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Review title: A Karajan specialty, superbly realized
Product review: In his last years, as relations with the Berlin Phil. soured politically, Karajan turned more and more to his second orchestra, the Vienna Phil. This Bruckner 8th dates from a concert in Oct. 1988; he had less than a year to live. The 8th was a work Karajan felt especially close to, and all three recordings that I have from him are outstanding, yet as he aged I often found myself out of sympathy with Karajan's approach, once it lost its fire and inner life. In his prime he was far from being a cool, aristocratic, cosmopolitan musician, whatever his personality may have been.In many ways this valedictory Eighth belies all expectations. It is, for me, the greatest recording from Karajan's last decade. The Adagio alone is a mircle of expression, pacing, and innigkeit. I value the contemporary Giulini recording that's so highly praised here, and also the more recent Boulez reading. But if I had to choose, this CD would be my desert island choice.
