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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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This release includes a digital booklet

Contents

Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21

Work length25:16
$4.40
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  • Berliner Philharmoniker
  • Herbert von Karajan
  • Recorded: 1961-12
  • Recording Venue: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin

1. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio

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2. Andante cantabile con moto

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3. Menuetto (Allegro molto e vivace)

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4. Finale (Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace)

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Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36

Work length31:14
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  • Berliner Philharmoniker
  • Herbert von Karajan
  • Recorded: 1962-01
  • Recording Venue: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin

1. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio

Track length10:19
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2. Larghetto

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3. Scherzo (Allegro)

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4. Allegro molto

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Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica'

Work length50:14
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  • Berliner Philharmoniker
  • Herbert von Karajan
  • Recorded: 1962-11
  • Recording Venue: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin

1. Allegro con brio

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2. Marcia funebre (Adagio assai)

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3. Scherzo (Allegro vivace)

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4. Finale (Allegro molto)

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Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60

Work length31:09
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  • Berliner Philharmoniker
  • Herbert von Karajan
  • Recorded: 1962-11
  • Recording Venue: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin

1. Adagio - Allegro vivace

Track length9:56
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2. Adagio

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3. Allegro vivace

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4. Allegro ma non troppo

Track length5:30
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Work length31:20
$4.40
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  • Berliner Philharmoniker
  • Herbert von Karajan
  • Recorded: 1962
  • Recording Venue: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin

1. Allegro con brio

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2. Andante con moto

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3. Allegro

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4. Allegro

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Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 'Pastoral'

Work length35:48
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  • 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

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2. Szene am Bach: (Andante molto mosso)

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3. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute (Allegro)

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4. Gewitter, Sturm (Allegro)

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5. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm: Allegretto

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Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Work length33:59
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  • Berliner Philharmoniker
  • Herbert von Karajan
  • Recorded: 1962-03
  • Recording Venue: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin

1. Poco sostenuto - Vivace

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2. Allegretto

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3. Presto - Assai meno presto

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4. Allegro con brio

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Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Work length26:36
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  • Berliner Philharmoniker
  • Herbert von Karajan
  • Recorded: 1962-01
  • Recording Venue: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin

1. Allegro vivace e con brio

Track length9:21
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2. Allegretto scherzando

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3. Tempo di menuetto

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4. Allegro vivace

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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral'

Work length1:07:16
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  • 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

Track length15:30
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2. Molto vivace

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3. Adagio molto e cantabile

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4. Presto

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4. Presto - "O Freunde nicht diese Töne" -

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