Herbert_von_Karajan-Gold-2CD-2008-FNTx

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2008-06-03

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- Release Info -------------------------------------------------------------- -

  Artist:      Herbert von Karajan
  Album:       Gold
  Label:       Deutsche Grammophon
  Playtime:    151:41min
  Genre:       Classical
  URL:         http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=43:165437
  Rip date:    2008-05-28
  Street date: 2008-02-12
  Size:        207.86 MB
  Type:        Normal
  Quality:     181 kbps / 4410kHz / Joint Stereo

- Release Notes ------------------------------------------------------------- -

   As a two-disc summary of Herbert von Karajan's career with Deutsche
   Grammophon, this set, called Karajan Gold, can't be bettered. Though the
   choice of repertoire emphasizes the Austrian maestro's lighter side --
   there's no Bruckner or Mahler here to disrupt the flow of instantly
   identifiable masterpieces -- the selection still highlights what Karajan
   could do with an orchestra. Drawn predominately from his work with the
   Berliner Philharmoniker from the later part of his career, these recordings
   show that few conductors had such consummate control of their forces as
   Karajan. From the whiplash tutti crash of Bizet's Carmen PrΘlude through the
   smooth string legato of the Valse from Tchaikovsky's Serenade for Strings,
   the adeptly modulated crescendo of Ravel's BolΘro and the starkly sculpted
   structure of the Allegro con brio from Beethoven's Fifth Symphony to the
   richly flowing sonorities of the Moldau from Smetana's Mß Vlast, Karajan is
   clearly in complete control of every aspect of the music-making. And with
   that control, Karajan creates performances of unsurpassed sumptuousness. The
   tonal opulence of his Vivaldi, Bach, and Pachelbel may seem overdone to fans
   of the purer tone of historically informed performance practice and the
   sonorous depths of his Grieg, SuppΘ, and Offenbach may seem over-plumbed to
   fans of more lively performance styles. But few would argue that the result
   is not 21 tracks of purest Karajan gold captured in either splendid stereo or
   deluxe digital sound.

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  01. Georges Bizet - Carmen: Prelude                                   ( 2:26)
  02. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Eine kleine Nachtmusik: Allegro         ( 5:45)
  03. Ludwig van Beethoven - Violin Concerto: Rondo (Anne-Sophie Mutter (10:27)
      on Violin)                                                        (     )
  04. Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky - Serenade for Strings: Valse           ( 4:15)
  05. Pietro Mascagni - Cavalleria rusticana: Intermezzo                ( 3:37)
  06. Johann Strauss II - An der schonen, blauen Donau                  (11:51)
  07. Johann Strauss I - Radetzky-Marsch                                ( 2:31)
  08. Antonio Vivaldi - The Four Seasons - Spring: Allegro              ( 3:32)
  09. Johann Sebastian Bach - Suite no.3: Air                           ( 6:09)
  10. Edvard Grieg - Peer Gynt Suite no.1: Morning Mood                 ( 4:09)
  11. Maurice Ravel - Bolero                                            (15:47)
  01. Gustav Holst - The Planets: Mars                                  ( 7:21)
  02. Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony no.5: Allegro Con Brio            ( 7:12)
  03. Antonin Dvorak - New World Symphony: Allegro Con Brio (Wiener     (12:28)
      Philharmoniker)                                                   (     )
  04. Johann Pachelbel - Canon and Gigue                                ( 7:09)
  05. Gioachino Rossini - La gazza ladra                                ( 9:58)
  06. Jules Massenet - Thais: Meditation                                ( 6:05)
  07. Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky - The Nutcracker Suite: Valse des       ( 7:09)
      fleurs                                                            (     )
  08. Franz van Suppe - Leichte Kavallerie: Overture                    ( 7:40)
  09. Jacques Offenbach - Les Contes d'Hoffmann: Barcarolle             ( 3:35)
  10. Bedrich Smetana - Vlatava (Moldau) (Wiener Philharmoniker)        (12:35)

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