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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ProductReviews93/100 (30 Reviews)
Recent Reviews
- 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...
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- 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.
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- 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
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- 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...
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Selected Reviews
- 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...
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- 3/5
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- 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...
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- 1/5
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- 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...
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