classical music: Berliner Philharmoniker

classical music: Berliner Philharmoniker

classical music:

Berliner Philharmo...

Prokofiev: 7 Symphonies; Lieutenant Kijé

Andreas Schmidt, Sergey Prokofiev, ...

Deutsche Grammophon, 2001

Stunningly good set
This really is an untterly fantastic box set. I am just learning Prokofiev's symphonic cycle with these, and I would certainly enjoy hearing something better than this! The sound is exquisite, the orchestra is utterly tops, the music (other than the 1st and 5th of ...

Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto [Hybrid SACD]

Joshua Bell, Michael Tilson Thomas, ...

Sony, 2005

Joshua Bell: a monster of the violin!
Nine days ago we were exception witnesses when here in Caracas had the chance to watch this acclaimed violinist playing Tchaikovsky ` s Violin Concerto under the prestigious baton of Gustavo Dudamel. The sumptuous vibrato and the bright thrills literally loaded the ...

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 / Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Ludwig van Beethoven, Herbert von Karajan, ...

Deutsche Grammophon, 1996

One great interpretation for a classic masterpiece.
Despite the relative old record, the sound is excelent. The sound engineers have one outstanding job done here, the recording is clear and vivid. The interpretation granted by Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra needs no coments, simply excelent. This ...

Mozart: Symphonien Nos. 35-41

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Karl Böhm, ...

Deutsche Grammophon, 1996

Once more, with feeling
Pardon my self-indulgence here, but I bought the vinyl of 40 & 41 in 1973 when I was in college. I "knew" classical music from piano lessons through most of grade school, but with this recording, plus Vivaldi and "Clockwork Orange," I had just started truly ...

Brahms: The Complete Symphonies / Karajan, Berlin PO

Johannes Brahms, Herbert von Karajan, ...

Deutsche Grammophon, 1998

The greatest Brahms twofer you could imagine
DG's catalog is overflowing with Brahms performances from Karajan, and although this late-Seventies cycle of the four symphonies is not esteemed as highly as his earlier analog recordings, the truth is that Karajan had few real competitors in these works during the ...

Prokofiev, Ravel: Piano Concertos, etc / Martha Argerich

Sergey Prokofiev, Maurice Ravel, ...

Deutsche Grammophon, 1996

The young Argerich--fresh and completely without affectation
The few complainers about this famous recording have slipped fra down the list here at Amazon, and what's striking is that the things they hate about Argerich (mannered phrasing, overly aggressive attack, rushing, banging) are the very things we don't get here. Ms. ...

Great Recordings Of The Century - Beethoven: Triple Concerto; Brahms: Double Concerto / Oistrakh, ...

Mstislav Rostropovich, Ludwig van Beethoven, ...

EMI Classics, 1999

There can't be any better!
It is not for the names only. I think it is a performance as Beethoven probably had in mind.

Strauss: Four Last Songs / Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra

Richard Strauss, Herbert von Karajan, ...

Deutsche Grammophon, 1996

Absolutely Beautiful!
Gundula Janowitz did an amazing job on the Four Last Songs by Strauss. Her tone is so beautiful with clarity, and her voice is so expressive. She also does not over sing these delicate songs which I heard oversung, and it ruins each piece. Of course, Karajan and the ...

Dvorák: Cello Concerto; Tchaikovsky / Karajan, Rostropovich,

Mstislav Rostropovich, Antonin Dvorak, ...

Deutsche Grammophon, 1996

One of the great treasures in recorded classical music
This recording of the Dvorak Cello Concerto in B-minor, Op. 104, by Mstislav Rostropovich, with Herbert von Karajan & the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra,is not only the finest perfomance of the piece that I have ever heard, including Ma, Du Pre, and Piatigorsky, but it ...

Tchaikovsky: Symphonies no 4, 5, & 6 / Karajan, Berlin PO

Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky, Herbert von Karajan, ...

Deutsche Grammophon, 1997

The best recording of von Karajan
I have always been thinking that Tchaikovsky exists between Hollywood movie composers and Broadway musical writers; after all he was a man who wrote Swan Lake, Nutcracker and Sleeping Beauty. To me his position was not on serious side of vast universe of classical ...

Shostakovich: The Complete Symphonies - Mariss Jansons (10 CD)

Sergey Aleksashkin, Marco Postinghel, ...

EMI Classics, 2006

Reaching The Cosmos with Mariss Jansons and Shostakovich
Mariss Jansons,Latvian conductor,who was a protege of legendary Evgeny Mravinsky,finally completed his Shostakovich cycle 20 years after starting.Jansons had magnificent orchestras at his disposal.Not to mention first class sound quality by EMI.So eveything was set for ...

Essential Beethoven

Hans Sotin, Martti Talvela, ...

Decca, 2001

Wonderful selections
My kids and I have really enjoyed this CD. This is a great collection of music with high quality performances.

Spanish Night - Domingo

Berliner Philharmoniker, Placido Domingo

Euroarts, 2003

Night of Sarah Chang...Fantastic!!!
I bought this dvd because I had wanted to watch Sarah Chang perform for so long. I was so lucky to find this "gem" dvd. She, a young Korean-American virtuoso, beautifully played such popular pieces as "Zigeunerweisen", "Carmen-Fantasie" and "Meditation from Thais". I ...

Grieg: Peer Gynt Suites/ Holberg Suite

Edvard Grieg, Jean Sibelius, ...

Deutsche Grammophon, 1993

Great music
I first heard this piece in the movie "Soylent Green", in the scene where Edward G. Robinson's character goes to the euthanasia center, and only recently discovered the title of the piece. If morning had a theme song, the first movement of this piece, "Morning Mood", ...

Strauss: Also Sprach Zarathustra, Don Juan / Karajan

Richard Strauss, Herbert von Karajan, ...

Deutsche Grammophon, 1996

The greatest recording of Zarathustra ?
Karajan and his beloved Berlin Philharmonic have been accused of "over indulgency" (for example, in the complete recordings of the Beethoven Symphonies, also available on Deutsche Gramaphon). However, the same cannot be said for this recording. Lustrous strings, ...