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PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY
Tchaikovsky: Symphonies 4-6 Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon / 2 CD - released 26/Mar/2000 ] "The DG Karajan set...remains one of the most attractive bargains in the catalogue, an excellent set with sound that in fullness and vividness" (Gramophone) |
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BEETHOVEN
Symphony No 3 / Coriolan Overture Berlin Philharmonic / Karl Bohm [ Deutsche Grammophon The Originals / CD - released 2/Sep/2001 ] "(Bohm) creates a sense of enormity and greatness in the music" www.classicstoday.com |
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PYOTR Il'yich TCHAIKOVSKY
Tchaikovsky: Swan Lake / Nutcracker / Sleeping Beauty (Ballet Suites) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich. [ Deutsche Grammophon The Originals / CD - released 5/May/2001 ] 'Rostropovich's trypich of Tchaikovsky ballets is very special. The remastering, always outstanding. Now approaches demonstration standard. 69 minutes of sheer joy.' - Rosette (highest rating) Penguin Guide |
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ANTON BRUCKNER
Bruckner: The Nine Symphonies Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim [ Warner Classics / 9 CD Box Set - released 20/Aug/2021 ] "Daniel Barenboim and the Berlin Philharmonic have given us one of the finest (and certainly the best-recorded) Bruckner Sixths of all time - this represents a major landmark in Brucknerian discography." Fanfare |
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BRUCKNER
The Nine Symphonies Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Daniel Barenboim [ Teldec / 9 CD - released 7/Mar/2005 ] Nine symphonies of Bruckner in a special box |
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RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss, (R.): Also Sprach Zarathustra / Don Juan / etc Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon The Originals / CD - released 20/Jul/2001 ] "The Berlin Philharmonic plays with great fervour (the timpani strokes at the very opening are quite riveting) and creates characteristic body of tone in the strings." (Penguin Guide) |
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BRAHMS
Complete Symphonies Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra / Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon Karajan Edition / 3 CD Box Set - released 1/Dec/2008 ] "The playing of the Berlin Philharmonic remains uniquely cultivated: the ensemble is finely polished, yet can provide tremendous bravura" - The Penguin Guide |
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Famous Overtures Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon Eloquence / CD - released 20/Mar/2016 ] Blazing and saturated sound - of the aptly-described ' gold brick' variety - characterises these celebrated performances of eight of Beethoven's best-loved overtures. All the favourites are there and the recordings have been stunningly remastered for... |
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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) |
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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. |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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SERGEI PROKOFIEV
Prokofiev: Complete Symphonies / Lieutenant Kije Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa [ Deutsche Grammophon Collectors Edition / 4 CD Box Set - released 1/Jan/2007 ] |
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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) |
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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 |
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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) |
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PYOTR ILYICH TCHAIKOSVKY
Tchaikovsky: The Nutcracker (complete ballet) (LP) Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle [ Warner Classics LP / 2 LP - 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... |
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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" |