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Beethoven: 9 Symphonies
RecommendedGundula Janowitz (soprano), Hilde Rössel-Majdan (contralto), Waldemar Kmentt (tenor), Walter Berry (bass)
Berliner Philharmoniker & Wiener Singverein, Herbert von Karajan
I'm sure it's possible to fill several pages simply discussing the relative merits of Herbert von Karajan's various recordings of the complete symphonies with the Berlin Philharmonic, but in... —
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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This is impressive. It's a big statement from the first explosive tutti and it weighs heavily on the senses...And like all the best Mahler the exaggerations, the sense of symphonic traditions... —
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Pollini is the absolute master of the technical difficulties as the very opening band proclaims, but he also hits off the mood of the more introverted pieces with precision. —
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Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1970s
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I expected good things from Maurizio Pollini, but his recording on Deutsche Grammophon provided more passion, more colour, more drama, than my wildest dreams. —
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Building a Library, September 2006, First Choice
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Berlioz: Les Nuits d'été & Six Mélodies
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo), Cord Garben (piano)
Berliner Philharmoniker, James Levine
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Building a Library, November 2007, First Choice
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Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition & Ravel: Valses nobles et sentimentales
New York Philharmonic, Giuseppe Sinopoli
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Mozart: Flute & Harp Concerto and Sinfonia concertante K297b
Kenneth Smith (flute), Bryn Lewis (harp), John Anderson (oboe), Michael Collins (clarinet), Richard Watkins (horn), Meyrick Alexander (bassoon)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Giuseppe Sinopoli
