Like New Recordings - All but the 9th Symphony in original shrink wrap - unplayed.  This is considered by many as the definitive performances of Beethoven's Symphonies - and these SACD recordings are in excellent sound.

Beethoven*, Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker – The Symphonies

Label: Deutsche Grammophon – 474 600-2 Format: 6 × SACD, Hybrid, Album 
Country: Germany Released: 23 Sep 2003 Genre: Classical Style: Classical, Romantic

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Symphony No. 1 In C Major, Op. 21 1-1 1. Adagio Molto – Allegro Con Brio 9:31 1-2 2. Andante Cantabile Con Moto 5:50 1-3 3. Menuetto: Allegro Molto E Vivace 3:56 1-4 4. Finale: Adagio – Allegro Molto E Vivace 5:41 Symphony No. 2 In D Major, Op. 36 1-5 1. Adagio Molto – Allegro Con Brio 10:16 1-6 2. Larghetto 10:34 1-7 3. Scherzo. Allegro 3:51 1-8 4. Allegro Molto 6:18 Symphony No. 3 In E Flat Major, Op. 55 “Eroica” 2-1 1. Allegro Con Brio 14:44 2-2 2. Marcia Funebre. Adagio Assai 17:06 2-3 3. Scherzo. Allegro Vivace 5:44 2-4 4. Finale. Allegro Molto 12:20 Symphony No. 4 In B Flat Major, Op. 60 2-5 1. Adagio – Allegro Vivace 9:50 2-6 2. Adagio 9:55 2-7 3. Allegro Vivace 5:42 2-8 4. Allegro Ma Non Troppo 5:23 Symphony No. 5 In C Minor, Op. 67 3-1 1. Allegro Con Brio 7:14 3-2 2. Andante Con Moto 10:01 3-3 3. Allegro 4:54 3-4 4. Allegro 8:57 Symphony No. 6 In F Major, Op. 68 “Pastoral” 3-5 1. Allegro Ma Non Troppo 8:57 3-6 2. Andante Molto Moto 11:32 3-7 3. Allegro 3:02 3-8 4. Allegro 3:24 3-9 5. Allegretto 8:46 Symphony No. 7 In A Major, Op. 92 4-1 1. Poco Sostenuto – Vivace 11:23 4-2 2. Allegretto 7:57 4-3 3. Presto 7:48 4-4 4. Allegro Con Brio 6:36 Symphony No. 8 In F Major, Op. 93 4-5 1. Allegro Vivace E Con Brio 9:17 4-6 2. Allegretto Scherzando 3:54 4-7 3. Tempo Di Menuetto 5:54 4-8 4. Allegro Vivace 7:07 Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 “Choral” 5-1 1. Allegro Ma Non Troppo, Un Poco Maestoso 15:30 5-2 2. Molto Vivace 11:01 5-3 3. Adagio Molto E Cantabile 16:26 5-4 4. Presto 6:24 5-5 Presto – »O Freunde, Nicht Diese Töne!« – Allegro Assai Bass Vocals – Walter BerryChoir – Wiener SingvereinChorus Master – Reinhold SchmidtContralto Vocals – Hilde Rössel-MajdanLyrics By – Friedrich SchillerSoprano Vocals – Gundula JanowitzTenor Vocals – Waldemar Kmentt 17:43 Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 (Rehearsal) 6-1 1. Allegro Ma Non Troppo, Un Poco Maestoso (Rehearsal) 8:23 6-2 3. Adagio Molto E Cantabile (Rehearsal) 9:29 6-3 4. Presto (Rehearsal) 11:24

Credits

• Composed By – Ludwig van Beethoven
• Conductor – Herbert von Karajan
• Orchestra – Berliner Philharmoniker

Notes

Box Set containing 6 SACD:

Disc 1: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 (474 601-2) 56:32
Disc 2: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4 (474 602-2) 81:16
Disc 3: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6 (474 603-2) 67:14
Disc 4: Symphonies Nos. 7 & 8 (474 604-2) 60:40
Disc 5: Symphony No. 9 (474 605-2) 67:03
Disc 6: Symphony No. 9, Probe / Rehearsal (474 606-2) 29:17

? 1963/2003
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg
Cover Photo: Siegfried Lauterwasser
Made in the EU

Stereo only SACD