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The Dresden Staatskapelle is 450 years old (actually the date is meaningless: orchestras as we know them today have only been around for about a
Karl Böhm’s tempos for Beethoven’s Seventh and Eighth Symphonies are generally slow, yet his crisply sprung rhythms, tart linear balances, and masterful accentuations decisively propel
Karl Böhm’s epic tread through the Fourth Symphony’s sunny fields may be the high point of the Austrian maestro’s early 1970s Beethoven cycle, originally issued
Under Karl Böhm’s exacting leadership, Beethoven’s first two symphonies breathe classicism and sobriety in every bar. While the C major Symphony’s tempos tend toward the
Karl Böhm’s 1972 Beethoven Ninth is one of the greatest recordings the piece has ever enjoyed. It may have been equaled by other versions, but
The recordings of Also Sprach Zarathustra by Karl Böhm and Herbert von Karajan have one unique feature in common, both conductors jazz-up the two-note response
This is a nice, if skimpy (46 minutes), set of highlights from the Magic Flute. Karl Böhm is, of course, a master, and even taken
Wilhelm Backhaus was 83 years young when he committed this outstanding Brahms Second Concerto to disc in 1967 (the Mozart dates from 12 years earlier).
This live performance of Mozart’s great Cosi fan tutte adds little to our love and/or understanding of the opera. The l949 sound is mediocre, and
Karl Böhm’s studio recording of Beethoven’s Fourth Symphony remains one of the finest available. It’s a heroic conception, one that relates the work both to
