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Mozart, Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic
Symphony 38 & 39
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (9) - Disc #1
1. I: Adagio - Allegro
2. II: Andante
3. III: Finale (Presto)
4. I: Adagio/Allegro
5. II: Andante Con Moto
6. III: Menuett
7. IV: Finale (Allegro)
8. I: Adagio/Allegro (Rehearsal Extract)
9. II: Andante Con Moto (Rehearsal Extract)

CD Details

All Artists: Mozart, Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic
Title: Symphony 38 & 39
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 0
Label: EMI Classics Imports
Original Release Date: 1/1/1970
Re-Release Date: 11/7/2000
Album Type: Import, Original recording remastered
Genre: Classical
Styles: Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Modern, 20th, & 21st Century, Symphonies
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 724356609921

Synopsis

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You can tell that Mozart wasn't Karajan's favorite composer, because he only recorded this music in stereo twice, once for DG, and once for EMI (as opposed to four or five times for the composers he really liked). His EMI recordings generally feature more natural recorded sound than his DG efforts, and this allows a bit more detail to be heard in the wind parts, but this still isn't the best choice for this music. Try Böhm, Marriner, Klemperer, Végh, Walter, Szell--there's plenty to choose from. --David Hurwitz

CD Reviews

Karajan's beautiful Mozart

03/06/2003

(5 out of 5 stars)

"As always, David Hurwitz' anti-Karajan prejudice shine through bright and clear. While everyone else has acknowledged the virtuosity and unsurpassed beauty of Karajan's Mozart recordings, a few critics that didn't like Karajan the man have pursued their unrelenting attacks against Karajan the conductor. Yes, Szell and Bohm conducted these works extremely well, but so did Karajan. Do hear them."