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Herbert von Karajan’s Beethoven First and Second symphonies, with their brisk pacing and light-textures, sound closer to today’s style than indicated by their 1962 vintage.
Deutsche Grammophon’s new SACD transfer brings added presence and impact to Herbert von Karajan’s 1962 Beethoven Ninth–the best of his three stereo efforts. Karajan’s focused
Gunter Wand’s Schubert Ninth, here making a welcome return to the catalog as part of RCA’s new mid-price reissue series, is one of the few
The Fifth always was a standout among Herbert von Karajan’s Beethoven performances, and this 1962 recording is the best of the three he made for
The 1953 Beethoven Fifth was Karl Böhm’s first recording for Deutsche Grammophon, and already his trademark rock-solid tempos and rhythmic exactitude are fully on display.
Herbert von Karajan’s generally fine rendition of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 4 comes across well in this new SACD release. The DSD remastering’s enhanced clarity relays
Had Herbert von Karajan lived long enough to see the introduction of DSD technology he most likely would have felt compelled to record yet another
What possible purpose does a disc like this serve? Carl Schuricht recorded a very good Eroica with the Paris Conservatory Orchestra in the late 1950s
If the Haydn were not a Furtwängler performance, no one would care about it today. Tempos are reasonably swift and flowing, and the phrasing is
The Philadelphia Orchestra truly shines in Brahms’ First Piano Concerto, thanks to Riccardo Muti’s firm, invigorating projection of what adds up to more than mere
