Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) - 9 Symphonien (1990)
Cover Front Album
Composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Conductor Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra / Ensemble I Berliner Philharmoniker
Length 332:18
Format CD
Genre Orchestral; Symphony
Chorus I Wiener Singverein
Chorus Master Reinhold Schmid
Index 69
Out of Print No
Musicians
Soloist Janowitz; Rossel-Majdan; Kmentt; Berry
Credits
Producer Otto Gerdes
Label Deutsche Grammophon
Track List
Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21; Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica" 75:20
01 Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio 09:33
02 Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: II. Andante cantabile con moto 05:53
03 Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: III. Menutto. Allegro molto e vivace 03:57
04 Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: IV. Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace 05:51
05 Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica": I. Allegro con brio 14:48
06 Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica": II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai 17:10
07 Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica": III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace 05:48
08 Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica": Finale: Allegro molto 12:20
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36; Symphony No. 4 in B Flat Major, Op. 60 62:18
01 Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: I. Adagio. Allegro con brio 10:21
02 Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: II. Larghetto 10:36
03 Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: III. Scherzo: Allegro 03:53
04 Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: IV. Allegro molto 06:28
05 Symphony No. 4 in B Flat Major, Op. 60: I. Adagio. Allegro vivace 09:54
06 Symphony No. 4 in B Flat Major, Op. 60: II. Adagio 09:58
07 Symphony No. 4 in B Flat Major, Op. 60: III. Allegro vivace 05:45
08 Symphony No. 4 in B Flat Major, Op. 60: IV. Allegro ma non troppo 05:23
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67; Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral" 67:15
01 Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio 07:19
02 Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: II. Andante con moto 10:05
03 Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: III. Allegro 04:54
04 Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: IV. Allegro 09:07
05 Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": I. Allegro ma non troppo "Awakening of Cheerful Feelings upon Arriving in the Country" 09:01
06 Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": II. Andante molto mosso "Scene by the Brook" 11:36
07 Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": III. Allegro "Merry Gathering of Country Folk" 03:02
08 Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": IV. Allegro "Thunderstorm" 03:25
09 Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": V. Alegretto "Shepherd's Song: Happy and Thankful Feelings after the Storm" 08:46
Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92; Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93 60:26
01 Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: I. Poco sostenuto - Vivace 11:27
02 Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto 08:01
03 Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: III. Presto 07:50
04 Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: IV. Allegro con brio 06:46
05 Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: I. Allegro vivace e con brio 09:20
06 Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: II. Alegretto scherzando 03:58
07 Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: III. Tempo di Menuetto 05:58
08 Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: IV. Allegro vivace 07:06
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 66:59
01 Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125: I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso 15:32
02 Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125: II. Molto vivace 11:03
03 Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125: III. Adagio molto e cantabile 16:28
04 Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125: IV. Presto - 06:22
05 Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125: IV. Presto - "O Freunde, nicht diese Töne!" - Allegro assai 17:34
Personal
Purchase Date 3/10/1998
Value $36.00
Store BMG
Condition 90%
Librettist Friedrich von Schiller
Nationality German
Language German
Period Classical
Details
Studio Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin
Catalog Number 429 036-2
Live No
Recording Date 11/1/1962
Spars ADD
Reissue No
Sound Stereo
Notes
Gundula Janowitz: Soprano
Hilde Rossel-Majdan: Contralto
Maldemar Kmentt: Tenor
Walter Berry: Bass

Notes, illustrations, text and translation

Essay: "Beethoven: The Nine Symphonies" by Richard Osborne