Track Listings (9) - Disc #1| All Artists: Beethoven, Cluytens, Berlin Philharmonic Title: Symphonies 4 & 5 Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 0 Label: Angel Records Release Date: 1/21/1997 Genre: Classical Styles: Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Symphonies Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 724356972025 |
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It says something for the respect that André Cluytens was given during his lifetime that he was the only conductor to record Beethoven with the Berlin Philharmonic during Herbert von Karajan's tenure. Smart aleck crit... more » |
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Amazon.com It says something for the respect that André Cluytens was given during his lifetime that he was the only conductor to record Beethoven with the Berlin Philharmonic during Herbert von Karajan's tenure. Smart aleck critics sneer that this is because Karajan knew he had nothing to fear from the comparison, and if so then the joke was on him. Cluytens is a better Beethoven conductor than Karajan was, and if you don't believe it, then snatch up this super budget recording and check it out for yourself. You'll see. --David Hurwitz Similar CDs
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CD ReviewsOverwhelming David Saemann | 08/23/2008 (5 out of 5 stars) "If the Berlin Philharmonic in Beethoven means to you either Furtwangler or Karajan, you may be surprised by the cycle of the symphonies by Andre Cluytens. It was issued in stereo in 1958, five years before the first Karajan/Berlin cycle came out. The sound engineering, a slight bit of fuzziness excepted, is excellent--beautifully balanced with a superb dynamic range. Karajan had been the orchestra's music director since 1955, but you never would know it from Cluytens's CD: The orchestra sounds as it did under Furtwangler. By that I mean warm and dark, with a very full and never overrefined sound. Cluytens's Fifth is one of the best ever. His tempos are moderate, just fast enough to emphasize the drama and pathos of the symphony without dragging. In the Fourth, his first movement is on the slow side, but the Berlin orchestra takes the opportunity to play with much attention to light and shade. The Egmont Overture, while slow, is still full of excitement. Based on this CD, I would have to say that Cluytens was one of the great Beethoven conductors of the 20th Century. It's that good."
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