Blazing and saturated sound – of the aptly-described ‘gold brick’ variety – characterises these celebrated performances of eight of Beethoven’s best-loved Overtures. All the favourites are there and the recordings have been stunningly remastered for this release.
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Overtures:
Fidelio
Egmont
Coriolan
Leonora I
Leonora III
The Ruins of Athens
The Consecration of the House
The Creatures of Prometheus
Berliner Philharmoniker
Herbert von Karajan