Herbert Von Karajan Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 1 Schoenberg Verklarte Nacht CD

Description: REVIEWS I would recommend this CD to anyone Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 23 December 2014 As a classical musician, I was never 'in love' with Karajan. There was always that feeling of 'I am GOD!'. However, this recording of Brahms and Schoenberg stands out among the crowd, and I think the Berlin Phil really did pull out all the stops for this performance. I would recommend this CD to anyone. Good recording of a 1980s performance. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 May 2019 Great recording of verklarte nacht and Brahms symphony no.1 Fine Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 17 December 2016 This may be Karajan's best performance of this piece. Quite good sound. First class. Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 13 April 2015 Excellent recording of a great performance of both works. The Best Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 11 September 2009 I've heard a lot of recordings of Brahms' 1st Symphony, including the Furtwngler recordings of 27 October, '51 and final movement recording from 23 January, '45, but nothing compares to this. This is one of those instances where you can stand in your living room or sit in your car while in your head screaming "y-y-y-y-YEAH!" and actually hear that all the members of the orchestra are feeling the same way. This performance achieves that very difficult, nigh on impossible objective of gaining and maintaining immense momentum while making each phrase linger. Already 20 years old, this performance, even coming through a set of speakers really feels in "real-time" - live as live can be. The timpanist, especially in the final movement is so epic, he sounds as if he's standing up and slamming the drums, and one truly wonders what the hell other timpanists are doing in other performances (diffidently patting away with lettuces it seems). Karajan is intellectually all over this symphony, there are revelations coming through with every couple of seconds. The recording itself from 1988 is analogue and far from the quality of 21st century live recordings (The Big Thatch may not have been pushing the biggest arts budgets through the Commons at the time, so the BBC is without the most superfly equipment). Listening to it, particularly in tuttis, etc, there are problems of balance which result from Karajan's careful delineations in the orchestral voices, and these would obviously not have presented a problem to those in the audience, but the recording technology was too limited to capture these qualities adequately - so the sound range sounds cluttered. Nonetheless these qualities are evident even though they are more implied than audibly explicit in the recording. This is a most profound and special recording of one of the greatest symphonic works. By all accounts Karajan stood at the podium like death warmed up and through only his piercing "zen-archer" stare directed the show. It represents a great man focussing his all at the end of his time, coupled with a spectacular virtuoso orchestra at the end of an era playing like they really, really mean it. I love this recording so much. karajan's final London concert Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 8 November 2008 A lot has been written in this centenary year about Herbert von Karajan (some of it quite unpleasant) and a considerable number of discs and documentaries have been released. If you buy nothing else get this CD. It is a privilege to be able to hear once again the sublime performances of these two pieces and the BPO giving their all. The recording is quite close but the rich textures of the Schoenberg are quite vividly reproduced. The Brahms is a huge performance that leaves you overwhelmed at the end. One of karajan's great strengths was that everything within the performance was subservient to the whole. There is a majestic sweep to the interpretation that is tremendously gripping. The playing is of an intensity that you do not get in studio performances and it may have been because the players probably knew this was his last London concert and therefore gave that bit extra. This disc is unmissable. A wonderful souvenir Reviewed in the United Kingdom on 25 November 2008 I was lucky enough to attend this concert with my late mother. Seated in the Choir, we were able to see very clearly how Karajan's control of the orchestra was based around emotional as opposed to physical control, although by the end he was raising his arms above shoulder level to implement the passionate climaxes to be heard here. It was an astounding occasion, and twenty years later I am thrilled that the performance is now available on CD. It was one of the two most memorable concerts I have ever attended (the other was Norrington conducting Schubert 9 at the QEH). I doubt you will ever hear the horn entry in the Fourth Movement of the Brahms sound with greater poignancy. A great orchestra with a great conductor. Thank you Testament. The photos form part of the description please message me if you need any further information. Free UK delivery only. I use global shipping services for overseas customers and I have no control over their prices. I have hundreds of new and used classical CDs being listed. I use recycled packaging. Thanks for looking.

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