Unlimited Streaming
Listen to this album in high quality now on our apps
Start my trial period and start listening to this albumEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
SubscribeEnjoy this album on Qobuz apps with your subscription
Digital Download
Purchase and download this album in a wide variety of formats depending on your needs.
Admirers of Herbert von Karajan have four Beethoven symphony cycles to choose from, and out of these, his 1962-1963 recordings are almost universally praised, with the rendition of the Symphony No. 9 in D minor singled out as one of this conductor's greatest achievements. Over 20 years later, Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra took on the Ninth again, but the urgency and excitement that made the earlier recording such a landmark are replaced with an extremely studied and subjective approach, favoring a rich and lovely orchestral sound but losing control of the symphony's trajectory in the process. By this time in his career, Karajan was a legend and he could ask anything of the BPO. But his sense of symphonic form and famous ability to maintain the pulse through the work failed him in this performance, which seems distracted and meandering because he lingered too long over beautiful passages or dropped the dynamics to a hush for temporary dramatic effects. This interpretation is self-indulgent, and perhaps that is understandable, if Karajan felt it was his last chance to make the Ninth sound the way he heard it in his mind. However, the early digital recording doesn't make the BPO sound especially wonderful or impressive because the shallow dimensions and overly bright sonorities make it a little shrill. In the end, Karajan left a digital recording that didn't sound as good as his 1962 analog version, and left a lot of his fans puzzled over his expressive choices.
© TiVo
You are currently listening to samples.
Listen to over 100 million songs with an unlimited streaming plan.
Listen to this playlist and more than 100 million songs with our unlimited streaming plans.
From 12,49€/month
Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 - "Choral" (Ludwig van Beethoven)
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Herbert Von Karajan, Conductor, MainArtist - Michel Glotz, Producer, Recording Producer - Friedrich Schiller, Author - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Günter Hermanns, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Reinhild Schmidt, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Volker Martin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guenther Breest, Producer - Joerg Iwaschuta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1984 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Herbert Von Karajan, Conductor, MainArtist - Michel Glotz, Producer, Recording Producer - Friedrich Schiller, Author - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Günter Hermanns, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Reinhild Schmidt, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Volker Martin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guenther Breest, Producer - Joerg Iwaschuta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1984 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Herbert Von Karajan, Conductor, MainArtist - Michel Glotz, Producer, Recording Producer - Friedrich Schiller, Author - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Günter Hermanns, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Reinhild Schmidt, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Volker Martin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guenther Breest, Producer - Joerg Iwaschuta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1984 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 - "Choral" - Excerpt From 4th Movement (Ludwig van Beethoven)
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Herbert Von Karajan, Conductor, MainArtist - Michel Glotz, Producer, Recording Producer - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Günter Hermanns, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Reinhild Schmidt, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Volker Martin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guenther Breest, Producer - Joerg Iwaschuta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1984 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 - "Choral" / 4. (Ludwig van Beethoven)
Vinson Cole, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Berliner Philharmoniker, Orchestra, MainArtist - Herbert Von Karajan, Conductor, MainArtist - Michel Glotz, Producer, Recording Producer - Agnes Baltsa, Contralto, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - José Van Dam , MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Janet Perry, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Helmut Froschauer, Chorus Master, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Friedrich Schiller, Author - Wiener Singverein, Choir, MainArtist - Jürgen Bulgrin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Günter Hermanns, Balance Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Reinhild Schmidt, Editor, StudioPersonnel - Volker Martin, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Guenther Breest, Producer - Joerg Iwaschuta, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 1984 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Albumbeschreibung
Admirers of Herbert von Karajan have four Beethoven symphony cycles to choose from, and out of these, his 1962-1963 recordings are almost universally praised, with the rendition of the Symphony No. 9 in D minor singled out as one of this conductor's greatest achievements. Over 20 years later, Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra took on the Ninth again, but the urgency and excitement that made the earlier recording such a landmark are replaced with an extremely studied and subjective approach, favoring a rich and lovely orchestral sound but losing control of the symphony's trajectory in the process. By this time in his career, Karajan was a legend and he could ask anything of the BPO. But his sense of symphonic form and famous ability to maintain the pulse through the work failed him in this performance, which seems distracted and meandering because he lingered too long over beautiful passages or dropped the dynamics to a hush for temporary dramatic effects. This interpretation is self-indulgent, and perhaps that is understandable, if Karajan felt it was his last chance to make the Ninth sound the way he heard it in his mind. However, the early digital recording doesn't make the BPO sound especially wonderful or impressive because the shallow dimensions and overly bright sonorities make it a little shrill. In the end, Karajan left a digital recording that didn't sound as good as his 1962 analog version, and left a lot of his fans puzzled over his expressive choices.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 5 track(s)
- Total length: 01:06:17
- Main artist: Janet Perry
- Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
- Label: Deutsche Grammophon (DG)
- Genre: Klassiek
- Collection: Karajan Gold
© 1984 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin ℗ 1984 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
Improve album information
Why buy on Qobuz...
-
Stream or download your music
Buy an album or an individual track. Or listen to our entire catalogue with our high-quality unlimited streaming subscriptions.
-
Zero DRM
The downloaded files belong to you, without any usage limit. You can download them as many times as you like.
-
Choose the format best suited for you
Download your purchases in a wide variety of formats (FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF...) depending on your needs.
-
Listen to your purchases on our apps
Download the Qobuz apps for smartphones, tablets and computers, and listen to your purchases wherever you go.