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Beethoven - Complete Symphonies, Missa solemnis, Piano Concertos 4 & 5, etc. | Warner 2685427670

Beethoven - Complete Symphonies, Missa solemnis, Piano Concertos 4 & 5, etc.

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Cat No: 2685427670

Barcode: 5026854276700

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 7

Release Date: 10th April 2026

Contents

Artists

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano)
Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano)
Marga Hoeffgen (contralto)
Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
Ernst Haefliger (tenor)
Otto Edelmann (bass)
Nicola Zaccaria (bass)
Walter Gieseking (piano)
Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien (choir)
Chor der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien (choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (orchestra)

Conductor

Herbert von Karajan

Works

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Ah, perfido!, op.65
Coriolan Overture, op.62
Egmont Overture, op.84
Fidelio, op.72
» Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin?
» Komm, Hoffnung, lass den letzten Stern (Act 1)
Leonore Overture no.3 in C major, op.72b
Missa solemnis in D major, op.123
Piano Concerto no.4 in G major, op.58
Piano Concerto no.5 in E flat major, op.73 'Emperor'
Symphonies 1-9 (complete)

Artists

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano)
Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano)
Marga Hoeffgen (contralto)
Nicolai Gedda (tenor)
Ernst Haefliger (tenor)
Otto Edelmann (bass)
Nicola Zaccaria (bass)
Walter Gieseking (piano)
Singverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien (choir)
Chor der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Wien (choir)
Philharmonia Orchestra (orchestra)

Conductor

Herbert von Karajan

About

This boxset includes the Beethoven recordings made by Herbert von Karajan with the Philharmonia Orchestra between 1951 and 1958: the complete symphonies (with the nos. 8 and 9 in stereo), his most highly regarded cycle, as well as three overtures, some arias with Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, the Piano Concertos nos. 4 and 5 with Swiss pianist Walter Gieseking, and finally the Missa solemnis.

“Karajan’s 1953 recording of the Seventh Symphony truly is one of the finest performances of the Symphony ever put on disc ... his 1954 Pastoral is indeed miraculous.” “What gave Karajan his enormous authority, his special appeal to layman and serious critic alike? Partly the orchestra which, under Walter Legge, he had helped to forge. For the Philharmonia was a virtuoso orchestra, almost as perfect an ensemble as Toscanini’s NBC orchestra ... but more humane of utterance and individually more distinctive. To this was added the astonishing vividness and beauty of the Columbia recordings, supervised by Walter Legge.” – Gramophone

Recorded: 1951-1958

Remastered in HD from original tapes at Abbey Road Studios in 2014 (CDs 1-5 & 7) and Art & Son Studio in 2022 (CD 6: Piano Concertos)

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