Tchaikovsky & Dvorak - String Serenades, Karajan & Berlin PO torrent

Release Date: 10/25/1990
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Catalog #: 400038
Spars Code: DDD
Composers: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Antonøn Dvor?k
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Number of Discs: 1
Recorded in: Stereo
Encoding: MP3 format, 192kbps

Contents:

1. Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48 by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky

Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1880; Russia

2. Serenade for Strings in E major, Op. 22 by Antonøn Dvor?k

Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra/Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1875; Bohemia


REVIEW: There is little innocence in Herbert von Karajan's account of the piece, which emphasizes suavity and smoothness and can occasionally sound contrived rather than spontaneous. But there's lots of passion in the Larghetto, and the sheer beauty of the Berliners' playing is ravishing. The recording, an early digital effort from DG released in 1981, offers good ambience and detail but is rather light in tonal weight.