Dear friends. One of the greatest albums I've had the opportunity to hear is what exactly I want to introduce. Several symphonic poems of Richard Strauss wonderful performances in a perfect incredibly Karajan and the musical instrument, normalmernte sunset, and sometimes extremely intractable, the Vienna Philharmonic.
Decca recordings are a wonderful vehicle technician capable of transmitting a superbly engraved and the whole spirit of what had been recorded.
Karajan Strauss and apart from the dubious past in the political, shared ways of seeing the musical art, the vast immeasurable and Strauss orchestral palette like a glove came the impetus and desire, almost obsessive, and precision and perfection the sound of Karajan. It is wonderful how crimping exceptionally Strauss orchestral parts, how sound provides a wealth not only spectacular, but absolutely full of emotional depth and how to achieve a great precision in the dynamics of the work.
Vienna Philharmonic maintained close ties with both directors. Strauss left before this idyllic relationship tired of the lawsuits and infighting of the Viennese. Karajan's relationship was a constant back and forth between the deep love until exhaustion but was stable in time, just to the point of being his last orchestra. In the years of the present recordings, Karajan (always a passion for technical quality) Decca chose to ensure that their ideas were translated with the best orchestra and certainly the best sound technicians. The least to direct Strauss!
And the efforts of the house were huge Decca until suitable arrangements for a marvelous recording. The court, which did not exist in the Sofiensaal, he brought a military chapel next and modified to adapt to the sound of the orchestra (it took 8 hours of the night to flatten the recordings). The end results are wonderful. Pointillism in search of every detail with lengthy phrases amazing continuity that prevent the work from falling apart in a crazy series of musical events. Huge metal Viennese beauty, powerful and energetic, monumental beauty of a violin and strings quite elegant. All of the above applies to all recorded works, when you need emotional stress is, when you need sensuality, indecency and passion emerges, in the Don Juan perfectly combines symphonic scope and nature with a descriptive value unparalleled.
All this dramatically recorded, engineered a dramatic way Karajan energetic vitalísimo, without doubt technical but very human. Some sounds of the Viennese simply beautiful, powerful or delicate, teasing or tragic overtones, etc. Everything is perfectly achieved in the disks UNON beautiful that have been recorded by Strauss. And again, Karajan impressively wise direction. It is a pleasure and an honor to be able to enjoy this recording.
I hope you can enjoy this amazing art form, this powerful and evocative music of feelings like few there.
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Till Eulenspiegels
** Dance of the Seven Veils **
Don Juan **
Herbert von Karajan Philharmonic Orchestra Vienna
Sofiensaal, Vienna. March 1959 and June 1960 * **
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