Von Herbert Karajan / Philharmonia Orchestra * Beethoven: 9 Symphonies [New CD] Invincible The first one to know

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Von Herbert Karajan / Philharmonia Orchestra * Beethoven: 9 Symphonies [New CD] Invincible The first one to knowThis boxset includes the Beethoven recordings made with the Philharmonia Orchestra between 1951 and 1958: the complete symphonies (with the Nos. 8 and 9 in stereo) Karajan's most highly regarded cycle as well as three overtures, some arias with Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, the Piano Concertos Nos. 4 and 5 with Swiss pianist Walter Gieseking, and finally the Missa solemnis. "Karajan's 1953 recording of the Seventh Symphony truly is one of the finest