"Toward the very end of his life, Karajan re-recorded the Eighth with the Vienna Philharmonic, an interpretation that may be unmatched in its blend of muscle and sheer gorgeousness."
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"Toward the very end of his life, Karajan re-recorded the Eighth with the Vienna Philharmonic, an interpretation that may be unmatched in its blend of muscle and sheer gorgeousness."         


Author: aesthete8
Date: May 13, 2008 21:31

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Re: "Toward the very end of his life, Karajan re-recorded the Eighth with the Vienna Philharmonic, an interpretation that may be unmatched in its blend of muscle and sheer gorgeousness."         


Author: John Bryant
Date: May 14, 2008 02:06

On May 14, 5:31 am, "aesthe...@hotmail.com" hotmail.com>
wrote:

A good article. Better still, IMO, was his final recording - Bruckner
7th with the VPO.

JB.
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Re: "Toward the very end of his life, Karajan re-recorded the Eighth with the Vienna Philharmonic, an interpretation that may be unmatched in its blend of muscle and sheer gorgeousness."         


Author: Peter J
Date: May 14, 2008 03:27

On 14 May, 10:06, John Bryant googlemail.com> wrote:
> On May 14, 5:31 am, "aesthe...@hotmail.com" hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>
> A good article. Better still, IMO, was his final recording - Bruckner
> 7th with the VPO.
>
> JB.

..and I gather the DG DVDs of live 8 and 9 are very good, too, 8
recorded in St Florian.

Peter
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Re: "Toward the very end of his life, Karajan re-recorded the Eighth with the Vienna Philharmonic, an interpretation that may be unmatched in its blend of muscle and sheer gorgeousness."         


Author: John Bryant
Date: May 14, 2008 03:42

On May 14, 11:27 am, Peter J talk21.com> wrote:
> On 14 May, 10:06, John Bryant googlemail.com> wrote:
>
>> On May 14, 5:31 am, "aesthe...@hotmail.com" hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>
>
>> A good article. Better still, IMO, was his final recording - Bruckner
>> 7th with the VPO.
>
>> JB.
>
> ..and I gather the DG DVDs of live 8 and 9 are very good, too, 8
> recorded in St Florian.
>
> Peter

I haven't seen these, and as I don't posses a DVD player, it makes
things rather difficult!
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Re: "Toward the very end of his life, Karajan re-recorded the Eighth with the Vienna Philharmonic, an interpretation that may be unmatched in its blend of muscle and sheer gorgeousness."         


Author: Lionel Tacchini
Date: May 14, 2008 06:57

On 14 Mai, 11:06, John Bryant googlemail.com> wrote:
> On May 14, 5:31 am, "aesthe...@hotmail.com" hotmail.com>
> wrote:
>
>
> A good article. Better still, IMO, was his final recording - Bruckner
> 7th with the VPO.

Wrong tempo choices and performing style in both.

Lionel Tacchini
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Re: "Toward the very end of his life, Karajan re-recorded the Eighth with the Vienna Philharmonic, an interpretation that may be unmatched in its blend of muscle and sheer gorgeousness."         


Author: John Bryant
Date: May 14, 2008 07:08

On May 14, 2:57 pm, Lionel Tacchini wrote:
> On 14 Mai, 11:06, John Bryant googlemail.com> wrote:
>
>> On May 14, 5:31 am, "aesthe...@hotmail.com" hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>
>
>> A good article. Better still, IMO, was his final recording - Bruckner
>> 7th with the VPO.
>
> Wrong tempo choices and performing style in both.
>
> Lionel Tacchini

I enjoy it. :-)

JB.
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Re: "Toward the very end of his life, Karajan re-recorded the Eighth with the Vienna Philharmonic, an interpretation that may be unmatched in its blend of muscle and sheer gorgeousness."         


Author: Gerard
Date: May 14, 2008 07:20

Lionel Tacchini wrote:
> On 14 Mai, 11:06, John Bryant googlemail.com> wrote:
>> On May 14, 5:31 am, "aesthe...@hotmail.com" hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>>
>> A good article. Better still, IMO, was his final recording -
>> Bruckner 7th with the VPO.
>
> Wrong tempo choices and performing style in both.
>
> Lionel Tacchini

Can you say something more about this?
Why were Karajan's tempo choices wrong (e.g.) ?
Are they worse than tempo choices by other conductors?
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Re: "Toward the very end of his life, Karajan re-recorded the Eighth with the Vienna Philharmonic, an interpretation that may be unmatched in its blend of muscle and sheer gorgeousness."         


Author: Steve de Mena
Date: May 14, 2008 07:35

John Bryant wrote:
> On May 14, 2:57 pm, Lionel Tacchini wrote:
>> On 14 Mai, 11:06, John Bryant googlemail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> On May 14, 5:31 am, "aesthe...@hotmail.com" hotmail.com>
>>> wrote:
>>> A good article. Better still, IMO, was his final recording - Bruckner
>>> 7th with the VPO.
>> Wrong tempo choices and performing style in both.
>>
>> Lionel Tacchini
>
> I enjoy it. :-)
>
> JB.

Me too!!

Steve
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Re: "Toward the very end of his life, Karajan re-recorded the Eighth         


Author: Simon Roberts
Date: May 14, 2008 07:36

In article <4bebfc95-963a-4129-be00-aa7e55c75d50@m44g2000hsc.googlegroups.com>,
Peter J says...
>
>On 14 May, 10:06, John Bryant googlemail.com> wrote:
>> On May 14, 5:31=A0am, "aesthe...@hotmail.com" hotmail.com>
>> wrote:
>>
>.
>>
>> A good article. Better still, IMO, was his final recording - Bruckner
>> 7th with the VPO.
>>
>> JB.
>
>=2E.and I gather the DG DVDs of live 8 and 9 are very good, too, 8
>recorded in St Florian.
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Re: "Toward the very end of his life, Karajan re-recorded the Eighth with the Vienna Philharmonic, an interpretation that may be unmatched in its blend of muscle and sheer gorgeousness."         


Author: John Bryant
Date: May 14, 2008 08:29

On May 14, 3:35 pm, Steve de Mena stevedemena.com> wrote:
> John Bryant wrote:
>
>>  I enjoy it. :-)
>
>> JB.
>
> Me too!!
>
> Steve-
>
Good on yer Steve, I was starting to feel lonely!

JB.
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