So good that one could only wish it were better, János Ferencsik and the Hungarian State Orchestra's cycle of the complete symphonies of Beethoven just misses greatness. Little known in western Europe and nearly unknown in the United States, Ferencsik was the only member of the great generation of Hungarian conductors born around the turn of the twentieth century -- Szell, Reiner, Solti, Ormandy, Dorati -- who declined to leave his native country despite successive dictatorships by Fascists and Communists but stayed and rose to prominence in postwar Hungary. However, though an ardent Hungarian, Ferencsik was also a fervent believer in the Austro-Germanic symphonic tradition, and he regarded Beethoven's symphonies as the highest manifestation of that tradition. In these recordings made in stereo between 1969 and 1976, this combination resulted in performances that are both highly individualistic yet steeped in tradition. As soloists, the woodwinds are wonderfully characterful: check out closing pages of the Sixth's Andante molto mosso. As a body, the brass are smoothly muscular: check out the opening of the Fifth's Finale. As an ensemble, the strings are suave but strong: check out the whole of the Ninth's Adagio. And all by himself the timpanist is enough to shatter the firmament: check out the start of the Ninth's Scherzo. Ferencsik masterfully pulls all these individuals together, and these performances are consistently tight and propulsive. Unfortunately, Ferencsik's interpretations do not always rise to the level of the music, which is, after all the highest manifestation of the Austro-Germanic tradition. His lighter symphonies are lyrical but perhaps too straightforward, while his heavier symphonies are dramatic but possibly too hard pressed, and the resulting performances are convincing but not compelling. Hungaroton's stereo sound is rich, deep, and lush, but the soloists have an odd added reverb around their voices in the Ninth's Finale, which is quite disconcerting.

这不是伯恩斯坦的马勒全集（全集在此
），这是另外一个第5至第7交响曲的套装。拜托先看清楚再上传封面，添加曲目。

This DVD provides a rare experience for Günter Wand fans, many of whom probably did not have the opportunity to see him conduct live. The video dimension not only adds flesh to the artist on the podium, but also illustrates just how deeply Wand had absorbed Bruckner's musical personality in his consummate realization of the Ninth Symphony. As it turns out, this was to be Wand's final performance, and also his finest.

The conductor's audio recordings (also made live) generally revealed an increasing intensity as they progressed, but here a new element of dark anger has entered into Wand's interpretation, as if he were joining Bruckner in his struggle to come to terms with his own mortality. This is readily apparent in the exceptionally alert and committed orchestral playing, but also in Wand himself. Even with the physical limitations imposed on him by advanced age, Wand radiates white-hot intensity--especially with his eyes, which stare hypnotically at the brass throughout the tremendous first-movement coda. The scherzo exhibits a rhythmic energy and ferocity many younger conductors fail to generate, while the Adagio, where Wand's strings sing with an aching sweetness, is heart-rending in its yearning for life, even after the great climax, one of the most gut-wrenching ever recorded. The NDR Symphony plays magnificently, with each section giving its all, the brass in particular.


Wand's late-in-life pairing of Schubert's Unfinished with Bruckner's Ninth serves to point out the aesthetic similarities between the works (musical as well: Bruckner's Adagio is very Schubertian at its center). Again, Wand goes for broke and his orchestra plays full out, exuding confident virtuosity. However, the performance also has gentler contours in accordance with Schubert's less rhetorical style. After a terse and dramatic first movement, the Andante floats serenely, always recovering its graceful peace after the famously explosive interruptions.


The well-planned video production intelligently mixes wide shots with close-ups of the conductor and individual orchestra sections, the latter usually emphasizing key instruments at critical points in both works. Video and sound quality are both excellent. For Wand fans and Brucknerphiles alike, this DVD is indispensable.

--Victor Carr Jr, ClassicsToday.com

クルト・ザンデルリンク指揮
ベルリン交響楽団
録音:1979年[PCM デジタル録音]

CD

【演奏】
マタチッチ（指揮）、NHK交響楽団
【録音】
1975年12月10日、NHK ホール、ライヴ

Sergiu Celibidache leads the Berliner Philharmoniker in this historic performance of Bruckner's Symphony No. 7, recorded live at the Philharmonie, Berlin in 1992. The concert, his last with the Berliner Philharmoniker, marked the maestro's reunion to the orchestra after a gap of 38 years.

今や大人気のヤンソンスですが ひと昔 ヤンソンスと言えばアルヴィドでございました。その父ヤンソンスの決定盤と言える名演がCDで甦りました。ダイナミックにして 人間味溢れる音楽は大変魅力的。73年のムラヴィンスキー来日盤に匹敵する大演奏。音質もすこぶる良好で ちょっと年代ばなれしています。なお解説に大ヤンソンスのディスコグラフィーが付いています

Schumann: Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120
Brahms: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73
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Dresdner Philharmoniker
Herbert Kegel
Recorded: 1980-10-14&1988-11-22
Recording Venue: Kongresshalle Leipzig, Gewandhaus Leipzig

介质为1CD！

01 Symphony No.41 in C, K.551 - "Jupiter" - 1. Allegro vivace 12:03
02 Symphony No.41 in C, K.551 - "Jupiter" - 2. Andante cantabile 9:11
03 Symphony No.41 in C, K.551 - "Jupiter" - 3. Menuetto (Allegretto) 5:15
04 Symphony No.41 in C, K.551 - "Jupiter" - 4. Molto allegro 11:38
05 Symphony No.40 in G minor, K.550 - 1. Molto allegro 8:42
06 Symphony No.40 in G minor, K.550 - 2. Andante 8:17
07 Symphony No.40 in G minor, K.550 - 3. Menuetto (Allegretto) - Trio 4:51
08 Symphony No.40 in G minor, K.550 - 4. Finale (Allegro assai) 9:13