Retain the final sense of ritual in classical music
October was of great significance to the Berliner Philharmoniker, and on October 17, 1882, under the baton of the first conductor, Ludwigsy von Breiner, the first concert in the history of the orchestra was held, and on October 23 of the same year, in collaboration with Franz Werner, a series of concerts were held, thus officially starting the orchestra's brilliant performance career, and it can be said that October at that time can be called the "Berlin Philharmonic Month".
So far, the Berliner Philharmoniker has been established for more than 100 years, surrounded by an incomparably loud name, the premier "heavenly group" in the classical music industry; the "golden signboard" of classical live and recording; and the synonym of the world's top orchestras. In the classical music scene, it has always been proud of its top-level and strong performance strength.
In addition, the gathering of famous craftsmen in its successive command seats (including fixed conductors and cooperative conductors) has given the Berlin Philharmonic a huge aura that cannot be ignored - Nikis, Furtwängler, Karajan, Abado... Many of the large number of records left behind are still immortal legendary recordings, and each recording that will be introduced to you one by one has its lofty status, and is more regarded as the authoritative version of the repertoire.
So, in this "special October", if you are a "die-hard fan" of the Berliner Philharmoniker, you must not miss the following content
The Complete Beethoven Symphony
Karajan & Berliner Philharmonic
Karajan's "1963" version of The Complete Beethoven Symphony has been praised as the highest level of performance of the orchestra and is considered the new standard for European orchestras. Every note they played was completely consistent in time and weight, and every entry and breath of the phrase was so uniform.
Critics and the record-buying public loved the urgency and beauty of the music as well as the intense sense of pleasure. This pleasure is culminated in the exciting performance and expressive singing of the last movement of the epic Ninth Symphony.
Since its initial release, for more than fifty years, this set of records has been the best-selling record of the complete Beethoven Symphony ever, and to this day, Karajan's "Complete Beethoven Symphonies" is still regarded as a must-have classic edition collection by classical music fans around the world, and advanced microphone technology and superior playback technology have promoted better information fidelity!
Berliner Philharmonic Legend Records
6LP
In 2018, DG Records, which has a long-standing relationship with the Berliner Philharmonic, re-suppressed and assembled a set of recordings that have been very representative and well-received in the past, and launched under the name Berliner Philharmoniker Legendary Recordings.
This set of recordings involves six famous conductors of Furtwängler, Karajan, Abbado, Carlberm, Kubelik and Brenz, and includes the masterpieces of Schubert, Mozart, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Dvořák, and Ravel, each of which is a very representative rendition, and is now released in the form of 6LP, the German Optimal limited compression, the EBS studio half-speed master tape restoration recording, like a very high degree of authenticity and full of analogy. The album was limited to 1600 copies worldwide and was of great value.
Johann Strauss, The Blue Danube
Ka conducted the Berliner Philharmonic's Blue Danube, redefining the musical energy of the Strauss family and recreating its beauty as an emperor.
Karajan was a perfectionist who valued the performance of music, and his control of the volume of each instrument was fascinating, and this version of The Blue Danube was no exception. The strings are dense and thick, and the brass pipes are beautiful and thick, beyond the natural atmosphere of the small frame of the original song itself.
DG's edition of Karajan: The Blue Danube - Johann Strauss Jr. Round Dance Collection includes not only Blue Danube, but also includes strauss family works such as "Long Live Hungary", "When We Are At Home", "Lightning and Thunder", "Persian March" and operetta "Bat" Overture. As a De-Austrian conductor, Karajan's interpretation of these famous Austrian songs of the Romantic period is very authoritative and outstanding, and his gorgeous and smooth treatment is well reflected in these German-Austrian classical works.
Brahms Collection
Abado & Berliner Philharmonic
Abado's command, so to speak
It is to gather the strengths of the family and the masters of the masters, so as to knead their own characteristics. As an Italian, he is not only good at directing the works of Italian composers, but also in Theopai and modern works.
Exceptionally outstanding, it's a must. Since the beginning of the collaboration, he has been a pillar of DG Records, and his repertoire is also very extensive, from ancient to modern, wide variety, and all the records he has recorded in collaboration with him
Extremely best-selling. Like brahms: a collection of works by Abado and the Berliner Philharmonic Orchestra, it has been loved since its release. In this set of recordings, Abado maintains his usual rigor and respect for the characteristics of the original, conducting
Energetic, bright and fluent, and the orchestra's work was handy, the most essential and pure stylistic features of Brahms's music lingered in the ears of the audience.
Martin Kettle, a recording critic who attracted Brahms, also deeply admired this version of the recording, saying that it was his personal Brahms recording
CDs are preferred.
Beethoven: Violin Concerto
Mut & Karajan & Berliner Philharmonic
The Violin Concerto in D major is Beethoven's only violin concerto, which is a work of beauty, delicacy, slenderness and variation that best expresses violin skills, and is also the pinnacle of violin playing in the Romantic period. The theme of this piece is rich, in which the solo part plays a very important leading role, the traditional characteristics of skill are emphasized and developed, and the acoustic effect of the band has a sense of exhilaration and grandeur.
As the producer of Karajan's collaborative recording with Mutt, DG has been a witness and recorder of this great encounter for many years. The "Beethoven: Violin Concerto" mute has an excellent performance, with the blessing of DG, first of all, the quality and sound effects are absolutely unquestionable, and secondly, Karajan's cooperation with the orchestra is seamless, accurately and powerfully conveying the enthusiastic, unrestrained, heroic performance to the fans, and also giving Mutter the most stable assistance, so Mut's very sweet violin tone and wonderful skill interpretation add a lot to this series.
Debussy: The Sea Pastoral Afternoon Prelude, Ravel: Dafni and Croix Suite No. 2 Pollylu
Debussy and Ravel, who are also representatives of Impressionist music, represent many works, such as Debussy's largest symphonic work "The Sea", the beloved orchestral work "Pastoral Afternoon Prelude"; Ravel's ballet "Daphne and Croette Suite No. 2", the world-famous "Polly"; all of which have been performed to this day, and various famous editions are heard, and Karajan's version is especially recommended below.
Karajan's interpretation of Debussy and Ravel's works is tightly structured, majestic and passionate. Everywhere he exudes a superhuman artistic temperament and a magician-like appeal, which can draw every musician, actor and even audience into his artistic creation. It pays great attention to the change of sound dynamics and the outline and control of musical lines, and is good at creating gorgeous, smooth, transparent and rich orchestral color effects, giving people a brilliant and exquisite artistic enjoyment, and allowing people to listen to the most essential "Karajan Voice".
Among them, Karajan's "Debussy: The Sea" was recommended as a four-star by the Penguin Classical Record Guide in 2009.
The Berliner Philharmoniker twelve cellos
Full record 1978-2010
For fans, the Berliner Philharmoniker 12 Cellos "not only has twelve cellos, but also twelve excellent soloists who are not distinguished from each other." Since the beginning of recording, the inclusivity of their repertoire, the coordination of their ensembles and their extraordinary expressiveness have made the Chamber Music Group of the Berliner Philharmonikers a lasting success.
The Berlin Philharmonic 12 Cello 1978-2010 Complete Record includes the 32-year recording achievements of this great chamber orchestra from 1978 to 2010, including the above-mentioned Beatles song and the cello adaptation of "Rose Life" and "Fleur de Paris" (Flower Capital Paris), as well as the South American composer Wei Ya Roberts. The Great Escape of South America, the works of Piazzoye and others and film music; "Moonlight Nocturne", which combines contemporary American entertainment culture music; the sixteen classic film soundtracks "Time Flies"; and the "Angel Dance", which explores the most sexual and religious aspects of music with music. Of course, pure classical tracks are essential and are also presented in 8 albums.
It is worth mentioning that "The Second Episode of 12 Cellos of the Berliner Philharmonic" was released on CD for the first time, and the collection value should not be underestimated.
Beecai: Carmen's Opera
This record is a famous version of the famous version, and was rated as a three-star belt flower by the Penguin Record Guide, and was once named the "first prize" version of the Japanese "Record Art". In addition to the "ace combination" of Karajan + Berlin Philharmonic, the opera actor queue is also star-studded - one of the world's three tenors, Carreras plays Don Hauser, and Barcha plays Carmen.
Published by DG on 1 September 1983, the 3CD of Carmen not only includes the play in its entirety, but also has an impeccable level of interpretation and recording: karajan, the giant who constructs music, is captivated with beauty, magnificence, and fine carving; the strong tension of Carreras and Barcha's rich stretch in the play is full of the original pulse of human nature, and the rhythm of the work is unparalleled.
In the DG111 anniversary album, the first two of the second batch of records are "Carmen", which is enough to show that this recording occupies an important position in the long river of DG recording.
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