Karajan - Beethoven: The Symphonies Box [3 DVDs] - DVD

KARAJAN - BEETHOVEN: THE SYMPHONIES 1, 2, 3
"Interpreteurs"
Berliner Philharmoniker
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

"Symphonies 1, 2 & 3"
With the Berlin Philharmonics under Herbert von Karajan, Beethoven's First Symphony is marked by its fire and finesse, the Second by its exquisite winds and strings, and the "Eroica" is played with members of the orchestra seated as though performing in an Ancient Greek theatre.

KARAJAN - BEETHOVEN: THE SYMPHONIES 4, 5, 6
"Interpreteurs"
Berliner Philharmoniker
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

"Symphonies 4, 5 & 6"
Herbert von Karajan directs the Berlin Philharmonics in an Italianate take of Beethoven's Fourth Symphony and an assured rendering of the Fifth, while the "Pastoral" Symphony, conceived and directed by Hugo Niebeling in 1967, is a revolutionary mix of styles - "Fantasia" meets Expressionism meets "film noir".

KARAJAN - BEETHOVEN: THE SYMPHONIES 7, 8, 9
"Interpreteurs"
Gundula Janowitz
Christa Ludwig
Jess Thomas
Walter Berry

Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin
Chorleitung: Walter Hagen-Groll
Berliner Philharmoniker
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan

"Symphonies 7, 8, & 9"
With the Berlin Philharmonic under Herbert von Karajan, Beethoven's Seventh Symphony resounds with melodic force, the Eighth is a masterful blend of grace and wit, and the Ninth - directed by Karajan himself - is a vital and explicitly dramatic reading of Beethoven's revolutionary work.