Emi karajan edition

This appears on Warner's forthcoming releases. The Karajan Official Remastered Edition comprises 13 box sets containing official remasterings of the finest recordings the Austrian conductor made for EMI between and , and which are now a jewel of the Warner Classics catalogue. For many, Herbert von Karajan - hailed early in his career as 'Das Wunder Karajan' The Karajan Miracle and known in the early s as 'the music director of Europe' - remains the ultimate embodiment of the maestro.

The release of the Karajan Official Remastered Edition over the first half of marks the 25th anniversary of the conductor's death in July at the age of He was closely associated with EMI for the majority of his recording career specifically from to and then again from to The Karajan Official Remastered Edition will feature primarily symphonic and choral music.

Chopped liver? David Fox. Willem Orange. It contains some never-released recordings. Beethoven 9th symphony from stereo master tape William Sommerwerck. Bruckner even. Totally rejected as too expensive, of course. Oh, well. C'est la vie!

These are original digital recordings, of course. I don't know if HvK was ever recorded in surround. I don't know that SACD is a big draw for "new audiences". If you're going to charge full price, then you have to put two-LPs'-worth of music on each disk. Now that would be a real event. They will have to pay for their sonic hit. That sound was distinctly better than that in the complete Schubert Sonata box by Kempff.

Dana John Hill. Steve de Mena. Three times. I guess DG had something of a hold over Karajan's Beethoven after his flirtation with this music in the s. Tchaikovsky is one thing. But Beethoven belonged to DG. You being an SACD fan, you will appreciate this. Others will be happy with whatever is the cheapest. The Don's final illness brought tears to my eyes as Rostropovich plays it.

God, its great to have this interpretation so beautifully wrought by Bit technology. Then there's the matter of the Wagner items. I have to be honest, I am not a fan of Herbert Von Karajan.

I am also spoilt by having been exposed to Stokowski's Wagner before HvK's. Take the Meistersinger Overture as an example. The sole Stokowski recorded comparison is with the London Symphony recorded when Stokowski was making his 60 Year Anniversary concerts with them.

After the initial opening the strings in Stokowski's hands have a sweep to them which is subdued in Von Karajan's approach. Now, this may be what Wagner intended, but I prefer what Stokowski renders. Well, you do know that I am President of the Leopold Stokowski Society of America , so my opinions here may be biased. You may prefer Maestro Von Karajan's approach and the sound here is as good as in the Strauss.

The insert notes are adequate but nothing more. They provide a detail of HvK's career and sketchy notes about the music. The individual 'themes' are tracked but no explanation of them is provided in the notes. The notes in the earlier release are better and I will keep the at hand for the cover art as well. I am glad that EMI has joined the other majors in the Bit remastering. I am convinced that this process provides superior CDs. An executive at RCA has told me that he feels the Bit process has become the industry's standard.

Based on the evidence I have heard, I hope he is right. All Rights Reserved. Site Search. CD Review Karajan Edition.