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Review title: A decent recording, but the chorus is lacking
Product review: After hearing this recording, I can now understand why it has been praised by many and hounded by others. Karajan's tempi are, as expected, usually right on the money. The Berlin Philharmonic, for the most part, executes the symphonies very well. However, something I really didn't expect was the under-par performance of the chorus - notably the sopranos. On many occassions, they seem shrill and flat (I am tempted to get out my ear plugs for portions of the 9th symphony.) The quartet, on the other hand, performs well. The analog recording is good, considering its age, but definately falls short of a modern-day DDD recording. All in all, I feel this recording is essential to any Beethoven collector, because Karajan's interpretation is wonderful. However, the execution of that interpretation has a few flaws, and should be considered before making this the only Beethoven you listen to.
