Beethoven: 9 Symphonies; Overtures

KARAJAN SYMPHONY EDITIONHerbert von KarajanBeethoven: 9 Symphonies . OverturesBerliner Philharmoniker6 CDs•In eight individual sets the KARAJAN SYMPHONY EDITION brings together eight great symphonic cycles in superb performances by the Berliner Philharmoniker under its chief conductor – the master conductor of our age. This Edition rounds off our Karajan 2008 celebrations•“Beethoven is in no way déjà vu to Karajan, as this set gloriously proves” – Richard Osborne (Gramophone)•The prized 1977 symphony cycle•Specially priced 6-CD set•Also includes six overtures•“Sets new standards of orchestral playing” – Gramophone.

1-1 1. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio
1-2 2. Andante cantabile con moto
1-3 3. Menuetto (Allegro molto e vivace)
1-4 4. Finale (Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace)
1-5 1. Adagio - Allegro vivace
1-6 2. Adagio
1-7 3. Allegro vivace
1-8 4. Allegro ma non troppo
1-9 Music to Goethe's Tragedy "Egmont" op.84
2-1 1. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio
2-2 2. Larghetto
2-3 3. Scherzo (Allegro)
2-4 4. Allegro molto
2-5 1. Poco sostenuto - Vivace
2-6 2. Allegretto
2-7 3. Presto - Assai meno presto
2-8 4. Allegro con brio
3-1 1. Allegro con brio
3-2 2. Marcia funebre (Adagio assai)
3-3 3. Scherzo (Allegro vivace)
3-4 4. Finale (Allegro molto)
3-5 Overture "Leonore No.3", Op.72b
4-1 1. Allegro con brio
4-2 2. Andante con moto
4-3 3. Allegro
4-4 4. Allegro
4-5 1. Allegro vivace e con brio
4-6 2. Allegretto scherzando
4-7 3. Tempo di menuetto
4-8 4. Allegro vivace
4-9 Overture "Fidelio", Op.72c
5-1 1. Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande: Allegro ma non troppo
5-2 2. Szene am Bach: (Andante molto mosso)
5-3 3. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute (Allegro)
5-4 4. Gewitter, Sturm (Allegro)
5-5 5. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm: Allegretto
5-6 Overture "Coriolan", Op.62
5-7 Overtura. Adagio - Allegro molto con brio
5-8 The Ruins of Athens, Op.113
6-1 1. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
6-2 2. Molto vivace
6-3 3. Adagio molto e cantabile
6-4 Presto -
6-5 Presto- "O Freunde, nicht diese Töne!" -Allegro assai

Number of Discs: 6

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