Track Listings (4) - Disc #1| All Artists: Bruckner, Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic Title: Symphony 7 Members Wishing: 0 Total Copies: 0 Label: EMI Classics Imports Release Date: 2/18/1997 Album Type: Import Genre: Classical Styles: Historical Periods, Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Symphonies Number of Discs: 1 SwapaCD Credits: 1 UPC: 724356609525 |
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 | Bruckner, Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic Symphony 7 Genre: Classical
Herbert von Karajan always did a superb job with this symphony, and this recording is no exception. The Berlin strings seem to positively glow with inner light, and the brass provide warmth and power without a hint of hars... more » |
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Amazon.com Herbert von Karajan always did a superb job with this symphony, and this recording is no exception. The Berlin strings seem to positively glow with inner light, and the brass provide warmth and power without a hint of harshness. This is all the more remarkable when you consider that as first issued on LP, in tandem with the Fourth Symphony, these performances were so clouded by reverberation as to be almost unlistenable. That's all been cleaned up on this superb CD transfer, and only one problem mars an otherwise outstanding issue: someone has snipped four bars of transitional material from the finale. The new join is so natural that it's almost impossible to notice if you don't know the music well, but it's equally unmistakable if you do. Still, the performance is a great one and the blemish comparatively small; listeners must decide for themselves whether or not it matters. --David Hurwitz Similarly Requested CDs
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CD ReviewsSublime 11/28/1998 (5 out of 5 stars) "The best version of this symphony on disc. Better than his later recordings. This 1971 version is intensely beautiful and brings out the irridescent spirituality of the piece." Karajan and Berlin Philharmonic Shine in Bruckner 7th 02/22/2000 (5 out of 5 stars) "During Herbert von Karajan's long tenure as music director of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra he developed its sound into what most people now regard as the "German sound": rich but non-metallic brass, warm and lush strings, and a reverberant recording that mikes no player closely. His cycle of the Bruckner symphonies, particularly the seventh, easily fit into this description. The big proportions of the first two movements (allegro moderato and adagio, respectively), demand careful attention to pacing in order to bring them across effectively. Karajan here is at his best --- stringing along beautiful, lingering melodic lines that slowly develop into gorgeous brass choruses. At no times is the sound forced or ugly, as often occurs with lesser orchestras or conductors. The scherzo carries the weight forward with outstanding horn section playing. The finale ends with one of the few "happy" endings to be found in Bruckner, which is carried off with the right balance. This 1970-1 recording is a bargain at its price, particularly given the excellent sound quality in the re-issue." Herbert von Karajan/Bruckner 7th Michael J. Cook | Skokie, IL | 03/04/2009 (4 out of 5 stars) "This is one of the better recordings of the Bruckner 7th. The acoustics here are better than the last recording of this piece he made in Vienna.
The tempo is very even, instrument balances show the Berlin Philharmonic at its best. The performance of the famous adagio is nicely polished, but Daniel Barenboim in his recording with the Chicago Symphony obtains a more mystical, even religious effect in the string tone. The only problem with that recording is that DG's technical acoustics were not as good as EMI." |
