Beethoven Symphony no. 3 'Eroica': 2nd movement Adagio Assai A comparison between three interpretations: 1. Giulini and the Los Angeles Philharmonic 1979 (00:00 - 2:25) 2. Abbado and the Berlin Philharmonic 2000 (2:26 - 4:36) 3. Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic late 1960s (4:37 - 6:52)
Guilini by a country mile. The best recording I have listened to repeatedly recently is played by the LSO under Haitink better than all of these. Haitink always conducts the music as it was written. Guiliuni is also a wonderful musician as was Karajan.
Yes, we would all be very intense as bombs were falling on us. Agreed on Furtwaengler. Operas recorded in Germany in the period have that same feeling.
I think that the Karajan/Berlin Phil recording is the most passionate. Not all music needs to be passionate, but I'd venture to say that it is incredibly important when performing the music of Beethoven. I enjoyed all three recordings, but for me, Karajan made me feel Beethoven.
I have listened to other recordings of this symphony, and Karajan still beats them all in my opinion. To me, you can feel the emotions Beethoven felt while writing this piece when listening to Karajan's recordings.
marvelous Sir Karajan the best played adagios for ever
keebee1958 3 months ago
Guilini by a country mile. The best recording I have listened to repeatedly recently is played by the LSO under Haitink better than all of these. Haitink always conducts the music as it was written. Guiliuni is also a wonderful musician as was Karajan.
straightngoodlookin 3 months ago
Frankly these are all three excellent recordings. I'd order them Abbado-Giulini-Karajan, but by the smallest of margins.
This said, I agree with podaleiros that Furtwangler with Vienna 1944 remains the reference recording
herodot2 4 months ago
Yes, we would all be very intense as bombs were falling on us. Agreed on Furtwaengler. Operas recorded in Germany in the period have that same feeling.
athensathens 5 months ago
I think that the Karajan/Berlin Phil recording is the most passionate. Not all music needs to be passionate, but I'd venture to say that it is incredibly important when performing the music of Beethoven. I enjoyed all three recordings, but for me, Karajan made me feel Beethoven.
heshoopman 6 months ago
3 great performances
Only Idiots of sounds or some snob of classical music do not understand the feeling of those three great conductors!
They are marvelous and powerfull. those who are too critic about classical music kill the accebility! they are shame!
Huckel2x 7 months ago
I have listened to other recordings of this symphony, and Karajan still beats them all in my opinion. To me, you can feel the emotions Beethoven felt while writing this piece when listening to Karajan's recordings.
TheCAFProduction 8 months ago
fantastic and the 3. I cannot choose.
delioglou 8 months ago
Beautiful job! Could've used some more dynamic contrast, but then, I always say that.
kennydinoboy 9 months ago
i think how karajan uses a connected staccato while tension increases nd he makes all of the intstuments hear also how he is loud
Agomongo1235 10 months ago