Product Details
Binding : Audio CD
EAN : 0028943902427
Label : Universal Music Group
Number of Discs : 2
Product Group : Music
Release Date : 1994-10-12
UPC : 028943902427
ASIN : B000001GK9
Track Listings for
Disc-1
1. Symphony No. 9: 1st Movement - Andante comodo
2. Symphony No. 9: Etwas frischer
3. Symphony No. 9: Horns
4. Symphony No. 9: Mit Wut. Allegro Risoluto
5. Symphony No. 9: Brass
6. Symphony No. 9: Bewegter
7. Symphony No. 9: Wie von Anfang
8. Symphony No. 9: Plotzlich bedeutend langasmer (Lento) und leise
9. Symphony No. 9: 2nd Movement - Im Tempo eines gemachlichen Landlers
10. Symphony No. 9: Poco piu mosso subito (Tempo II)
11. Symphony No. 9: Tempo III
12. Symphony No. 9: A Tempo II
13. Symphony No. 9: Tempo I
14. Symphony No. 9: Tempo II
15. Symphony No. 9: Tempo I. subito
Disc-2
1. Symphony No. 9: 3rd Movement - Rondo-burleske
2. Symphony No. 9: L'istesso tempo
3. Symphony No. 9: Sempre l'istesso tempo
4. Symphony No. 9: L'istesso tempo
5. Symphony No. 9: Clarinets
6. Symphony No. 9: Tempo I. subito
7. Symphony No. 9: Piu stretto
8. 4th Movement: 4th Movement - Adagio
9. 4th Movement: Plotzlich wieder langsam (wie zu Anfang) und etwas zogernd
10. 4th Movement: Molto adagio subito
11. 4th Movement: A tempo (Molto adagio)
12. 4th Movement: Stets sehr gehalten
13. 4th Movement: Fliessender, doch durchas nicht eilend
14. 4th Movement: Tempo I. Molto adagio
15. 4th Movement: Adagissimo
Editorial Reviews
From Amazon.co.uk
Herbert von Karajan's Gustav Mahler performances were highly variable, and he recorded the Ninth only a few years before this live version came out. That performance was so-so, and featured a spectacular missed entrance in the third movement that somehow made it onto the master tape. Very embarrassing indeed. So it's no surprise that von Karajan wanted to do it again, and this time he really got it right. This is one of the great Ninths: stunning playing, an interpretation of real emotional urgency and strength, and--in this remastered "gold edition"--sound that's far, far better than von Karajan's digital average. It's unusual in classical music, but sometimes the remake really is better. --David Hurwitz
Amazon.com essential recording
Herbert von Karajan made a studio recording of the Ninth with the Berlin Philharmonic that appeared in 1981, but he was apparently dissatisfied with it and pressed for this remake, recorded at a performance during the Berlin Festival Weeks of 1982. The result is one of the finest of all his achievements--a riveting account of this great work that blazes with a visionary intensity from first bar to last. There is grip and majesty here, sovereign control over the Mahler's vast canvas, but also an extraordinary "of the moment" quality that is unusual in Karajan's discography. The sound on this recent "Karajan Gold" remastering is excellent. --Ted Libbey
Customer Reviews
I was there (2007-06-19)  I was in the audience at the Berlin Phiharmonie when this recrding was made live in Sept 1982, the first of many live concerts I was to witness Karajan give in the course of the next few years until his death in 1989.It was an unbelievable musical experience, searching, intense, majestic and spell bound from the first to last note. There was a 15 second silence after the end of the piece before a storm of applause swept over the auditorium. It was to be his last statement to Gustav Mahler's music, as far as I know he never conducted any more of his music in concert after that night.It seems in hindsight now that Karajan had come to terms with mortality and gave a crowning performance of Mahler's 9th Symphony (Mahler who also at the time of completeing this symphony would soon face his own motality). To me this performance pays tribute to Mahler, Karajan and the Berlin Philharmonic as supreme artists/musicians of the 20th Century.Listen to the Berlin Philharmonic these days, one is immediately aware that some of qualities which defined their sound and character as an ensemble in the days of Furtwaengler/ Karajan has been lost.In conclusion, if you want to experience Mahler at his most uncompromising, profound and intense, then these 2 discs are for you. You will not regret.The only other equally great performance which I was lucky enough to witness live was one that was given by Carlos Kleiber and the Vienna Philharmonic in Strauss' A Hero's Life, unfortunately it was NEVER released commercially , though I heard a radio broadcast from the Austrian Radio shortly afterwards.
on death and dying (2004-05-31)  if you're planning on dying, or just thinking about it, you might want to check out this disc. the movements pretty much track kubler-ross' famous stages of dying - you know, denial, anger...,acceptance, etc. personally, i didn't find it all that moving. but then again, mahler isn't my cup of hemlock: too pretentious and long-winded.
THE BEST- Viennese for eternity (2004-01-14) I own this recording since several years, and have continuously compared against others: Bernstein, Zander, Abbado, Walter, Barbirolli, to name a few. And man, no matter how I twist and turn it, I ALWAYS come back to this one. And each time just to realize: This IS the BEST out there. Period. I have reviewed this recording already before ("For eternity", see below), and it is unusual for me to write a second review (actually, it is the first time). But this recording is different, and demands an exception. I once heard Sir Simon Rattle say that everything about Mahler should be seen as being totally Viennese. And here I re-listen to this recording, only to suddeny realize: This IS the difference. Sir Simon is right! This recording, it's energy, it's rhythms, it's movements, the underlying "waltzing", it's entire style and attitude, it's fragility (1st movement), burleske (Laendler, 3rd movement) and shining optimism (4th movement) (Karajan was Austrian anyway) ARE totally Viennese, from the first bar to the last. It is as if Karajan listened to Rattle (How is that possible?), or vice versa? Anyway, as mentioned. Now, with some more experience,"for Viennese eternity".
a diaphanous ninth (2003-10-13)  the tag of Karajan's 'coolness' is perhaps one the most misunderstood in music. This recording is a great example of the one sidedness of that tag. this mahler ninth is perhaps the closest any recording has come to fulfilling Mahler's own description of his music as 'having a spiritual coolness'.subscribing to the precepts of zen buddhism and the diamond sutra, Karajan here performs his take on the Mahler ninth and the result is that we have a ninth like no other, a ninth with all the translucent beauty it should have.
Not really essential (2003-10-09)  This recording of Mahler's 9th symphony is somewhat overrated; it does not really deserve the almost hysterical praise it gets from many reviewers. It might make people think that this CD is "the definitive" Mahler 9, as if such a thing is possible. But it is not. You need to consider at least two accounts for being able to discover the many aspects of this complex work. As many serious reviewers have noted, Karajan's interpretation is mainly a lightweight and superficial version of Mahler 9. It is a showpiece not reaching the interpretational depths and violent expression that we for instance can hear in Klemperer's 1967 powerful recording with the NPO. The price is another drawback: you can get three fine recordings of Mahler 9 for the price of this one! (E.g. Barbirolli, Ancerl, Haitink). Klemperer's, Giulini's, Haitink's, Barbirolli's, and Ancerl's recordings of this work are still the first recommendations - and that at midprice. A good thing with the three latter is also that they appear on single discs. Finally, Boulez' account can be considered for those who want superb digital sound and a crisp interpretation. It is also caught on a single disc.
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