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Music : Beethoven-Harnoncourt: 9 Symphonies
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Beethoven-Harnoncourt: 9 Symphonies from: Teldec List Price: $67.98 Price: $49.99 You Save: $17.99 (26%)Prices subject to change. |
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Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0022924645228 Label: Teldec Manufacturer: Teldec Number Of Discs: 5 Publisher: Teldec Release Date: October 11, 1991 Studio: Teldec Sales Rank: 168770 Disc 1:
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Editorial Review: Amazon.com: When it was first released in 1991, this set created a furor. Nikolaus Harnoncourt is famous as one of the pioneers of the "authentic instrument" movement, but he is also a musician of deep insight and strong, sometimes willful, interpretive gifts. He opts here for modern instruments played in period style for strings and winds, but mixes them with antique brass and percussion. The result is a truly fresh look at Beethoven that has worn well over time. Harnoncourt naturally excels in the early works--the ones closest to his 18th-century period of specialization. But he succeeds equally in the Big Conductor Test pieces, like the Fifth and Seventh. The performances of the Sixth and Ninth are more controversial, one being extremely relaxed (it is the Pastoral symphony after all), the other a bit lightweight. The sum total, however, remains a major statement by one of the most provocative and important conductors of our time. --David Hurwitz Customer Reviews
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 Rating:  - Recommended--but don't throw out your ToscaniniAs many have mentioned, Harnoncourt's set of Beethoven symphonies are "refreshing", combining the vibrato-less clarity of period instrument practices, the weight and power of a modern orchestra, brilliant playing that is a joy in itself, and excellent recorded sound. But while I want to emphasize that this is all highly admirable, there are a couple reasons why this set is not necessarily the definitive "best" that some have claimed it to be, or at least not the set for which to foresake all others. First, the orchestra's self-conscious striving for finesse can predominate at times. The willfully suave, uninflected treatment of the first movement of the "Pastorale" is characteristic of Harnoncourt's absolute aversion to staccatos! In the Fourth ... Read More: Rating:  - Very good/interesting set of Beethoven's symphoniesOverall, I'd highly recommend Harnoncourt's cycle. First, a little about the overall character: The symphonies are performed on a mid-sized orchestra using modern instruments (except for the horns), but with certain period performing practices. For example, there is noticably less vibrato than normal, and tempos tend to be a bit brisker than most modern instrument performances. Harnoncourt has a very individual approach, and every symphony has at least one or two surprises. Finally, for those who find it important (like me), all repeats are included. Now, for the individual symphonies: 1, 2, & 4: I don't have vast knowledge of what these three symphonies sound like on other disks, but I think they sound ... Read More: Rating:  - Un Beethoven che suona come BachIl suono รจ stupendo certo, e la direzione sicura. Ma a volte, specie nelle prime sinfonie, sembra come di sentire una eco di...Bach. La nona sinfonia poi ha dei tempi troppo lenti e sincopati. Provate a connfrontarla con una delle stupende interpretazioni di Karajan, e capirete la differenza. Rating: - Masterpiece Collection is THE Beethoven Symphony StandardFrom my perspective, this is THE standard to compare against for any Beethoven symphony. The recordings are phenomenal. Rating: - Beethoven rides again!One 20th century theologian described preaching as 'logic on fire'. A phrase that sums-up Harnoncourt's way with Beethoven! These are incandescent preformances, fiery, explosive and intense. A surprise, for the accompanying booklet says Harnoncourt has an antipathy towards the 'agitative' qualities of this music. He was determined to avoid 'the mindless heroism typical of so many other interpreters'. Well, 'mindless' these performances are not! Harnoncourt has rethought every phrase, dynamic and tempo. That could have produced self-consciously, wilfully 'different' results. Individual his approach may be but the solutions seem so right. You find yourself again and again thinking 'That's exactly how I have wanted to hear that played!' These ... Read More: |
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