tracks

Symphony No. 1 In C, Op. 21
Adagio Molto - Allegro Con Brio
Andante Cantabile Con Molto
Menuetto: Allegro Molto Vivace - Trio
Adagio - Allegro Molto E Vivace
Symphony No. 2 In D, Op. 36
Adagio Molto - Allegro Con Brio
Larghetto
Scherzo: Allegro - Trio
Allegro Molto
Overture: Leonore No. 3, Op. 72b
Symphony No. 3 In E Flat, Op. 55, "Eroica"
Allegro Con Brio
Marcia Funebre: Adagio Assai
Scherzo: Allegro Vivace - Trio
Finale: Allegro Molto - Poco Andante - Presto
Symphony No. 8 In F, Op. 93
Allegro Vivace Con Brio
Allegretto Scherzando
Tempo Di Menuetto
Allegro Vivace
Symphony No. 4 In B Flat, Op. 60
Adagio - Allegro Vivace
Adagio
Menuetto: Allegro Vivace - Trio: Un Poco Meno Allegro
Allegro Ma Non Troppo
Symphony No. 5 In C Minor, Op. 67
Allegro Con Brio
Andante Con Moto
Allegro
Allegro - Presto
Overture: Coriolan, Op. 62
Symphony No. 6 In F, Op. 68, "Pastoral"
Awakening Of Pleasant Feelings Upon Arriving In The Country - Allegro Ma Non Tropo
Scene At The Brook - Andante Molto Mosso
Peasants' Merrymaking - Allegro
The Storm - Allegro
Shepherds' Hymn After The Storm - Allegretto
Symphony No. 7 In A, Op. 92
Poco Sostenuto - Vivace
Allegretto
Presto - Assai Meno Presto
Allegro Con Brio
Overture: Egmont, Op. 84
Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125, "Choral"
Allegro Ma Non Troppo, Un Poco Maestoso
Molto Vivace - Presto
Adagio Molto E Cantabile - Andante Moderato
Presto - Recitativo - Allegro Assai - Allegro Assai Vivace - Alla Marcia - Andante Maestoso - Allegro Energico, Sempre Ben Marcato - Allegro Ma Non Troppo - Prestissimo
Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125, "Choral"
Allegro Ma Non Troppo, Un Poco Maestoso
Molto Vivace - Presto
Adagio Molto E Cantabile - Andante Moderato
Presto - Recitativo - Allegro Assai - Allegro Assai Vivace - Alla Marcia - Andante Maestoso - Allegro Energico, Sempre Ben Marcato - Allegro Ma Non Troppo - Prestissimo

notes

All tracks mono EXCEPT 2-5 to 2-8 and 6-1 to 6-4

Recorded:
Op. 21 - 21/11/1953; Op. 36 - 12, 13, 23/11/1953; Op. 72b - 13-14/07/1953
Op. 55 - 22/11/1952; Op. 93 - 20/05/1955
Op. 60 - 13, 16, 19/11/1953; Op. 67 - 09-10/11/1954
Op. 68 - 09-10/11/1953; Op. 92 - 28-30/11/1951
Op. 84 - 20/05 and 15/07/1953
Op. 125 - 24-29/07/1955 Recordings:
* Kingsway Hall, London: 13-14.VII.1953 (track: 1-9); 12, 13 & 23.XI.1953 (tracks: 1-5 to 1-8); 21.XI.1953 (tracks: 1-1 to 1-4); 22.XI.1952 (tracks: 2-1 to 2-4); 20.V.1955 (tracks: 2-5 to 2-8); 13, 16 & 19.XI.1953 (tracks: 3-1 to 3-4); 9-10.XI.1954 (tracks: 3-5 to 3-8); 20.VI & 15.VII.1953 (track: 3-9); 28-30.XI.1951 (tracks: 4-5 to 4-8); 9-10.VII.1953 (tracks: 4-1 to 4-5); 20.VI & 15.VII.1953 (track: 5-1); 24-29.VII.1955 (tracks: 5-2 to 5-5).
* Musikvereinsaal, Vienna: 24-29.VII.1955 (tracks: 5-2 to 6-4).

Recorded in Mono: All tracks on CD1, CD3, CD4 & CD5; Tracks 2-1 to 2-4.
Recorded in Stereo: All tracks on CD6 (Stereo mix previously unissued); Tracks 2-5 to 2-8.

Digital remastering (P) 2014 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd.

This compilation (P) & (C) 2014 Warner Classics, Warner Music UK Ltd.
Made in the EU.

Clamshell cardboard box includes the CDs in individual wallets and a 20-page booklet.

Originally released in 2014 and later included in the 2016 101-CD box set Karajan* - Official Remastered Edition .
This is the 2017 Optimal Media GmbH pressing, reissue/repress of the 2014 release.

credits

Bass Vocals – Otto Edelmann (tracks: 5-5, 6-4)
Chorus – Der Chor Der Gesellschaft Der Musikfreunde Wien, (tracks: 5-5, 6-4)
Compiled By – Richard J. Bradburn
Composed By – Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor – Herbert von Karajan
Contralto Vocals – Marga Höffgen (tracks: 5-5, 6-4)
Engineer – Christopher Parker (tracks: 2-5 to 2-8), Douglas Larter (tracks: 1-1 to 2-4, 3-1 to 5-5)
Liner Notes – David Patmore, Richard Osborne (2)
Orchestra – Philharmonia Orchestra
Producer – Walter Legge
Soprano Vocals – Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (tracks: 5-5, 6-4)
Tenor Vocals – Ernst Haefliger (tracks: 5-5, 6-4)
Compiled By – Richard J. Bradburn
Composed By – Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor – Herbert von Karajan
Engineer [Balance Engineer] – Christopher Parker (tracks: 2-5 to 2-8), Douglas Larter (tracks: 1-1 to 2-4, 3-1 to 5-5), Unknown Artist (tracks: 6-1 to 6-4)
Liner Notes – David Patmore, Richard Osborne (2)
Liner Notes [Translation] – Christiane Frobenius, Dennis Collins (2), Eckhardt Van Den Hoogen, Noémie Gatzler
Orchestra – Philharmonia Orchestra
Photography By [CD1 & CD6 Wallet Front Photo, Box Cover Photo] – Georges Maiteny,
Photography By [CD2 to CD5 Wallet Front Photo] – Unknown Artist
Producer – Walter Legge

companies

Recorded At – Kingsway Hall – 1-1 to 5-1
Recorded At – Wiener Musikverein
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Warner Classics
Phonographic Copyright (p) – Warner Music UK Ltd.
Copyright (c) – Warner Classics
Copyright (c) – Warner Music UK Ltd.
Record Company – Warner Music Group
Recorded At – Kingsway Hall
Recorded At – Wiener Musikverein
Manufactured By – Optimal Media GmbH
Designed At – WLP Ltd.

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