Herbert von Karajan & Berliner Philharmoniker Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonies No.1-9 Box Set (5 SHM-SACD)

For these recordings of Beethoven's symphonies, Herbert von Karajan worked with the Berliner Philharmoniker and the soloists Gundula Janowitz (soprano), Hilde Rössel-Majdan (alto), Waldemar Kmentt (tenor) and Walter Berry (baritone). The violin in the Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major is played by Christian Ferras. The recordings were made in 1961, 1962 and 1967 for Deutsche Grammophon.

Selections:

Disc 1
Symphony No.1 in C major, op.21
1. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio
2. Andante cantabile con moto
3. Allegro molto e vivace
4. Adagio – Allegro molto e vivace
Symphony No.3 in E flat major, op.55 "Eroica"
5. Allegro con brio
6. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai
7. Allegro vivace
8. Finale. Allegro molto
Symphony No.8 in F major, op.93
9. Allegro vivace e con brio
10. Allegretto scherzando
11. Tempo di Menuetto
12. Allegro vivace
Disc 2
Symphony No.2 in D major, op.36
1. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio
2. Larghetto
3. Allegro
4. Allegro molto
Symphony No.4 in B flat major, op.60
5. Adagio – Allegro vivace
6. Adagio
7. Allegro vivace
8. Allegro ma non troppo
Symphony No.5 in C minor, op.67
9. Allegro con brio
10. Andante con moto
11. Allegro
12. Allegro
Disc 3
Symphony No.6 in F major, op.68 "Pastoral"
1. Awakening of serene sensations upon arrival in the countryside. Allegro ma non troppo
2. Scene by the stream. Andante molto mosso
3. Funny get-together of the country people. Allegro
4. Thunderstorm – Storm. Allegro
5. Happy and grateful feelings after the storm. Allegretto
Symphony No.7 in A major, op.92
6. Poco sostenuto – Vivace
7. Allegretto
8. Presto – Assai meno presto
9. Allegro con brio
Disc 4
Symphony No.9 in D minor, op.125 "Chorale"
1. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
2. Molto vivace
3. Adagio molto e cantabile
4. Presto – Allegro assai
5. Allegro molto assai – "O friends, not these tones"
Disc 5
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op.61
1. Allegro ma non troppo
2. Larghetto – attacca:
3. Allegro (Cadenzas in the 1st and 3rd movements: Fritz Kreisler)