I have Beethoven's complete works now. Just thought I would comment on some, now that I am getting back into Classical music. I am just a casual listener so be patient! Comments in BOLD. Takes a lot of work to comment on each movement!
Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Wonderful
Symphony No. 1 in C, Op. 21 - I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio
Symphony No. 1 in C, Op. 21 - II. Andante cantabile con molto
Symphony No. 1 in C, Op. 21 - III. Menuetto. Allegro molto e vivace
Symphony No. 1 in C, Op. 21 - IV. Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace
Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Nice
Symphony No. 3 in E flat, Op. 55 'Eroica' - I. Allegro con brio
Symphony No. 3 in E flat, Op. 55 'Eroica' - II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai
Symphony No. 3 in E flat, Op. 55 'Eroica' - III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
Symphony No. 3 in E flat, Op. 55 'Eroica' - IV. Finale. Allegro molto
Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Movements 1,2,3 sounded disjointed and unmatched to movement 4 which was enjoyable
Symphony No. 2 in D major op 36 - 1. Adagio, Allegro con brio
Symphony No. 2 in D major op 36 - 2. Largetto
Symphony No. 2 in D major op 36 - 3. Scherzo. Allegro
Symphony No. 2 in D major op 36 - 4. Allegro molto
Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Very nice
Symphony No. 4 in B flat major op 60 - 1. Adagio, allegro vivace
Symphony No. 4 in B flat major op 60 - 2. Adagio
Symphony No. 4 in B flat major op 60 - 3. Allegro vivace
Symphony No. 4 in B flat major op 60 - 4. Allegro ma non troppo
Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
As expected. It is Beethoven’s 5th! Predicatble
03-01 Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 - 1. Allegro Con Brio
03-02 Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 - 2. Andante Con Moto
03-03 Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 - 3. Allegro
03-04 Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 - 4. Allegro
Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Enjoyable
Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68, Pastoral - 1. Allegro Ma Non Troppo This movement suffers from too much of a difference from P to F (Piano to Forte). Without such drastic changes in volume, it would be fun, playful and uplifting. However, the changes in volume are unnecessarily used during this movement
Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68, Pastoral - 2. Andante Molto Mosso Very pleasant movement, happy and delightful and this movement practically tells any happy story that you wish.
Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68, Pastoral - 3. Allegro Aggressive to a small degree, vibrant and exciting though there are too many tempo changes for me. Overly dramatic
Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68, Pastoral - 4. Allegro
Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68, Pastoral - 5. Allegretto
Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Very enjoyable
Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92 - 1. Poco Sostenuto, Vivace
Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92 - 2. Allegretto
Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92 - 3. Presto Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92 - 4. Allegro Con Brio
Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Very pleasant!
04-05 Symphony No. 8 in F, Op. 93 - 1. Allegro Vivace E Con Brio
Symphony No. 8 in F, Op. 93 - 2. Allegretto Scherzando
Symphony No. 8 in F, Op. 93 - 3. Tempo Di Menuetto
Symphony No. 8 in F, Op. 93 - 4. Allegro Vivace
Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
This was the most difference I have heard in Beethoven’s 9th. Ode to Joy was not predictable!
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, Choral - 1. Allegro Ma Non Troppo, Un Poco Maestoso
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, Choral - 2. Molto Vivace
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, Choral - 3. Adagio Molto E Cantabile Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, Choral - 4. Presto Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, Choral - 5. Presto - O Freunde, Nicht Diese Töne!, Allegro Assai
Concerto #1-Movement 1 is boring
Konzert für Klavier und Orchester No. 5 Es-dur op. 73 - Adagio un poco moto - attacca-boring, slow and repetitive
I'll just keep editing this post rather than make several so I don't thread bump! Mozart and Bach are next! I am sticking to the biggies for a while.It's what I have available other than some CD's with top 100 stuff.
Edited by iq160plus - 3/11/11 at 2:48am
