Since you are interested in Symphony No 9 (Rec 1962), here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
FELIX MENDELSSOHN / MAX BRUCH
Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto / Bruch: Violin Concerto No 1 Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) / Berlin Philharmonic, Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon The Originals / CD - released 1/Apr/2002 ] "Anne-Sophie Mutter's approach communicates vividly to the listener, creating the feeling of hearing the work anew" Penguin Guide to Compact Discs) |
BEETHOVEN
Symphony No 2 / Symphony No 4 Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan [ DG Eloquence / CD - released 20/Jun/2007 ] "Of Karajan's four recorded cycles, the 1961-62 set is the most compelling, combining high polish with a biting sense of urgency and spontaneity..these are incandescent performances, superbly played." (Penguin Stereo Guide) |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 / Symphony No. 8 (Rec 1961-62) Berliner Philharmoniker [Berlin Philharmonic], Herbert von Karajan [ ABC Australian Deutsche Grammophon Eloquence / CD - released 20/Jun/2007 ] "Of Karajan's four recorded cycles, the 1961-62 set is the most compelling, combining high polish with a biting sense of urgency and spontaneity..these are incandescent performances, superbly played." (Penguin Stereo Guide) |
RICHARD STRAUSS
Strauss: Four Last Songs / Death and Transfiguration / Metamorphoses Gundula Janowitz / Berlin Philharmonic / Herbert von Karajan [ Deutsche Grammophon Orginals / CD - released 12/Jan/2008 ] "Her performance is wistful and nostalgic, of course, but Janowitz also bewitches and enchants like no other as she interweaves her soprano line around Karajan's sublimely paced and immaculately played orchestral accompaniment." BBC Music |
W.A. MOZART
Concert Arias Gundula Janowitz (soprano) / Vienna Symphony / Wilfred Boettcher [ Deutsche Grammophon Originals / CD - released 11/Sep/2007 ] "This selection of concert arias demands much flexibility and Mozart expert Gundula Janowitz at her very best rises to the challenge with glorious singing. Wilfried Boettcher directs the orchestra vividly while The excellent 1966 recording was... |