording Venue: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin
1. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio
2. Larghetto
3. Scherzo (Allegro)
4. Allegro molto
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica'
- Berliner Philharmoniker
- Herbert von Karajan
- Recorded: 1962-11
- Recording Venue: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin
1. Allegro con brio
2. Marcia funebre (Adagio assai)
3. Scherzo (Allegro vivace)
4. Finale (Allegro molto)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60
- Berliner Philharmoniker
- Herbert von Karajan
- Recorded: 1962-11
- Recording Venue: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin
1. Adagio - Allegro vivace
2. Adagio
3. Allegro vivace
4. Allegro ma non troppo
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
- Berliner Philharmoniker
- Herbert von Karajan
- Recorded: 1962
- Recording Venue: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin
1. Allegro con brio
2. Andante con moto
3. Allegro
4. Allegro
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 'Pastoral'
- Berliner Philharmoniker
- Herbert von Karajan
- Recorded: 1962-02
- Recording Venue: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin
1. Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande: Allegro ma non troppo
2. Szene am Bach: (Andante molto mosso)
3. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute (Allegro)
4. Gewitter, Sturm (Allegro)
5. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm: Allegretto
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
- Berliner Philharmoniker
- Herbert von Karajan
- Recorded: 1962-03
- Recording Venue: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin
1. Poco sostenuto - Vivace
2. Allegretto
3. Presto - Assai meno presto
4. Allegro con brio
Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
- Berliner Philharmoniker
- Herbert von Karajan
- Recorded: 1962-01
- Recording Venue: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin
1. Allegro vivace e con brio
2. Allegretto scherzando
3. Tempo di menuetto
4. Allegro vivace
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral'
- Gundula Janowitz (soprano), Walter Berry (bass-baritone), Hilde Rössel-Majdan (contralto), Waldemar Kmentt (tenor), Reinhold Schmid (chorus master)
- Berliner Philharmoniker, Wiener Singverein
- Herbert von Karajan
- Recorded: 1962-10
- Recording Venue: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin
1. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
2. Molto vivace
3. Adagio molto e cantabile
4. Presto
4. Presto - "O Freunde nicht diese Töne" -