Beethoven: Symphonies Nos 1-9 & Overtures Herbert von Karajan & Philharmonia Orchestra

• 1 I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio 07:32
• 2 II. Andante cantabile con moto 06:16
• 3 III. Menuetto & Trio - Allegro molto e vivace 03:45
• 4 IV. Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace 05:46
• 5 I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio 10:44
• 6 II. Larghetto 10:38
• 7 III. Scherzo & Trio - Allegro 03:43
• 8 IV. Allegro molto 06:38
• 9 Overture No. 3 in C Major, Op. 72b 14:57
• 10 I. Allegro con brio 14:37
• 11 II. Marcia funebre - Adagio assai 16:28
• 12 III. Scherzo & Trio - Allegro vivace 05:45
• 13 IV Allegro molto - Poco andante - Presto 11:59
• 14 I. Allegro vivace e con brio 09:02
• 15 II. Allegretto scherzando 03:55
• 16 III. Tempo di menuetto 05:50
• 17 IV. Allegro vivace 07:35
• 18 I. Adagio - Allegro vivace 10:56
• 19 II. Adagio 11:14
• 20 III. Menuetto - Allegro vivace - Trio - Un poco meno allegro 06:00
• 21 IV. Allegro ma non troppo 05:58
• 22 I. Allegro con brio 07:19
• 23 II. Andante con moto 09:43
• 24 III. Allegro 04:58
• 25 IV. Allegro - Presto 08:58
• 26 Overture in E Minor 09:08
• 27 I. Allegro ma non troppo - Awakening of happy feelings on arriving in the country 09:20
• 28 II. Andante molto mosso - By the brook 12:10
• 29 III. Allegro - sempre più stretto - In tempo d'allegro - Tempo I - Presto - Merry gathering of the country folk 03:02
• 30 IV. Allegro - Thunder and storm 03:33
• 31 V. Allegretto - Shepherds' song, Happy and thankful feelings after the Storm 09:30
• 32 I. Poco sostenuto - Vivace 12:45
• 33 II. Allegretto 09:08
• 34 III. Presto - Assai meno presto 08:41
• 35 IV. Allegro con brio 07:03
• 36 Overture in F Minor, Op. 84 08:38
• 37 I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso 15:08
• 38 II. Molto vivace - Presto - Molto vivace - Presto 10:10
• 39 III. Adagio molto e cantabile - Andante moderato 16:04
• 40 IV. Presto - Allegro assai - Prestissimo, (Ode to Joy) 24:13
• 41 I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso (1955 - Experimental audio) 15:04
• 42 II. Molto vivace - Presto - Molto vivace - Presto (1955 - Experimental audio) 10:16
• 43 III. Adagio molto e cantabile - Andante moderato (1955 - Experimental audio) 15:59
• 44 IV. Presto - Allegro assai - Prestissimo, (Ode to Joy) - (1955 - Experimental audio) 24:13
• Total Runtime 07:14:21

Info for Beethoven: Symphonies Nos 1-9 & Overtures

The Karajan Official Remastered Edition contains official remastering of the finest recordings the Austrian conductor made for EMI between 1946 and 1984, which are now a jewel of the Warner Classics catalog.

For many, Herbert von Karajan (1908-1989) hailed early in his career as Das Wunder Karajan (The Karajan Miracle) and known in the early 1960s as the music director of Europe remains the ultimate embodiment of the maestro. The release of the Karajan Official Remastered Edition over the first half of 2014 marks the 25th anniversary of the conductors death in July 1989 at the age of 81.

He was closely associated with EMI for the majority of his recording career (specifically from 1946 to 1960 and then again from 1969 to 1984). EMIs legendary producer Walter Legge sought him out in Vienna just after World War II and the long relationship that ensued embraced recordings with the Vienna Philharmonic, the Philharmonia (the orchestra founded by Legge), the Berlin Philharmonic (of which Karajan became conductor for life in 1955), La Scala, Milan, and the Orchestre de Paris.

Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Herbert von Karajan, conductor

Recorded between 1952 and June 1955 at Kingsway Hall, London (Except 9th in Vienna)
Produced by Walter Legge

Digitally remastered

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