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1.Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 / Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra from: Deutsche Grammophon January 23, 1996
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Previously, a reviewer wrote: "Karajan in 1962 wanted to perform Beethoven in a modern way compared to the overtly spiritual, often very slow, heavy, and rubato-laden style of the past in Germany. ... in the last movement Karajan takes the vocal line faster... "By comparison, Karajan wasn't as hectically fast or intense as Toscanini,..." I don't wish to take anything away from Karajan's technical mastery, his orchestra's wonderful sound, or his "smoothness." It's all good. But folks should understand the real reason Karajan's original recorded version of this work, at least in terms of its tempos, comes out as the previous reviewer accurately observed. He kept to his version in subsequent recordings, of which this 1962 recording may accurately ... Read More

2.Ludwig van Beethoven: 9 Symphonien by: Gundula Janowitz, Waldemar Kmentt, Hilde Rossel-Majdan June 05, 2007
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If you are looking for recording, his last cycle is the choice (Digital), but if you are looking for performance, then you should pick this cycle. Simply the best !!!

3.Beethoven: The Complete Symphonies and Piano Concertos from: EMI Classics November 07, 2000
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I'm not an educated musician or something, I was just looking for the Symphonies and found this amazing collection that includes the full piano concertos, and at a great price! Really easy to recommend.

4.An Introduction to Der Ring des Nibelungen by: Deryck Cooke, Georg Solti, Wiener Philharmoniker, Anita Valkki, Berit Lindholm, Birgit Nilsson, Brigitte Fassbaender, Christa Ludwig, Claire Watson, Claudia Hellmann, Dame Gwyneth Jones, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Eberhard Wächter, George London, Gerhard Stolze, Gottlob Frick, Grace Hoffmann, Gustav Neidlinger, Hans Hotter, Helen Watts, Helga Dernesch, Hetty Plumacher, Ira Malaniuk, James King, Jean Madeira, Joan Sutherland, Kirsten Flagstad, Kurt Böhme, Lucia Popp, Marga Höffgen, Marilyn Tyler, Maureen Guy, Oda Balsborg, Paul Kuen, Régine Crespin, Set Svanholm, Vera Little, Vera Schlosser, Waldemar Kmentt, Walter Kreppel, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra September 13, 2005
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There's no other way to put it. Beside Cooke's landmark musical analysis, all other examinations of Wagner's Ring Cycle shrink to insignificance. This work is absolutely vital to anyone who'd genuinely grasp the unique musical language of this greatest of operatic masterpieces. Before Cooke, musical commentary was limited to pitiful motif lists. Analysts seem to have quite ignored Wagner's own belief the musical language of his vast tetralogy evolves organically. Cooke is the first to grasp and investigate this concept and, to this day, the only one to fathom it in so complete a manner. He presents his brilliant discoveries with succinct easily-grasped verbal explanations illustrated by sonic examples either from the great Solti recording, or created specially for this analysis, an unmistakable gauge of how much Sir Georg believed ... Read More

5.Wagner - Der Ring des Nibelungen (Ring Cycle) / Sir Georg Solti by: Sir Georg Solti, Wiener Philharmoniker, Vienna State Opera Choir, Kirsten Flagstad, Paul Kuen, George London, Jean Madeira, Ira Malaniuk, Gustav Neidlinger, Hetty Plumacher October 14, 1997
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I started out with the Levine/Met dvd of this opera/cycle. As most reviewers know, that dvd tends to make the more subtle, quiet portions of the Ring seem endless (just check out the Die Walkure portion). I can't knock that dvd collection too much, because it at least gave me an idea of a more traditional Ring, and hey, the Das Rheingold part of the cycle was often very good (LOVE Christa Ludwig's Fricka! Timeless!). Because of my being advised by knowledgeable Wagnerites that I had mostly been cheated out of a more dynamic Ring recording, I began collecting the Solti-conducted version, buying one part of the cycle a month. I felt that this was the best way to fully absorb the operas; Das Rheingold one month, Die Walkure the next, etc. This approach worked where the Levine dvd ultimately failed: I was able to hear the Ring recorded ... Read More

6.Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 [Hybrid SACD] from: Deutsche Grammophon August 10, 2004
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I was disappointed in the sound quality of the (stereo-only) SACD layer. Upon checking the liner notes, my fears were confirmed. The SACD layer was taken from a 96/24 PCM recording, and so sounds no better than that. Pure analog to DSD recordings (e.g. the RCS Living Stereo series) seem to produce a warmer sound with greater dynamics.

7.Richard Strauss: Salome [Remastered] from: Decca June 13, 2006
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ABOUT THE ALBUM: Richard Strauss, Salome, Recorded At The Sofiensaal, Vienna, October, 1961, Released On LP, 1962 By Decca Record Company Limited, London, England, Released As A Remastered 2-CD Set, Decca Limited. Picture: Promotional Photo of Birgit Nilsson as Salome. CAST: birgit Nilsson, soprano (Salome) Eberhard Wachter, baritone (Jochanaan), Gerhard Stolze, baritone, (Herod Tetrach) Grace Hoffmann, mezzo soprano (Herodias, wife of Herod) Josephine Veasey, mezzo soprano (Herodias' page) Aron Gestner (Narraboth) Kurt Equiluz (Jewish Councelor), Max Proebstl (Jewish Counselor) Nigel Douglas (page) Theodor Kirschbichler (Jewish Councelor) Zenon Kosnowski (Jewish councelor) Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Georg Solti. SOLTI'S SALOME What's not to like about Birgit Nilsson's classic recording of Salome ? Everyone ... Read More

8.Missa Solemnis in D major, op.123 by: L.V. Beethoven, Otto Klemperer, New Philharmonia Orchestra April 10, 2001
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At the risk of sounding like a philistine, nothing of Beethoven's "Missa Solemnis" moves me. I purchased it after having read it praised by KR Jamison in her excellent book, "Exuberance," and reading that Beethoven considered it his best work. Unlike Bach's "St. Matthew Passion" and "Magnificat," or Vivaldi's "Gloria," I found none of the movements melodic. Given all the great music Beethoven composed, I would rank Missa rather low. Perhaps my taste may mature as I enter my 60s and may look back on this review with chagrin.

9.Strauss: Die Fledermaus from: Decca September 13, 2005
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De nuevo una gran version de los clasicos de Straus un gran album y grandes interpretes

10.Karl Böhm Conducts Mozart and Strauss from: Deutsche Grammophon September 13, 2005
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I am always skeptical of historical reissues. They always remind me of W. S. Gilberts line in the Mikado of the person who likes every country but his own. What could be so wrong with the music being recorded today to justify resurrecting some dusty old recording? Naturally I throw all this logic out when it is from a conductor that has moved me in the past. Boehm provided me with much of my introduction to Mozart and Strauss in my youth. Most of the recordings here are great performances in good sound. Anyone familiar only with his late Vienna Philharmonic recordings will not recognize much of this Mozart. Muscular and quick moving are not usually the adjectives one associates with Dr. Boehm. The sound on the earliest of these recordings from Decca in Vienna is not at all flattering. It has an acidic sheen to the strings that seems out of place with what this company produced in ... Read More

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