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Bruno Walter recorded the Beethoven symphonies in stereo for Columbia in 1958-59, taping No. 9 in New York and Nos. 1-8 in Los Angeles with orchestras of freelance and studio musicians who rose magnificently to the occasion. Walter was in his eighties, but that didn't stop him from grabbing these works by the throat; there is no mincing around, no effusive lingering over phrases, and no ponderous trudging either. The even-numbered symphonies are sunny and outgoing, full of the warmth the conductor exuded during his Indian-summer years in the studio. Yet the drama of the odd-numbered works is not slighted. Walter's account of the Fifth, for example, is an intensely expressive one in which lyricism and thrust are in perfect balance--an evocation of stormy Romanticism at its best. The recordings have held up extremely well; the sound on these 20-bit CDs is spacious yet detailed, with amazing presence and solidity. --Ted Libbey
| ARTIST: | Ludwig van Beethoven, Bruno Walter, Emilia Cundari, Albert da Costa, Nell Rankin, William Wildermann |
| CATEGORY: | Music |
| MANUFACTURER: | Sony |
| MEDIA: | Audio CD |
| TRACKS: | Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 `Choral`: I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso, Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 `Choral`: II. Molto Vivace, Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 `Choral`: III. Adagio Molto e cantabile, Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 `Choral`: IV. Presto-, Rezitativo - O Freunde, nicht diese Töne! - Allegro assai (Final chorus from Schiller's ode `To Joy`) |
| UPC: | 074646446423 |
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Customer Reviews of Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 "Choral"
Wonderful performance! This performance is the one of Bruno Walter Editions. There're few that have experience of Columbia Symphony Orchestra(CSO)'s sound. So, even most of Classic mania do not know CSO's elegant, dramatic and powerful sound! This performance was recorded in 1959, but was separated to record; 1st, 2nd, and 3rd movements were recorded in American Legion Hall, Hollywood, and 4th movement was recorded in New York. It means this performance is not live recording, and is not vivid one. But, this performance has some very important merits. The CSO's strings made the best harmonious sound. and also powerful one! You can listen the bold string lines in 3rd and 4th movement, (it's a dramamatic one!) Walter doesn't haste, never! This can make this 9th symphony delicate one. The most important thing of this performance is the easy! Beethoven's 9th symphony is the favorite one of all symphonies popularly. But,frankly speaking, Beethoven's 9th symphony has very complicated and difficult structure. For exmamples, to undertand 2nd movement completely , We should know characteristics of all instruments. To understand 4th movement, We should know even 'art of fugue'. But, these all are very difficult for us! This Walter's performance is so easy that you can understand 9th symphony's structure very well. You can listen each instrument's sound in 2nd movemnet. You will take the art of fugue in 4th move with Walter! Except some enervated soloist, you'll satisfied with this one.