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Symphony 3 "Eroica" / Symphony 8 "Unfinished"
Beethoven, Schubert, Levine
Symphony 3 "Eroica" / Symphony 8 "Unfinished"
Genre: Classical
 
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Talk about pointless duplication of repertoire! This well-filled CD offers competent but completely anonymous performances of Beethoven and Schubert symphonies. Under James Levine, the Met Orchestra has become an extreme...  more »

     
   
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All Artists: Beethoven, Schubert, Levine, MET Orchestra
Title: Symphony 3 "Eroica" / Symphony 8 "Unfinished"
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 1
Label: Polygram Records
Original Release Date: 1/1/1994
Re-Release Date: 7/19/1994
Genre: Classical
Styles: Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Symphonies
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 028943986229

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Talk about pointless duplication of repertoire! This well-filled CD offers competent but completely anonymous performances of Beethoven and Schubert symphonies. Under James Levine, the Met Orchestra has become an extremely fine group, but good playing isn't enough when there are dozens of other recordings of this music that offer both good playing and a modicum of genuine musical insight. A waste. --David Hurwitz

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Undeniable
kakistocracy | Omaha, NE United States | 09/22/2002
(5 out of 5 stars)

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Searing virtuoso performances from Maestro Levine and the Met in excellent sound. While not overburdened with personality, they make up for it with a great deal of conviction. The Beethoven 3rd is quite willful, but what could be more appropriate? The Schubert is disturbingly intense. More excitement from an underrated conductor."
A good introduction to these symphonies
M. Ruybalid | San Jose, CA USA | 08/13/2001
(5 out of 5 stars)

"I bought this recording a few years back, mainly because I wanted a recording of the Schubert 8th. Not only do I like the way the Schubert 8th is played here, but I absolutely love the performance of the Beethoven 3rd, a symphony I had not previously heard. Even though I have NOT heard other recordings of either of these symphonies since I bought this one, I was impressed with the tempos, especially on the 3rd. Some take the first movement of the 3rd WAY TOO SLOW, as I have read that Sir Georg Solti did, but Levine's tempo truly makes this movement sound like a musical celebration of a world leader that Beethoven admired at the time of its composition, Napoleon. Both symphonies are well balanced in my opinion, and Levine makes them both pleasing to the ear (at least to my ear). There may be other recordings of these symphonies out there that are better for you, it all depends on your taste. Shop around, but do not ignore this recording (even though it appears to be out of print, but used copies are out there). It is not "a waste", as Mr. Hurwitz puts it."
Hurwitz is WAY off
dcreader | Washington DC area | 04/10/2000
(4 out of 5 stars)

"I would have expected more from Hurwitz. Just because there are many other recordings of the same symphonies isn't enough to justify criticizing new ones. By the way, this Disc received a top rating for EACH piece in the Penguin Guide..."