Beethoven Symphony No. 3 - Sir Georg Solti Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 - Sir Georg Solti Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

The album has garnered considerable acclaim since its initial release and has even undergone remastering. However, the sound quality, until now, fell short of complete satisfaction. This latest version has effectively rectified that issue, removing the last barrier to enjoying the performance in its full glory.

Beethoven Symphony No. 3 - Sir Georg Solti Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Pure DSD)

Both the music and the technology here are very, very good. Before writing this, I went back to my gold standard for Beethoven symphonies, the Herbert Von Karajan recordings with the Berlin Philharmonic. From a technical perspective, this [Solti] recording is better. I found it had a better sound stage than my old CD made in the 80's played on a better than 30 year old player. I also liked some of Solti's slightly more 'brass forward' first movement . On the whole, I think the HVK recording are musically still my favorite. I would not hesitate to recommend this Solti recording as it is technically excellent and the interpretation, I think is very good.

Solti's Vienna Eroica

Solti's Beethoven recordings from Vienna in the late 50s are in most ways preferable to his later recordings in Chicago, and this gripping Eroica, has never sounded better than here.