|
Audio Asylum Thread Printer Get a view of an entire thread on one page |
For Sale Ads |
100.1.8.70
In Reply to: RE: Some Beethoven Fifth Last Movements posted by Chris from Lafayette on August 03, 2016 at 14:06:55
Of course, this was the Karajan Beethoven cycle recorded before the Philharmonie was completed in 1963, most likely in the Jesus-Christus Kirche in Berlin. IMHO, the Philharmonie is not nearly as good a recording venue, and many of the tricks employed by Karajan's engineers were attempts to compensate.
Follow Ups:
There's a picture of the outside of the Jesus-Christus-Kirche in the booklet. Here's another, courtesy of Wikipedia:
I haven't looked into this myself, but the booklet suggests that most of the Karajan/BPO recordings for DG continued to be made at the Jesus-Christus-Kirche, even after the opening of the Philharmonie. The 70's Beethoven cycle may have been an exception (?).
(BTW, I just ordered the blu-ray audio incarnation of the 70's 9th yesterday - it will be interesting to compare it to the 60's recording.)
Thanks for that lovely picture. There is no question that the BPO has long used the Philharmonie as a recording venue, but I have no idea precisely what was recorded where. The Karajan/BPO orchestral recordings from the late 60s, 70s and 80s are generally not favorites of mine from the standpoint of sound quality.
Post a Followup:
FAQ |
Post a Message! |
Forgot Password? |
|
||||||||||||||
|
This post is made possible by the generous support of people like you and our sponsors: