Herbert von Karajan - Live in Berlin 1953-1969 (2025) [24xSACD]

• Title: Live in Berlin 1953-1969
  
• Year Of Release: 1953-1969 [2025]
  
• Label: Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings [BPHR 240291-1/24]
  
• Genre: Classical
  
• Quality: DSD64 image (*.iso) / 2.0 > 1-bit/2.8224 MHz
  
• Total Time: 24:27:03
  
• Total Size: 27,0 GB (+3%rec.)
  
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Star conductor Herbert von Karajan is best known today for his studio recordings. However, although as a media pioneer he recognised the technical possibilities for creating recordings, he always considered the live concert to be the ideal. The radio recordings with the Berliner Philharmoniker, which were made in Berlin between 1953 and 1969 and which we present to you in this edition – mostly as first releases – represent an exciting paradox in this respect: they are snapshots that capture the spontaneity of the live performance, the magic of the unique musical moment. Never before has it been possible to experience Karajan the live artist and his joint work with the Berliner Philharmoniker as vividly as in this comprehensive edition.


Berliner Philharmoniker concerts were regularly recorded by radio stations such as RIAS and SFB. They were originally intended for radio broadcast only, not for subsequent release. As a result, very few of these recordings have yet been made available to the general public. So we are all the more delighted to be able to present these exclusive and comprehensive insights into the orchestra’s work together with its former chief conductor.

Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings has had the original tapes of the recordings digitalised in high resolution to meet today’s standards. The repertoire of the edition is wide-ranging and features Karajan – with soloists he held in high esteem – in works from the most diverse periods and genres: from Baroque concertos, German-Austrian Classicism and Romanticism, to Impressionism and Modernism. Arranged in the form of interrelated concerts, this edition also offers a revealing insight into Karajan’s dramaturgical approach.

Following the release of Wilhelm Furtwängler’s 1939–1945 radio recordings, this is the second major historical edition of Berliner Philharmoniker Recordings, and a further milestone in the documentation of the orchestra’s media history.


Tracks:

Disc 1

Beethoven - Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 “Eroica”
01. 1. Allegro con brio (14:30)
02. 2. Marcia funebre (17:21)
03. 3. Scherzo (5:49)
04. 4. Finale (12:38)
05. Williams - Tallis Fantasia (13:15)
(1)-(4) Recorded live at the Titania Palast, Berlin on 8.IX.1953 (mono)
(5) Recorded live at the Hochschule für Musik, Berlin on 22.XI.1954 (mono)


Disc 2

01. Wagner - Tristan und Isolde, Prelude and Liebestod (18:58)
Mozart - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 20 in D minor, K. 466
02. 1. Allegro (14:03)
03. 2. Romanze (9:09)
04. 3. Allegro assai (7:32)
Mozart - Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551 “Jupiter”
05. 1. Allegro vivace (8:09)
06. 2. Andante cantabile (9:02)
07. 3. Menuetto (4:54)
08. 4. Molto allegro (5:52)
Wilhelm Kempff, piano (2)-(4)
(1) Recorded live at the Hochschule für Musik, Berlin on 22.II.1955 (mono)
(2)-(8) Recorded live at the Paulus Gemeinde, Zehlendorf on 21.I.1956 (mono)


Disc 3

01. Strauss - Ariadne auf Naxos, "Es gibt ein Reich, wo alles rein ist" (11:09)
Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64
02. 1. Andante - Allegro con anima (15:40)
03. 2. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza (14:04)
04. 3. Valse. Allegro moderato (6:23)
05. 4. Finale (12:22)
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano (1)
(1)-(5) Recorded live at the Hochschule für Musik, Berlin on 10.XII.1956 (mono)


Disc 4

Prokofiev - Symphony No. 5 in B flat major, Op. 100
01. 1. Andante (11:49)
02. 2. Allegro marcato (8:04)
03. 3. Adagio (13:10)
04. 4. Allegro giocoso (9:28)
Recorded live at the Hochschule für Musik, Berlin on 19.II.1957 (mono)


Disc 5

Beethoven - Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125
01. 1. Allegro ma non troppo e un poco maestoso (15:21)
02. 2. Molto vivace (11:06)
03. 3. Adagio molto e cantabile (16:37)
04. 4. Presto - (6:35)
05. Presto - "O Freunde" - Allegro assai - Presto (17:52)
Elisabeth Grümmer, soprano
Marga Höffgen, mezzo-soprano
Ernst Haefliger, tenor
Gottlob Frick, bass
Chor der Sankt Hedwigs-Kathedrale
Karl Forster, chorus master
Recorded live at the Hochschule für Musik, Berlin on 25.IV.1957 (mono)


Disc 6

Beethoven - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
01. 1. Allegro con brio (16:22)
02. 2. Largo (9:29)
03. 3. Rondo (9:08)
Sibelius - Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82
04. 1. Tempo molto moderato (12:26)
05. 2. Andante mosso, quasi allegretto (7:46)
06. 3. Allegro molto (9:07)
Glenn Gould, piano (1)-(3)
Recorded live at the Hochschule für Musik, Berlin on 25.V.1957 (mono)


Disc 7

Händel - Concerto grosso in D major, Op. 6 No. 5, HWV 323
01. 1. Ouverture (2:28)
02. 2. Allegro (2:14)
03. 3. Presto (2:29)
04. 4. Largo (3:01)
05. 5. Allegro (2:47)
06. 6. Menuet (4:54)
07. Liebermann - Capriccio (13:44)
Schumann - Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120
08. 1. Ziemlich langsam - Lebhaft (10:19)
09. 2. Romanze. Ziemlich langsam (4:36)
10. 3. Scherzo. Lebhaft (7:24)
11. 4. Langsam - Lebhaft (6:57)
Recorded live at the Hochschule für Musik, Berlin on 20.IX.1959 (mono)


Disc 8

Brahms - Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
01. 1. Allegro non troppo (12:50)
02. 2. Andante moderato (11:19)
03. 3. Allegro giocoso (6:10)
04. 4. Allegro energico e passionato (9:53)
05. Debussy - Prélude à l'après-midi d'un faune (9:33)
Ravel - Daphnis et Chloé, Suite 2
06. 1. Lever du jour (4:53)
07. 2. Pantomime (6:55)
08. 3. Danse générale (3:58)
Recorded live at the Hochschule für Musik, Berlin on 10.X.1961 (mono)


Disc 9

Bach - Magnificat in D major, BWV 243
01. 1. Magnificat anima mea (3:03)
02. 2. Et exsultavit spiritus meus (3:02)
03. 3. Quia respexit humilitatem (3:18)
04. 4. Omnes generationes (1:21)
05. 5. Quia fecit mihi magna (2:07)
06. 6. Et misericordia (3:41)
07. 7. Fecit potentiam (2:19)
08. 8. Deposuit potentes (2:12)
09. 9. Esurientes implevit bonis (3:44)
10. 10. Suscepit Israel (2:51)
11. 11. Sicut locutus est (1:23)
12. 12. Gloria Patri (2:32)
Maria Stader, soprano
Christa Ludwig, mezzo-soprano
Luigi Alva, tenor
Walter Berry, bass
RIAS Kammerchor
Günther Arndt, chorus master
Edith Picht-Axenfeld, harpsichord
Helmut Schlövogt, oboe d'amore
Fritz Wesenigk, piccolo trumpet
Herbert Rotzoll, piccolo trumpet
Karl Pfeifer, piccolo trumpet
Recorded live at the Hochschule für Musik, Berlin on 1.III.1963 (mono)


Disc 10

Beethoven - Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125
01. 1. Allegro ma non troppo e un poco maestoso (15:04)
02. 2. Molto vivace (10:16)
03. 3. Adagio molto e cantabile (15:59)
04. 4. Presto - (6:29)
05. Presto - "O Freunde" - Allegro assai - Presto (17:49)
Gundula Janowitz, soprano
Sieglinde Wagner, mezzo-soprano
Luigi Alva, tenor
Otto Wiener, baritone
Chor der Sankt Hedwigs-Kathedral
RIAS Kammerchor
Günther Arndt, chorus master
Recorded live at the Philharmonie, Berlin on 15.X.1963


Disc 11

Concerto for Oboe and Small Orchestra in D major
01. Allegro moderato (8:16)
02. Andante (8:01)
03. Vivace - Allegro (7:42)
Strauss - Four Last Songs
04. 1. Spring (3:19)
05. 2. September (4:06)
06. 3. When Falling Asleep (4:58)
07. 4. At Sunset (6:39)
Lothar Koch, oboe (1)-(3)
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano (4)-(7)
Recorded live at the Philharmonie, Berlin on 5.V.1964


Disc 12

Strauss - A Hero’s Life, Op. 40
01. The Hero (4:15)
02. The Hero's Adversaries (3:46)
03. The Hero's Companion (13:04)
04. The Hero's Battlefield (6:59)
05. The Hero's Works of Peace (6:01)
06. The Hero's Retreat from the World and Fulfillment (12:39)
Bruckner - Symphony No. 8 in C minor (2nd version)
07. 1. Allegro moderato (16:18)
08. 2. Scherzo - Trio (15:33)
(1)-(6) Recorded live at the Philharmonie, Berlin on 5.V.1964
(7)-(8) Recorded live at the Philharmonie, Berlin on 25.II.1965 (mono)


Disc 13

Bruckner - Symphony No. 8 in C minor (2nd version)
01. 3. Adagio (27:01)
02. 4. Finale (25:54)
Recorded live at the Philharmonie, Berlin on 25.II.1965 (mono)


Disc 14

Mozart - Divertimento in B flat major, K. 287 “Lodron Serenade No. 2”
01. 1. Allegro (5:57)
02. 2. Tema con variazioni (5:56)
03. 3. Menuetto (4:26)
04. 4. Adagio (7:22)
05. 5. Andante - Allegro molto (6:38)
06. Bennet - Aubade (9:38)
Dvorák - Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95 “From the New World”
07. 1. Adagio - Allegro molto (9:18)
08. 2. Largo (12:35)
09. 3. Scherzo. Molto vivace (8:04)
10. 4. Allegro con fuoco (10:34)
Recorded live at the Philharmonie, Berlin on 23.IX.1965 (mono)


Disc 15

Strauss - Thus Spoke Zarathustra, Op. 30
01. Sunrise (1:41)
02. Of the Forest-dwellers (3:34)
03. Of the Great Yearning (2:07)
04. Of Joys and Passions (2:07)
05. Dirge (2:55)
06. Of Science (4:33)
07. The Convalescent (5:12)
08. The Dance Song (7:45)
09. The Night Wanderer's Song (5:02)
Strauss - Don Quixote, Op. 35
10. Introduction (6:27)
11. Don Quixote (1:07)
12. Sancho Panza (1:09)
13. Variation 1 (2:41)
14. Variation 2 (1:36)
15. Variation 3 (8:40)
16. Variation 4 (1:54)
17. Variation 5 (4:20)
18. Variation 6 (1:15)
19. Variation 7 (1:14)
20. Variation 8 (1:52)
21. Variation 9 (1:08)
22. Variation 10 (4:55)
23. Finale (5:45)
Pierre Fournier, cello (10)-(23)
Giusto Cappone, viola (10)-(23)
Recorded live at the Philharmonie, Berlin on 30.XII.1965 (mono)


Disc 16

Mozart - Concerto for 3 Pianos and Orchestra in F major, K. 242
01. 1. Allegro (8:08)
02. 2. Adagio (8:52)
03. 3. Rondeau (5:37)
Jörg Demus, piano
Christoph Eschenbach, piano
Herbert von Karajan, piano
Recorded live at the Philharmonie, Berlin on 22.X.1967


Disc 17

Bruckner - Symphony No. 4 in E flat major “Romantic” (2nd version)
01. 1. Bewegt, nicht zu schnell (18:47)
02. 2. Andante quasi Allegretto (16:25)
03. 3. Scherzo - Trio (10:10)
04. 4. Finale (21:09)
Recorded live at the Philharmonie, Berlin on 22.X.1967


Disc 18

Beethoven - Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125
01. 1. Allegro ma non troppo e un poco maestoso (14:46)
02. 2. Molto vivace (10:04)
03. 3. Adagio molto e cantabile (16:41)
04. 4. Presto - (6:06)
05. Presto - "O Freunde" - Allegro assai - Presto (17:58)
Gundula Janowitz, soprano
Christa Ludwig, mezzo-soprano
Jess Thomas, tenor
Walter Berry, baritone
Chor der Deutschen Oper, Berlin
Walter Hagen-Groll, chorus master
Recorded live at the Philharmonie, Berlin on 1.I.1968


Disc 19

Brahms - Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
01. 1. Allegro non troppo (12:58)
02. 2. Andante moderato (11:38)
03. 3. Allegro giocoso (6:06)
04. 4. Allegro energico e passionato (10:12)
Recorded live at the Philharmonie, Berlin on 28.IX.1968 (mono)


Disc 20

Brahms - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
01. 1. Allegro non troppo (17:51)
02. 2. Allegro appassionato (9:12)
03. 3. Andante (12:51)
04. 4. Allegretto grazioso (9:46)
Géza Anda, piano
Recorded live at the Philharmonie, Berlin on 28.IX.1968 (mono)


Disc 21

Brahms - Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
01. 1. Allegro con brio (9:39)
02. 2. Andante (7:51)
03. 3. Poco allegretto (5:58)
04. 4. Allegro (8:37)
Brahms - Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73
05. 1. Allegro non troppo (15:17)
06. 2. Adagio non troppo (10:26)
07. 3. Allegretto grazioso (5:16)
08. 4. Allegro con spirito (9:01)
Recorded live at the Philharmonie, Berlin on 30.IX.1968


Disc 22

Händel - Concerto grosso in C minor, Op. 6 No. 8 HWV 326
01. 1. Allemande (3:08)
02. 2. Grave (1:55)
03. 3. Andante allegro (2:04)
04. 4. Adagio (1:25)
05. 5. Siciliana (4:46)
06. 6. Allegro (1:32)
07. Ligeti - Atmospheres (7:58)
Schubert - Symphony No. 8 in C major, D 944 “The Great”
08. 1. Andante - Allegro ma non troppo (12:39)
09. 2. Andante con moto (12:40)
10. 3. Scherzo - Trio (10:01)
11. 4. Finale (11:29)
Recorded live at the Philharmonie, Berlin on 5.I.1969


Disc 23

Schönberg - Variations for Orchestra, Op. 31
01. Introduction (1:24)
02. Theme (1:02)
03. Variation 1 (1:06)
04. Variation 2 (1:34)
05. Variation 3 (0:50)
06. Variation 4 (1:18)
07. Variation 5 (2:03)
08. Variation 6 (1:28)
09. Variation 7 (2:22)
10. Variation 8 (0:38)
11. Variation 9 (0:55)
12. Finale (6:10)
Tchaikovsky - Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64
13. 1. Andante - Allegro con anima (14:55)
14. 2. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza (14:19)
15. 3. Valse (6:09)
16. 4. Finale (11:46)
Recorded live at the Philharmonie, Berlin on 23.IX.1965


Disc 24

Bartok - Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta, Sz 106
01. 1. Andante tranquillo (7:47)
02. 2. Allegro (7:15)
03. 3. Adagio (8:20)
04. 4. Allegro molto (7:42)
Beethoven - Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 “Eroica”
05. 1. Allegro con brio (14:09)
06. 2. Marcia funebre (16:09)
07. 3. Scherzo (5:54)
08. 4. Finale (12:12)
Recorded live at the Philharmonie, Berlin on 21.IX.1969

Personnel:

Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan, conductor

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