Herbert Von Karajan - His Legacy for Home Video - Beethoven Symphony No. 9

Starring:Beethoven, Cuberli, Molinari, Karajan, Bpo
Studio: Sony
Product Type: DVD

Average customer rating:

These reviews are insane
Is it really live show?
This DVD is only for Karajan fan.
The fault of SONY........
Terrible camera work

Herbert Von Karajan - His Legacy for Home Video - Beethoven Symphony No. 9
Starring: The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra , and Herbert von Karajan
Director: Herbert von Karajan , and Ernst Wild
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: 1573301329
Release Date: 1998-12-08

Customer Reviews:

These reviews are insane.......2007-06-27

I have heard all of the great recordings of the 9th, and this is the best. The soloists are perfectly controlled, they make other recordings sound bombastic. If you are into camera work, well, who knows, but this is the best musical performance. After hearing this, I don't even like the 1962 recording anymore.

Is it really live show?.......2005-08-13

I doubt if it is really a live performance recording. It is quite impossible to have those angles taken if it is really a live performance... If it is the case, it won't be difficult to understand why we cannot see the whole orchestra and audience. It is totally unacceptable to buy a dvd without the chance to see the whole orchestra.

This DVD is only for Karajan fan........2004-03-11

If you're a serious Karajan fan, this DVD maybe for you. It's just another Karajan's conducting show. But if you're a regular classical listener/watcher, you'll be very disppointed as I am. You can see at most 15 players/singers only. But hey, this is Choral Symphony! There're 200+ people on stage. The sound quality is also so-so. I would suggest the DVD Kurt Masur conducting Gewandhaus Orchestra. This DVD is much better for your ears and eyes. And you'll get idea why Choral is so splendid before you go to a concert.

The fault of SONY...............2004-01-21

First of all, i must said that i rate this disc because of the poor dvd quality of SONY, not Kanajan's performance.
After playback of the whole disc, i found that this dvd is totally unacceptable:
1. Audio quality is BAD! I m not saying Kanajan is bad. But the sound quality....it can never made me feel of the orchestra. Very flat.....maybe i usually listen to DG's CD version of 1962 and 1984.
2. What a damn camera angle! I bought this dvd because i want to see live performance of Kanajan, but the film producer seems thinking that he is making the film 'Face-OFF'.....how come a live orchestra performance will take such kind of camera angle? Those sudden shot make me feel very confusing.....as like some previous review here, the film producer seems thinking that he/she even know no.9 more better than Kanajan.......
Anyway, if you want to have Kanajan's no.9 of 1984, pls go buy the DG CD version, this one should never come.....Hoping SONY will re-issue a normal camera version.

Terrible camera work.......2003-07-07

I did not have any problems with the sound although I have CDs with better sound tracks. But I was very disappointed with the video. The camera work was atrocious even by 1983 standards. No wonder I have never seen this broadcast on TV or cable.

Neither the orchestra or the choir are shown in their entirety. There are only side shots, no direct shots. It appears that only two cameras were used and all that changed was the zoom of the cameras which was not very much.

I am very sorry I purchased this DVD. I am better off with the CD.

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