- Audio CD (Jun 17 2003)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Format: Import
- Label: EMI Classics
- ASIN: B00009KHYB
- Other Editions: Audio CD | MP3 Download
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Track Listings
| 1. Selig Sind, Die Da Leid Tragen |
| 2. Denn Alles Fleisch, Es Ist Wie Gras |
| 3. Herr, Lehre Doch Mich |
| 4. Wie Lieblich Sind Deine Wohnungen |
| 5. Ihr Habt Nun Traurigkeit |
| 6. Denn Wir Haben Hie Keine Bleibende Statt |
| 7. Selig Sind Die Toten |
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Although he tried several times, Herbert von Karajan never surpassed his 1947 account of Eine Deutsches Requiem with the Vienna Philharmonic, a reading of fervent, post-war intensity. The closest he came in the stereo era was his 1976 remake with the Berlin Philharmonic and the Vienna Singverein, which remained his favorite chorus over the years. The account is interpretively consistent with Karajan's view of the symphonies and with the earlier reading of the Requiem--a polished, firmly sculpted, dramatic rendition that as usual with Karajan, and in spite of the fact that the tempos are on the slow side, has real grip. José Van Dam delivers impassioned accounts of his solos, and Anna Tomowa-Sintow is radiant in "Ihr habt nun Traurigkeit." The sound is excellent--not always a guarantee with EMI in the 1970s. --Ted Libbey
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4.2 out of 5 stars
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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
A great German Requiem in dicey sound
Oct 17 2005
By Santa Fe Listener
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Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I gave a longer review of this excellent 1976 performance elsewhere on Amazon--that was for the mid-price EMI issue. This is the same recording in budget issue, and I have to say that the sound needs remastering badly. The soloists and choir sound edgy at peak moments, and although the Berlin Phil. sounds glorious, the midrange is lacking, with prominent bas and trebel. Oh well, it's not crippling, and the performance is so gripping that I can forgive the sound.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
4.0 out of 5 stars
Brahms German Requiem
April 11 2007
By Barbara C. Schwartz
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This is a beautiful recording; however, the orchestra tends to overpower the chorus.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful
5.0 out of 5 stars
An essential Karajan performance
Oct 4 2005
By Santa Fe Listener
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Format:Audio CD
I agree with everything said in the Amazon review. Karajan's 1947 German Requiem is a sonic miracle, really--despite its age and the wretched conditions in Vienna two years after the war, one hears everything in the chorus, the orchestral sound has weight annd impact, and the soloists are unsurpassed. That reading was a fervent document from survivors of mass catastrophe, a moving assurance that music would outlive polotics and suffering.
This is Karajan's first stereo Requiem, I believe, and it updates the older reading with almost equally good soloists. Karajan is not slick or glib here, and I find his polished approach (which became too polished on his later German Requiem for DG) as valid as Kelmperer's on his classic 1961 recording, also for EMI (that set suffers from microphone overload at climaxes, which may or may not be significant to listerners today.) But as the Amazon reviewer says, even this excellent reading cannot duplicate the spiritual fervor and deep emotionality of Karajan's first post-war recording. I treasure both in their own ways.
This is Karajan's first stereo Requiem, I believe, and it updates the older reading with almost equally good soloists. Karajan is not slick or glib here, and I find his polished approach (which became too polished on his later German Requiem for DG) as valid as Kelmperer's on his classic 1961 recording, also for EMI (that set suffers from microphone overload at climaxes, which may or may not be significant to listerners today.) But as the Amazon reviewer says, even this excellent reading cannot duplicate the spiritual fervor and deep emotionality of Karajan's first post-war recording. I treasure both in their own ways.
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