Herbert von Karajan & Berliner Philharmoniker — The Complete 1977 Beethoven Symphony Cycle [SACD]

Ludwig van Beethoven
The Nine Symphonies
Berliner Philharmoniker
Wiener Singverein (No.9)
Voices (No.9): Anna Tomowa-Sintow (soprano), Agnes Baltsa (mezzo-soprano), Peter Schreier (tenor), José van Dam (bass)
Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Recorded at the Berlin Philharmonie in 1976 (No.6–9) and 1977 (No.1–5)
Originally released in 1977
Re-issued and remastered on SACD in 2018

Tracklist:
Symphony No.1 in C major, Op.21
00:00:00 I. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio
00:07:52 II. Andante cantabile con moto
00:13:58 III. Menuetto. Allegro molto e vivace
00:17:38 IV. Adagio – Allegro molto e vivace

Symphony No.2 in D major, Op.36
00:23:23 I. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio
00:33:42 II. Larghetto
00:43:42 III. Scherzo. Allegro
00:47:25 IV. Allegro molto

Symphony No.3 in E-flat major, Op.55, "Eroica"
00:53:48 I. Allegro con brio
01:07:23 II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai
01:23:56 III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
01:30:08 IV. Finale. Allegro molto

Symphony No.4 in B-flat major, Op.60
01:41:56 I. Adagio – Allegro vivace
01:52:29 II. Adagio
02:02:33 III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
02:08:27 IV. Allegro ma non troppo

Symphony No.5 in C minor, Op.67
02:14:19 I. Allegro con brio
02:21:31 II. Andante con moto
02:31:05 III. Scherzo. Allegro
02:35:43 IV. Finale. Allegro – Presto

Symphony No.6 in F major, Op.68, “Pastorale”
02:44:29 I. Allegro ma non troppo. "Awakening of cheerful feelings on arrival in the countryside"
02:53:37 II. Andante molto mosso. "Scene by the brook"
03:05:05 III. Scherzo. Allegro. "Merry gathering of country folk"
03:10:46 IV. Allegro. "Thunder, storm"
03:14:16 V. Finale. Allegretto. "Shepherd's song. Cheerful and thankful feelings after the storm"

Symphony No.7 in A major, Op.92
03:23:01 I. Poco sostenuto – Vivace
03:34:31 II. Allegretto
03:42:33 III. Scherzo. Presto – Trio. Assai meno presto
03:49:53 IV. Finale. Allegro con brio

Symphony No.8 in F major, Op.93
03:56:24 I. Allegro vivace e con brio
04:05:22 II. Allegretto scherzando
04:09:13 III. Tempo di Menuetto
04:14:33 IV. Allegro vivace

Symphony No.9 in D minor, Op.125
04:21:11 I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
04:36:33 II. Scherzo. Molto vivace
04:46:44 III. Adagio molto e cantabile
05:03:40 IV. Finale. Presto – Allegro assai – Presto – Allegro assai – Alla marcia – Allegro
assai vivace – Andante maestoso – Allegro energico, sempre ben
marcato – Allegro ma non tanto – Prestissimo

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