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Collectors Edition: Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 - 9; 5 Overtures[6 CD]
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Track Listings
Disc: 1
1 | Adagio Molto - Allegro Con Brio |
2 | Andante Cantabile Con Moto |
3 | Menuetto (Allegro Molto E Vivace) |
4 | Finale (Adagio - Allegro Molto E Vivace) |
5 | 1. Adagio Molto - Allegro Con Brio |
6 | 2. Larghetto |
7 | 3. Scherzo (Allegro) |
8 | 4. Allegro Molto |
Disc: 2
1 | Allegro Con Brio |
2 | Marcia Funebre (Adagio Assai) |
3 | Scherzo (Allegro Vivace) |
4 | Finale (Allegro Molto) |
5 | Music to Goethe's Tragedy "Egmont", Op.84 |
6 | Overture "Coriolan", Op.62 |
7 | The Creatures of Prometheus, Op.43 |
Disc: 3
1 | Adagio - Allegro Vivace |
2 | Adagio |
3 | Allegro Vivace |
4 | Allegro Ma Non Troppo |
5 | 1. Allegro Con Brio |
6 | 2. Andante Con Moto |
7 | 3. Allegro |
8 | 4. Allegro |
Disc: 4
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 |
6 | Overture "Leonore No.3", Op.72B - Staatskapelle Dresden, Karl BÖHM |
7 | Overture - Staatskapelle Dresden, Karl BÖHM |
Disc: 5
1 | Poco Sostenuto - Vivace |
2 | Allegretto |
3 | Presto - Assai Meno Presto |
4 | Allegro Con Brio |
5 | 1. Allegro Vivace E Con Brio |
6 | 2. Allegretto Scherzando |
7 | 3. Tempo Di Menuetto |
8 | 4. Allegro Vivace |
Disc: 6
1 | Allegro Ma Non Troppo, Un Poco Maestoso |
2 | Molto Vivace |
3 | Adagio Molto E Cantabile |
4 | Presto - Allegro Assai |
5 | 4. Presto - "O Freunde Nicht Diese Töne" - - Gwyneth Jones, Tatiana Troyanos, Jess Thomas, Karl Ridderbusch, Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl BÖHM, Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor |
Editorial Reviews
These famous recordings of the symphonies and overtures with his beloved Vienna Philharmonic display legendary Austrian conductor Karl Böhms innate sympathy for Beethovens music.
Bohms Beethoven is a compound of earth and fire ... His 1971 VPO recording of [the] Sixth dominated the LP catalogue for over a decade ... and it remains one of the finest accounts of the work (Gramophone).
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
The 9 Symphonies / Overtures
CD 1 Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2
CD 2 Symphony No. 3 Eroica, Overtures Egmont | Coriolan | Die Geschopfe des Prometheus
CD 3 Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5
CD 4 Symphony No. 6 Pastoral | Overtures Leonore III | Fidelio
CD 5 Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8
CD 6 Symphony No. 9
Gwyneth Jones | Tatiana Troyanos | Jess Thomas | Karl Ridderbusch
Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor
Wiener Philharmoniker | Karl Bohm
Product details
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Language : English
- Product Dimensions : 5.16 x 5.16 x 0.75 inches; 6.35 ounces
- Manufacturer : Deutsche Grammophon
- Item model number : 1915011
- Original Release Date : 2013
- Date First Available : August 18, 2013
- Label : Deutsche Grammophon
- ASIN : B00E59ZROG
- Number of discs : 6
- Best Sellers Rank: #70,601 in CDs & Vinyl (See Top 100 in CDs & Vinyl)
- #1,539 in Symphonies (CDs & Vinyl)
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Not that these recordings have ever been out of the catalog for very long (if at all) since their initial release in the early 1970s (the symphonies were recorded between 1970 and 1971); the integral 8-LP box set was available for many years under several different cover designs (including the ubiquitous introductory come-on from the International Preview Society (BMG Music Service) in its early days), as well as individual albums on LP, cassette, and CD. I've owned a number of them in addition to that much-treasured box set; an early full-price 2-LP coupling of the superb Eighth and Ninth, a cassette of the Sixth, and a rather disappointing late-eighties or early nineties-era CD-re-issue of the Ninth. Much better was the delightful 1996 pairing of the Sixth with Schubert's Fifth symphony--still one of my very favorite CDs out of more than 1,000. The complete symphonic cycle was again re-issued in the early 1990s as part of the DG Doubles series. The Ninth has knocked about on various mid-price issues for more than thirty years now. It's a pretty safe bet that most long-time collectors will have at least a few of these--in one iteration or another--already.
Why then plop down $30 for yet another re-issue of Böhm's Beethoven? Aside from the quality and convenience of this new packaging (individual discs in printed cardboard sleeves housed within a sturdy, laminated cardboard clamshell box with no excess "shake" room), improved sound is a major plus. Many of the earliest analog-to-digital transfers were less than adequate, certainly lacking the warmth and immediacy of vinyl without much gain in depth, detail, or fidelity. While DG was often ahead of the industry's technological curve, it too had its share of disappointing releases in the first years of the CD boom, when it was all some companies could do to keep up with the frenetic, ever-growing demand for more. (The muddy-sounding re-issue of Böhm's brilliant Ninth mentioned above is a case in point.) Then too, some engineers didn't quite know what to make of the new digital technology. As such, one was often subjected to shrill, shrieking trebles, raucous, loud, rock-n-roll-like basses, and murky, nebulous mid-levels that were virtually unlistenable. Sound levels were often set to extremes, sometimes barely turned up beyond a whisper, other times, deafeningly wide open (early BIS CDs even came with a warning label on the jewel case).
Although there is no reference to re-mastering in the documentation accompanying this present album--no dates or mention of processing other than 2013 as the year of compilation--my ears remark a greater clarity in the overall sound picture of these transfers, blessedly devoid of tape hiss without the concomitant loss of detail at either end of the spectrum; the trebles less harsh, the basses less rambunctious. The sweet sound of the Vienna Philharmonic woodwind section has never been more pleasantly apparent. The strings shimmer, and the sometimes rather mellow-sounding brass shines through with admirable grace and nobility. This effectively takes the bad taste of so many earlier ill-conceived re-issues from my perpetually skeptically-discriminating palate.
Of course, the best and most important reason to own this set is for these splendid benchmark performances--the last of the great "old-school classical" interpretations, and definitely among the finest of their most-celebrated near-contemporaries (the cycles by Szell and the Cleveland Orchestra (Sony) and Karajan with the Berlin Philharmonic (DG)). Where Szell could seem obsessively rigid in his quest for technical precision, and Karajan almost flippant in his prettified, breezy, surface-skimming approach, Böhm emphasized drama without sacrificing lyricism or buoyancy. These lucid, well-paced performances strike a commodious balance between dramatic heft and textural clarity. Beethoven's compositional technique often reminds me of one of those clear-glass clock cases, in which all the workings are plainly (and intentionally) visible solely for the sake of aesthetic delectation, and Böhm takes expert advabtage of this artfully built-in transparency. (Listen, for example, to the scherzo movements of the Second and Third symphonies, or to the wonderfully lithe first movements of the Fourth and Eighth.)
While it wouldn't be exactly right to refer to Böhm as "self-effacing"--one is always aware of a strong hand at the helm--there is no conductorly self-indulgence here, no idiosyncratic excess. This is not the temperamental heaven-storming of Toscanini trying to channel Beethoven's tortured soul anew; nor Klemperer at war with his own demons (or, as in the case of his Ninth, with his own orchestra); nor is it Karajan or Carlos Kleiber (as much as I admire the latter's splendid Fifth and Seventh (DG Originals)) striking off in some radically new "modern" interpretive direction, largely involving playing the music faster than anyone before them.
This set features what may be the finest versions of Beethoven's Fourth and Eighth ever recorded; a glorious, top-flight "Eroica", a Ninth that comes as close to "perfection" as any one is ever likely to hear (including one of the most exquisitely synergistic vocal quartets ever assembled for the work), a brilliant "Pastoral" for the ages, and, overall, some of the most consistently satisfying readings of these iconic, eternally quintessential works made in modern times.
Enthusiastically, passionately recommended!
DG did offer Symphonies 1 and 4 of this set on a "Musikfest" budget CD issue, and also 7 + Overtures (Prometheus, Coriolan, Egmont), and 9 likewise. Symphonies 1,2,4 and 5; and Symphonies 6,7, and 8 were released in two DG France "Double" sets.
But all 9 Symphonies were never released in the USA or UK in ONE SET, until the present issue.
The Vienna Philharmonic is full and rich under Bohm's direction, tempos are never rushed, and Symphony 2: IV might seem a bit slow to some, but there is great detail, and sound is excellent.
This is superior (except maybe Symphony 9) to the Karajan/Berlin 1961-2 or 1975-77 DG sets; or the Bernstein/Vienna (DG, 1977-79) excellent as they are.
Also, Karl Bohm recorded Beethoven 5 (mono) and 7 (stereo) with the BERLIN Philharmonic (DG in the 1950s) and Beethoven 3 with the Berlin Philharmonic (DG, stereo, ca. 1960). These earlier recordings should not be confused with THIS set. AND: there is a later, 1980 Bohm/ Vienna Philharmonic Beethoven 9th with Jessye Norman and Placido Domingo among the soloists - that is not the recording in this set.
With Bohm you get a classic, sturdy, beautiful presentation and the sound of these discs is first rate. Highly recommended.
These recordings have been languishing in separate multi-CD packs for some time and are now brought together in paper sleeves into a nice compact box with a small booklet providing basic information. No sign that there's been any remastering but the sound is fine anyway. A good buy for LvB collectors and an affordable starter set for Beethoven newbies.
I can hear much improvement! I have to thank the reviewer for bringing it to my attention.
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Une très grande intégrale des symphonies pour sa probité et son équilibre parfait. C’est pour moi une des meilleures avec celles d’Harnoncourt, de Gardiner, de Bruggen (Philips) et de Karajan (DG 1).