{"product_id":"kleiber-beethoven-symphonies-5-6-and-9-195253-pasc651","title":"KLEIBER Beethoven: Symphonies 5, 6 and 9 (1952\/53) - PASC651","description":"overviewfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eBEETHOVEN \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eSymphony No. 5\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eBEETHOVEN \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eSymphony No. 6 'Pastoral'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eBEETHOVEN \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 18px;\"\u003eSymphony No. 9 'Choral'\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003eStudio recordings, 1952\/53\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003eTotal duration:  2hr 18:34 \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eHilde Gueden\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e (soprano) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eSieglinde Wagner \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e(contralto)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eAnton Dermota\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e (tenor) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eLudwig Weber\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e (bass) \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eSingverein der Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eVienna Philharmonic Orchestra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003eConcertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003econducted by\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 16px;\"\u003e Erich Kleiber\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_titlefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_quotefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9review_bodyfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9main_samplefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fsamples\/PASC651.mp3578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fProducer's Note578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fcontent578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp style=\"margin-left: 25px;\"\u003e\n\n“Five \u003cem\u003eFifths\u003c\/em\u003e; and they really do now include one that\napproaches perfection. Their progress has been quite systematic - each\nrelease has been, arguably, in turn “the best \", to be superseded\neventually by the next comer. Now Kleiber and the Amsterdam orchestra\nwill take a great deal of superseding; a performance full of fire and\ntension is matched by a flawless recording.\n\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-left: 25px;\"\u003e\nIn fact the onslaught on the first movement will take many people by\nsurprise; but balance, both within the movement, and of the movement within\nthe whole symphony, is assisted by making the initial repeat—a highly\ndesirable one. A more lyrical style can be enjoyed in the slow movement, in\nwhich Kleiber nearly makes history by actually observing Beethoven’s \u003cem\u003epiù mosso\u003c\/em\u003e towards the end—whether we think it improves the music\nor not, it is certainly in the score, and now is equally certainly\naudible…“ (M.M., Jan 1954)\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin-left: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-left: 25px;\"\u003e\n“Beethoven’s hymn of thanksgiving can certainly be joined in on this\noccasion; this is a fine record, fully worthy of being put alongside last\nmonth’s \u003cem\u003eFifth\u003c\/em\u003e from the same conductor and orchestra.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-left: 25px;\"\u003e\nThe recording is superlative. It has warmth \u003cem\u003eand\u003c\/em\u003e virility; if a\nquibble is to be made, it is that now and again the balance of strings and\nwind could usefully be adjusted to allow the latter to sing through rather\nmore readily. But the defect, hypothetical in any case, is negligible in\nrelation to the recording's outstanding other qualities.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-left: 25px;\"\u003e\nThe performance is straightforward, and immensely effective. Kleiber, in\ngeneral, is well on the way to becoming the world's Beethoven conductor by\nwhat you would think is the simple process of letting his orchestras play\njust what they see, which is just what Beethoven wrote in the first place.\nBut it is not so simple as it sounds, though the problem is more human than\nmusical; it is that it is difficult to live the life of a star conductor\nfor some years and still believe that Beethoven knew best…” (M.M., Feb\n1954)\n\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp style=\"margin-left: 25px;\"\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-left: 25px;\"\u003e\n“…Some crackling ushers in the Decca last side, but settles down with the\nmusic in full swing. I can only mention memorable point: the 'cellos and\nbasses make their comments with a single and almost verbal voice; the\n“tune” sounds exquisite on these Vienna strings; Ludwig Weber strikes the\nexact attitude on the first vocal entrance, with words and notes (unlike\nHotter s in the Karajan) of precise clarity; words all through are good;\nHilde Gueden is dramatic and striking, though she uncomfortably snatches\nher breath here and there; the quartet blends well; Dermota has liquid\nnasals and a beautifully free delivery; the quiet chorus in “Ihr stürzt\nnieder” and the following passage is superb; and there is a tremendous\ndriving energy that does not seek exaggerated effects. But for all its\nexcellence, and with the most sympathetic handling. Kleiber's recording\ndoes not flood us with warm, embracing, inspiring sound in the way Karajan\ndoes on his 78s, And words of special praise should be allotted to the\nsingers of the \u003cem\u003eMusikfreunde\u003c\/em\u003e — the chorus in both recordings — for\ntheir persistence, variety and control.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"margin-left: 25px;\"\u003e\nCasting my mind back over these long listening sessions, I think that if I\nhad no recording of the Ninth in my library, I would buy the Kleiber. If I\nhad the Karajan already, I should be very contented. As a final judgment,\nKleiber's is in my view the slightly better performance.” (H.F., Oct 1952)\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAs these three reviews from \u003ci\u003eThe Gramophone\u003c\/i\u003e indicate, this is Beethoven\nplaying of the highest calibre. All three recordings - and especially that\nof the Ninth - have been improved greatly in sound quality thanks to these\nAmbient Stereo XR remasters, giving, body, air, space and breadth to these\nthree timeless masterpieces.\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eAndrew Rose\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_thumbnail1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_thumbnail2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_cover_download_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample1_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample2_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample3_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample4_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample5_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab1_sample6_s3_locationfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_labelfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5fFull Track Listing578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_typefb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5ftrack_listing578a9379d1e540bd96d26f03a79628d9tab2_contentfb55cd020f0643f08418183279e63a5f\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 24px;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEETHOVEN \u003c\/b\u003eSymphonies 5, 6 and 9\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDISC ONE\u003c\/b\u003e (72:54)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEETHOVEN \u003c\/b\u003eSymphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67\u003cbr\u003e1. 1st mvt. - Allegro con brio  (7:16)\u003cbr\u003e2. 2nd mvt. - Andante con moto  (9:13)\u003cbr\u003e3. 3rd mvt. - Scherzo. Allegro - Trio  (5:20)\u003cbr\u003e4. 4th mvt. - Allegro  (9:31)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003erecorded Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 26 September 1953\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEETHOVEN \u003c\/b\u003eSymphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, 'Pastoral'\u003cbr\u003e5. 1st mvt. - Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande.  (9:08)\u003cbr\u003e6. 2nd mvt. - Scene am Bach. Andante molto moto  (14:05)\u003cbr\u003e7. 3rd mvt. - Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute. Allegro  (5:12)\u003cbr\u003e8. 4th mvt. - Gewitter. Sturm. Allegro  (3:27)\u003cbr\u003e9. 5th mvt. - Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm. Allegretto  (9:41)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003erecorded Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 25 September 1953\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eConcertgebouw Orchestra of Amsterdam\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003eDISC TWO\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12px;\"\u003e (65:40)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBEETHOVEN \u003c\/b\u003eSymphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, 'Choral'\u003cbr\u003e1. 1st mvt. - Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso  (15:49)\u003cbr\u003e2. 2nd mvt. - Scherzo. 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