Ludwig Van Beethoven, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan – Symphonie Nr. 8 / Ouvertüren: »Fidelio« · »Leonore III« · »Coriolan« (VG+/VG+) – LP, DE

Symphonie Nr. 8 / Ouvertüren: »Fidelio« · »Leonore III« · »Coriolan« is an LP by Ludwig van Beethoven, Herbert von Karajan, Berliner Philharmoniker released on the Deutsche Grammophon label.

About this album

Karajan and the Berliner Philharmoniker offer a polished, high-impact Beethoven programme that pairs the Symphony No. 8 with three of the composer’s most powerful overtures. Beethoven’s Eighth is one of his most concise symphonies, but under Karajan’s control it gains notable drive, clarity and rhythmic lift. The inclusion of Fidelio, Leonore III and Coriolan places the symphony alongside music that shows Beethoven at his most dramatic and theatrical, from the opera house to the concert hall. Together, these works present a compact but telling portrait of Beethoven’s orchestral language, balancing elegance, tension and heroic force.

Genre: Classical