Características
Karl Böhm had a close relationship with the Vienna Philharmonic. The relationship was so close that he was awarded the title of "Honorary Conductor" in 1967. This 5-CD boxed set includes recordings of the Beethoven symphonies from 1970 to 1972.
DISC 1
Symphony No. 1 in C, op. 21
1. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio
2. Andante cantabile con moto
3. Menuetto. Allegro molto e vivace
4. Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace
Symphony No. 2 in D, op. 36
5. Adagio molto - Allgro con brio
6. Larghetto
7. Scherzo. Allegro
8. Allegro molto
9. Original Version Music to Goethe's Tragedy 'Egmont', op. 84
DISC 2
Symphony No. 3 in E flat, op. 55 'Eroica'
1. Allegro con brio
2. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai
3. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
4. Finale. Allegro molto
Symphony No. 4 in B flat, op. 60
5. Adagio - Allegro vivace
6. Adagio
7. Allegro vivace
8. Allegro ma non troppo
DISC 3
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, op. 67
1. Allegro con brio
2. Andante con moto
3. Allegro - attacca
4. Allegro
Symphony No. 6 in F, op. 68 'Pastorale'
5. Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Land
6. Szene am Bach (Andante molto mosso)
7. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute (Allegro)
8. Gewitter. Sturm (Allegro)
9. Hirtengesang: Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm (Allegro)
The Creatures of Prometheus, op. 43
10. Overtüre
DISC 4
Symphony No. 7 in A, op. 92
1. Poco sostenuto - Vivace
2. Allegretto
3. Presto
4. Allegro con brio
Symphony No. 8 in F, op. 93
5. Allegro vivace con brio
6. Allegretto scherzando
7. Tempo di menuetto
8. Allegro vivace
9. Original Version Overtüre 'Coriolan', op. 62
DISC 5
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, op. 125 'Choral'
1. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso“
2. Molto vivace
3. Adagio molto e cantabile
4. Presto
5. Presto