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Beethoven: Symphonies 1-9 - Karajan (1975-77)

Deutsche Grammophon  0735557 (2 discs)

Stereo/Multichannel

Classical - Orchestral

Beethoven: 9 Symphonies

(Interviews with Karajan, Richard Osborne and Joachim Kaiser)

Anna Tomowa-Sintow (soprano)
Agnes Baltsa (alto)
Peter Schreier (tenor)
José van Dam (bass)
Wiener Singverein
Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan (1975-77)

All

Recording

Analogue recording

Recorded in September 1976 (No. 9), in October 1976 (Nos. 6-8), in January 1977 (Nos. 3 & 8) and in March 1977 (Nos. 1 & 2) at Philharmonie, Berlin, Germany

Produced by Dr. Hans Hirsch, Magdalene Padberg, Michel Glotz

Balance engineer: Günter Hermanns

Remastered in Dolby Atmos by Emil Berliner Studios

Resolutions (3)

• 2.0 LPCM 24bit/192kHz
• 5.1 LPCM 24bit/192kHz
• Dolby Atmos 24bit/48kHz

Works (9)

• Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica'
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 'Pastoral'
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral'

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