Herbert Von Karajan - His Legacy for Home Video: Ludwig Van Beethoven - Symphonies 6 "Pastorale" &

Herbert Von Karajan - His Legacy for Home Video: Ludwig Van Beethoven - Symphonies 6


Starring:Beethoven, Karajan
Studio: Sony
Product Type: DVD
Herbert Von Karajan - His Legacy for Home Video: Ludwig Van Beethoven - Symphonies 6 "Pastorale" &
Average customer rating: 4 out of 5 stars
  • Buy a CD instead
  • I like it
  • It's good but
  • Not too fast!
  • Perfect 6th, Rapid 7th
 Herbert Von Karajan - His Legacy for Home Video: Ludwig Van Beethoven - Symphonies 6 "Pastorale" &
Starring: Herbert von Karajan
Manufacturer: Sony
ProductGroup: DVD
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ASIN: 6305849358
Release Date: 2000-09-05

Customer Reviews:

3 out of 5 stars Buy a CD instead.......2004-08-23

The music in this DVD is very good, the performance is good. I give it 3 stars because it was very annoying to watch the whole concert with the conductor's arm obstructing the instruments. You dont get to view the whole orchestra playing, but only reduced parts and with shots that are too close. The camera focuses for too long on the back of the conductor. I also have the ninth symphony and it also has the same problem. Great music, horrible video thet gets on your nerves...

5 out of 5 stars I like it.......2004-05-21

Dude, Allegretto implies it's fast. Beethoven's metronome markings for the 2nd movement of the 7th are a lot faster than most conductors conduct at. Von Karajan does it the right way.

5 out of 5 stars It's good but.......2004-02-10

This is a good recording. Good sound quality.
The Beethoven Symphonies recorded by Karajan and the Berlin Phil. in the 70's have more energy and aparkle.

5 out of 5 stars Not too fast!.......2002-12-15

Many reviewers argue that Karajan plays too fast. I am not a musician, but if you compare this DVD with Solti's, the latter, in my opinion, is boring, too slow. Who knows how Beethoven would has play it? Course I do not, but this symphony played as Karajan does, is much more strong and full of emotions than played slower. I really like the seventh played fast. Karajan is the best playing Beethoven.

4 out of 5 stars Perfect 6th, Rapid 7th.......2002-01-04

This DVD was my introduction to the concept of Classical music DVD's, and to Karajan's Legacy Series. Both of which, I am thoroughly impressed with! It has all the right camera angles, and sounds.

However, it is the interpretation of the 7th that lacks all the glory it deserves. The orchestra plays this symphony way too fast. The first, third, and fourth movements don't seem too bad, but the second movement, Allegretto, is played too fast. If you listen to the version in the movie "Immortal Beloved" of the Allegretto movement, it sounds perfect. But overall, the 7th symphony is acceptable.

The 6th however, is done exceptionally well. There are however a few shortcomings, like the first movement being a tad bit too fast, and the horns in the third movement not accented enough. But, overall, this is an excellent symphony played by an excellent orchestra.

Overall, the DVD is a great buy. A must-have.

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