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02/27/2020
William D.
United States United States

Furtwängler's 1947 Beethoven's Ninth

Furtwängler's renditions of Beethoven's ninth have always fascinated listeners - right up there with Toscanini's. This performance is a vital recording notably helped by modern reprocessing to the point that the sound is very good for a live performance of the period - some distortion and blurring, but well worth the minimal investment. The performance itself is Furtwängler at his best.

Beethoven Symphony No. 9 - Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor
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08/23/2017
Anonymous
Japan

Beautiful sounds.

Beautiful Brahms sympathy.I love its.

Beethoven Symphony No. 9 - Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor
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04/16/2017
Vivek D.
Canada

A superb transfer!

I own several different transfers of this legendary recording, in my personal opinion the greatest Beethoven Ninth every recorded, and this one beats them all. A superb job in every way. Kudos to Eduardo Chibas!

Beethoven Symphony No. 9 - Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor
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03/19/2017
Chandan M.
India

Furtwängler Beethoven Symphony No. 9 (1942 remastered)

Furtwangler's 1942 version of Ninth Symphony is known to be most intense. This remastered edition is definitely much than the other editions that I have. This is indeed a collector's item.

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Beethoven Symphony No. 9 - Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor
4 reviews HDTT3545

Genre: Classical
Vendor: Furtwangler Sound

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Title: Beethoven 9th Symphony
Artist(s): Wilhelm Furtwängler & The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Recording Info: Philharmonie, Berlin - March 21-24, 1942

BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, "Choral" (Tilla Briem [s]; Elisabeth Höngen [ms]; Peter Anders [t]; Rudolf Watzke [bs]; Bruno Kittel Choir, Berlin P O; 3/21-24/1942). This is one of Furtwängler's most famous performances, known to collectors as "the wartime Ninth." It has about it a degree of intensity, even ferocity that no other performance in my experience has ever matched. Listening to it is both a moving and exhausting experience. Every release beginning with Vox/Turnabout LPs, has demonstrated the limitations of the original source: dynamic compression, some distortion and congestion, limited frequency response, and a rather dry, close-in orchestral sound. Over time, as transferring techniques have improved, the performance has become easier to listen to. Reissues by Music & Arts, Tahra, Opus Kura, Japanese EMI, and finally Pristine have improved what we heard significantly. Chibas has managed further meaningful improvement. One area is dynamic range he has painstakingly compensated for the compression on the original source, and given us a fuller dynamic range than anything before. He has also achieved his aim of a more present timpani sound and a sense of rhythmic crispness that exceeds prior versions, without losing the beauty of orchestral sound that is a hallmark of the conductor's work. The timpani at the outset of the finale, and the remarkable presence of the double basses, make significantly more dramatic impact than I have encountered on any prior version. This may be one of the most significant of his transfers, and Furtwängler collectors might start here to determine how they will react to his work.

 

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