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Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 "Eroica"; Egmont Overture
Ludwig van Beethoven, Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 "Eroica"; Egmont Overture
Genre: Classical
 
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No Description Available. Genre: Classical Music Media Format: Compact Disk Rating: Release Date: 12-OCT-1993

     
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Genre: Classical Music
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Release Date: 12-OCT-1993

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Melanie P. from COPPERAS COVE, TX
Reviewed on 8/7/2006...
Includes Egmont Overture. Classic von Karjan from 1986. Full program booklet English/Deutsch/Francais/ Italiano included.

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Disappointed...back to Szell
Darryl Roberson | Dallas, Texas | 11/19/2000
(3 out of 5 stars)

"I was impressed with what the individuals below had to say about this CD, so I purchased it. Let me come right out and say it was a major disappointment. Karajan has made great recordings; this is not one of them. The Penguin Guide states the sound is restricted and the ensemble is not "polished". It is exactly right. I haven't heard Karajan's earlier versions, but they must be better.After listening to the first two movements I popped my Szell/Cleveland disc back in and was shocked at the distinction. The sharp rhythms, tight ensemble, and crystal-clear recording immediately jumped out at me. Szell's selection of tempi fit hand-in-glove with his architectural mastery of this piece. Sometimes you don't know what you have until you take a diversion. If you prefer a more modern recording, try Dohnanyi's Cleveland recording on Telarc. The sound is much better than on the Karajan, as is the playing. As for me, I'm going back to the reference for the Eroica--Szell/Cleveland."
Buy this CD! It's surprising!
09/14/1999
(5 out of 5 stars)

"This recording is surprising in it's musical quality even for Karajan, who produced the best recordings of classical music as a general procedure. transcending beyond a "great" recording, which displays the depth and tension and power of the music, Karajan offers here originality, and power beyond any measures. In very few recordings the orchestra's palying is so vivid, sharp, and in fact plain wild, in the good sense of the word. Karajan displays here a level of energy rarly found in classical music's recordings, particularly in the Egmont overture. Although in general the 1984 cycle of the Beethoven sypmohnies recordings is not as good as the 1977 cycle, or the 1962 cycle - this recording is an exception, and surpases all the recordings of this symphony done before this one. The recording of the Egmont overture is explosive in it's energy, creating the effect of general surprise: How can anything be so good? Also highly recommended is the recording of the 8th Beethoven sypmohny, of the same recording cycle, particularly the recordings of the 3 overtures that come with it!"