BERLIOZ / BORODIN / LISZT / PONCHIELLI / etc
Invitation to the Dance Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Deusche Grammophon The Originals / CD - released 6/Oct/2003 ] "This is a quite remarkable collection...all of which illustrates the unique response Karajan can get from his Berlin players. Some of the Smetana is "outrageous" in stylin...It is stunning, this collection" (Hi-Fi & Record Review 1972) |
JEAN SIBELIUS
Karajan conducts Sibelius (LP) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Warner Classics Vinyl / LP - released 1/Jun/2020 ] The Sibelius recordings made with the Berliner Philharmoniker are also amongst his finest and most acclaimed recordings. Sibelius himself thought that Karajan had the greatest feeling for his music among conductors of his generation. |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY
Tchaikovsky: Symphonies 1 - 3 Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 1/Aug/2010 ] Reissue of the classic Karajan recordings |
MENDELSSOHN
Symphonies 3 "Scottish" & 4 "Italian" Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon Originals / CD - released 20/Jul/2012 ] Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan |
JOSEF HAYDN
Symphonies Nos 82 - 104 Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon Karajan Edition / 7 CD Box Set - released 1/Dec/2008 ] |
JOSEF HAYDN
Symphonies Nos 94 Surprise 101 The Clock Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Herbert von Karajan [ DG Karajan Gold / CD - released 10/Jul/2000 ] Two famous Haydn symphonies performed by the master! |
PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Symphony No. 5 (LP) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon / LP - released 3/Jun/2022 ] Original recording from 1976 |
RICHARD WAGNER
Wagner: Opera Scenes & Arias Jessye Norman (soprano) / Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Klaus Tennstedt [ Warner Classics Redline / CD - released 15/Oct/2018 ] "(Jessye Norman) rides triumphantly over any possible difficulties [in the Immolation Scene] and Tennstedt crowns the performance with a superlative and measured account of the lengthy postlude." MusicWeb |
FRANZ SCHUBERT / ROBERT SCHUMANN
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: Schubert/Schumann: Symphony No. 4 Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Nikolaus Harnoncourt [ Teldec / CD - released 12/Oct/1996 ] "Harnoncourt's interpretations are never dull, and over the last 25 years he has often been at his most provocative when he brings his ideas on performing style to traditional symphony orchestras such as the Concertgebouw and Berlin Phil." Review of... |
SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Complete Symphonies / Lieutenant Kije Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa [ Deutsche Grammophon Collectors Edition / 4 CD Box Set - released 1/Jan/2007 ] |
MAHLER / SCHUBERT / STRAVINSKY / HOLST / BORODIN / RAVEL / BERLIOZ / etc
MARBECKS COLLECTABLE: The Sound of Simon Rattle Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Simon Rattle, with Kate Royal & Magdalena Kozena [ Warner Classics / 3 CD - released 15/Feb/2016 ] "Rattle takes the broad view, reviving memories of the Berlin Phil's glory days...Deeply satisfying." Gramophone Magazine on the Schubert |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Ein Heldenleben / Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme Suite Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle [ EMI / CD - released 20/Mar/2006 ] "Rattle digs deep to deliver a reading of breathtaking power." Recording of the Month (Gramophone May 2006) |
JOSEF HAYDN
Haydn: Symphonies 88-92 / Sinfonia Concertante Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Sir Simon Rattle [ EMI / 2 CD - released 1/Sep/2007 ] "Some nods to 'authenticity' but this is big-band Haydn and Rattle relishes it" Editor's Choice Gramophone Magazine October 2007 |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No. 5 Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle [ Warner Classics / CD - released 1/Feb/2012 ] "One element which Rattle brings out more than his rivals is the exuberance of Mahler's writing...This is above all a songful vision full of tenderness, with phrasing affectionately moulded in spontaneous warmth" (Penguin Guide) |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (complete ballet) (LP) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle [ Warner Classics LP / 2 CD - released 6/Dec/2024 ] "Some of the tunes are so famous that you even forget that someone had to write them: what could be more perfect than the pas de deux after the Waltz of the Flowers, which is just a G major scale? We fell in love with this music, rehearsing and... |
RICHARD STRAUSS
La Gran Musica Collection Berlin Philharmoniker / Karl Bohm [ DG / CD/Book ] |
GUSTAV MAHLER
Mahler: Symphony No.5 Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon / CD - released 20/Jul/2016 ] "This is one of the most beautiful and intense versions available, starting with a highly compelling account of the first movement which brings biting funeral-march rhythms.This is a performance of statue and, with excellent sound, a genuine bargain" |
RAVEL / DEBUSSY / MUSSORGSKY
Ravel: Bolero / Debussy: La Mer / Mussorgsky: Pictures at an exhibition Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon Originals / CD - released 20/Jul/2016 ] "Among the many fine versions of Mussorgsky's Pictures, Karajan's 1966 record stand out. It is undoubtedly a great performance, tingling with electricity from the opening promenade to the spaciously conceived finale, the Great Gate of Kiev" (Penguin) |
ANTONIN DVORAK
Dvorak: Symphonies Nos 8 & 9 'From the New World' Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic], Rafael Kubelik [ Deutsche Grammophon Originals / CD - released 10/Jul/2016 ] Gramophone Magazine - 100 Greatest Recordings |
PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (complete ballet) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle [ Warner Classics / 2 CD - released 1/Nov/2010 ] "the playing of the Berlin Philharmonic is superb, the precision and articulation of the woodwind and of the first oboe, in particular, a delight; every detail is there, perfectly realised and balanced." the Guardian |