R. Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, The Hero at Battle - (Berlin P.O - Karajan)

Richard Strauss - Ein Heldenleben (The Hero at Battle), Berlin P.O - Karajan

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[MartinPadderborn]

Richard Strauss was the greatest orchestrator in the history of music and Karajan was his greatest interpreter.

[boterwisk]

@MartinPadderborn I'm agree when you said Strauss is a great orchestrator, i think Strauss and Mahler were the greatest orchestrators in the history, but when you said Karajan was his greatest interpreter i'm not, i think Solti is a way better Strauss conductor than Karajan, in almost all his music, i think Karajan has the best version of An Alpine Symphony, but in the rest of the Tone Poems, Solti is better.

[PUCCINIMUSICK]

@boterwisk

sorry, score at hand, Solti is far worse than Karajan. Especially when the same instruments (or similar: meaning the Vienna or Berlin Philharmonic) are used. Karajan is able to convey a sense of unity which is totally unknown to Solti, who leaves too much space to mere exteriority. It is basically a question of tastes but some details in the score remains totally hidden in Solti's vision, especially in Ein Heldenleben and Till Eulenspiegel.

[boterwisk]

@PUCCINIMUSICK Well, i have to see the score, but maybe is just a question of tastes, in the sense of sound, i found Solti so more enjoyable, on Karajan versions, i feel he is like "carrying" the orchestra, not conducting it, is so slow and have less force in the tutti, however, i'm not a Karajan fan, i don't like him on Strauss, Beethoven (1972 recordings), and i completely hate him on Mahler, but is a question of tastes, thanks for your comment.

[Matteo7419]

@boterwisk You "hate" him conducting Mahler? His Mahler 5 and 6 are something really extraordinary and, speaking about his Strauss, his widely recognized as one of the best "straussian" conductors (together with Karl Böhm for example). I don't want absolutely to deny you the right to have your own preferences, obviously, but it can't be all reconduced at a "matter of taste", especially in front of such a marvellous artist.

[tlcooper93]

At 6:35 the violinist in the Ozawa recording is playing second. That's pretty cool.

[CollegeBoardSucks]

This is quite slow, but I still love it! Karajan is one of the all-time greats, and Berlin Phil is without a doubt the greatest orchestra in the world for the last few decades!!!

[b286guy]

Love this and all the Strauss tone poems. Fritz Reiner is probably my favorite Strauss conductor, and his Strauss recordings (and many others) with the Chicago Symphony in the '50s still stand as some of the finest ever made.

[MsMicellist]

so solid...



[joshua85director]

@boterwisk completely agree!!!!!!

[MrBassbone69]

He's one of the greatest conductors, though the 2nd part of the battle's tempo is a bit slow.