Beethoven: Symphonie No. 8; Ouvert?ren Fidelio, Leonore III, Coriolan
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Composer: Ludwig van BeethovenConductor: Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1993-11-09
Music Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Soundtracks:
- Symphonie Nr. 8 F-dur Op. 93: Allegro vivace e con brio
- Symphonie Nr. 8 F-dur Op. 93: Allegretto scherzando
- Symphonie Nr. 8 F-dur Op. 93: Tempo di Menuetto
- Symphonie Nr. 8 F-dur Op. 93: Allegro vivace
- Ouverture - Coriolan Op. 62: Allegro con brio
- Ouverture - Fidelio Op. 72b: Allegro
- Ouverture - Leonore III Op. 72a: Adagio - Allegro
Free Music Notes for Beethoven: Symphonie No. 8; Ouvert?ren Fidelio, Leonore III, Coriolan
Free Music Review: The vigorous, energized Eighth is stonger than the overtures
Hit: 4 Stars
Opinions aren't likely to change at this late date about Karajan's career, but now we have the luxury and the time to assess it all, five decades worth. This digital Eighth is one of the stronger links in his fourth complete Beethoven cycle. It lays calim to being in the best sound, particularly as remastered in the Karajan Gold series. The Berlin Phil. play with comitment and vitality, especially in the first movement, and Karajan seems energized. Is there a whiff of the glibness that critics complain about? A little.
I'm not so happy with the three overtures. Fidelio feels indifferent to me, heavy in texture and disengaged emotionally. Coriolan, despite some reviewers here, isn't heroic and gripping enough, certainly not tragic as it was under Furtwangler. Leonore #3 is the best of the lot, but against the undeniable excitment of the Berliners' playing, I didn't feel that Karajan told the story of the opera, which is totally necessary in this great work. The tenderness and suspense written into its various sections seemed to have been smoothed out.
In all, I'd steer listeners to the symphony as a prime example of how well Karajan maintained his reputation as a great Beethoven conductor to the end, while not being so ure about the fillers.
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