Jubilee Concert 100 Years - Ludwig Van Beethoven - Symphony No. 3 "Eroica"

なかなか良いLiveです！ ベルリンフィルの隠れ名演でしょう！

Surefire a masterpiece

この演奏は1982年4月30日にベルリン・フィル創立100周年を記念して行われたコンサートです。 70年代後半から80年代前半はカラヤンとベルリン・フィルの黄金時代と呼ばれた時期ですが、この日の演奏はカラヤンの在任期間の中でも最も素晴らしいライブだと思います。 冒頭から尋常ではない気迫が感じられ、それが最終章まで持続します。髪を乱し汗を垂らしながらコーダを駆け抜け、最後はカラヤンの汗が飛び散り音が消えると同時に一斉に万雷の拍手が送られる。 この凄まじい名演奏が1000円もせずに体験できるというのは幸福以外の何物でもありません。 戦中のフルトヴェングラーのウラニアのエロイカと並び、戦後の偉大なコンサートとして後世まで語り継がれることでしょう（言い過ぎかな）。

SONY has decided quite arbitrarily to rip-off Karajan followers by allocating quite short works to this series which offers concerts by the maestro mainly from the 80's. The EROICA is under an hour in length, and dvd's are known to have a potential playing length well in excess of that. Issued at the same time as this, SONY has released PICTURES AT AN EXHIBITION, a work which would have fitted nicely onto the end of the EROICA ( those works have nothing in common, but who cares!) The performance itself ? Nothing short of revelatory. You are not likely to see or hear a reading of the tragic slow movement which digs as deeply as this one. Karajan and his orchestra present a very profound experience ; the visual aspect of the performance helps us to see the emotion being poured into this sublime movement, and the intense response from the players. The first movement doesn't exactly ignite initially, but it soon gathers steam, and the Karajan charisma settles in for a coda which blazes its way to the final chords. The third and fourth movements are beautifully played, too. I have the impression this performance was not manipulated as much as the others in this series. Karajan's directorial style leaves much to be desired at times, with rows of musicians lined up as if marching to his beat ( the lighting in some of these videos is bizarre). However, the Eroica is different : much more enjoyable. I cannot recommend this dvd enough. It will offer the viewer/listener a deep and lasting reading of this magnificent work.

1960年代の躍動感あふれる指揮,70年代帝王と称された威厳ある指揮、そして80年代の円熟の指揮、それぞれ興味深く楽しんでいますが、この3番英雄は、カラヤンとベルリンフィルが相互に協調しあった素晴らしい遺産といえる。