Beethoven: The Complete Symphonies and Piano Concertos

Otto Klemperer's Beethoven is one of the towering achievements in the history of recordings. By today's standards, these performances are hopelessly old-fashioned: dark, heavy, and frequently very slow. But they are also the grandest, most unsentimental, most purposeful versions in the catalog. In addition, the relatively slow tempos (only in the fast movements--the slow ones are pretty swift) and forward wind balance permit more detail to be heard than in most original-instrument performances. At budget price and with the entire piano concerto cycle thrown in for good measure, this is greatness incarnate. --David Hurwitz more

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Dec-16-2008; Klemperer's Beethoven; Otto Klemperer conducts the definitive performances of the Beethoven symphonies. The transition of the original recordings to a modern digitalized format is itself beautifully crafted so that each layer of the orchestra is given its own...; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Sep-06-2008; Great price for a great collection; I'm not an educated musician or something, I was just looking for the Symphonies and found this amazing collection that includes the full piano concertos, and at a great price!Really easy to recommend.; read full review | report as inappropriate

4/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-29-2008; classical soundtrack; This music lifts itself an dthe movie to a higher level. Only listening brings you in the movie. One to have; read full review | report as inappropriate

5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Jul-06-2008; Klemperer and Walter on Beethoven; In Ms. Quinn's review of this Klemperer Beethoven set, she refers to Bruno Walter's Beethoven symphony set on Columbia,which she describes as done with the "?Chicago Symphony". I believe she's referring to the late 1950s Columbia/Walter...; read full review | report as inappropriate

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5/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Dec-16-2008; Klemperer's Beethoven; Otto Klemperer conducts the definitive performances of the Beethoven symphonies. The transition of the original recordings to a modern digitalized format is itself beautifully crafted so that each layer of the orchestra is given its own...; read full review | report as inappropriate

3/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Nov-26-2002; The Klemperer Concerto....sorry, couldn't resist it.; I must respectfully disagree with a few of the reviews stated here: I find Otto Klemperer's tempi to be rather catatonic. Before you consign me to the philistine heap, please remember that Beethoven's own metronome markings for his...; read full review | report as inappropriate

1/5: From: Amazon; Posted: Aug-02-2007; Flawed CDs; I have ordered this set and then returned it and had a replacement set sent. Both sets have had one CD that has music missing in bits and pieces. I assume that all sets have been cut from the same master set, since both sets I have...; read full review | report as inappropriate