Bernstein Beethoven 9 LP Box *RARE 2018 Limited Edition #1576 / 1750 DGG 4798721

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Label: Deutsche Grammophon – 479 8721 Format: 9 x LP Boxed Set, Half speed mastered, 180g vinyl, Limited Edition of 1750, Number 1576 Country: Germany Released: Apr 13, 2018
Leonard Bernstein and the Vienna Philharmonic performed and recorded the Beethoven symphony cycle during their '77, '78, and '79 seasons. These live performances have been available without pause since their initial release in 1980. The news here for audiophiles is the remastering. The original LP box set of 1980 was renewed, retaining the cover but with new lacquers cut at half-speed from the master multitrack analog tapes at Emil Berliner Studios and pressed on thick 180 gram vinyl. The LP box set is a numbered, limited run of 1750 copies. Symphonies 1 through 8 are sourced from the original, 1" 8-track tape, recorded live in Vienna's famous Musikverein hall. Symphony No.9 was recorded on 2" 16-track tape in the Wiener Staatsoper. These multi-miked recordings were among the last significant all-analog productions in the Beethoven symphony discography. The sound of the LPs is rich, powerful and detailed. Huge, wide, and deep stereo stages, excellent bass, stunning brass and lovely highs from winds and strings.
Included are facsimilies of the original recording notes Last LP set (Symph. 8&9) contains a bilingual insert  LPs all look unplayed. All of them. Sleeves are all near mint Box has some very light shelf scuffs primarily on the back panel,  with one small scuff into clear coat on back as well(see pic) Very rare import-only limited edition of a perennial favorite
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Symphony No. 3 In E Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica" A1 Allegro Con Brio 17:40 B1 Marcia Funèbre (Adagio Assai) 17:34 C1 Scherzo (Allegro Vivace) 6:11 C2 Finale (Allegro Molto - Poco Andante - Presto) 11:44 Symphony No. 1 In C Major, Op. 21 D1 Adagio Molto - Allegro Con Brio 9:20 D2 Andante Cantabile Con Moto 8:10 D3 Menuetto (Allegro Molto E Vivace) & Trio 3:15 D4 Finale (Adagio - Allegro Molto E Vivace) 5:41 Symphony No. 2 In D Major, Op. 36 E1 Adagio Molto - Allegro Con Brio 13:24 E2 Larghetto 12:26 F1 Scherzo (Allegro) 3:33 F2 Allegro Molto 6:19 Overture To The Ballet "The Creatures Of Prometheus", Op. 43 F3 Overture 4:58 Symphony No. 4 In B Flat Major, Op. 60 G1 Adagio - Allegro Vivace 11:26 G2 Adagio 10:00 H1 Allegro Vivace 5:56 H2 Allegro Ma Non Troppo 6:47 "King Stephen" Overture, Op. 117* H3 Overture. Andante Con Moto - Presto 6:51 Symphony No. 5 In C Minor, Op. 67 I1 Allegro Con Brio 8:38 I2 Andante Con Moto 10:19 J1 Allegro 5:23 J2 Allegro 11:17 Symphony No. 6 In F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral" K1 Erwachen Heiterer Empfindungen Bei Der Ankunft Auf Dem Lande: Allegro Ma Non Troppo 11:41 K2 Szene Am Bach: (Andante Molto Mosso) 13:25 L1 Lustiges Zusammensein Der Landleute (Allegro) 5:25 L2 Gewitter, Sturm (Allegro) 3:43 L3 Hirtengesang. Frohe Und Dankbare Gefühle Nach Dem Sturm: Allegretto 10:13 Symphony No. 7 In A Major, Op. 92 M1 Poco Sostenuto - Vivace 14:11 M2 Allegretto 8:46 N1 Presto - Assai Meno Presto 8:58 N2 Allegro Con Brio 7:01 Symphony No. 8 In F Major, Op. 93 O1 Allegro Vivace E Con Brio 9:43 O2 Allegretto Scherzando 4:00 O3 Tempo Di Menuetto 4:47 O4 Allegro Vivace 7:20 Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 P1 Allegro Ma Non Troppo, Un Poco Maestoso 15:19 Q1 Molto Vivace 11:15 Q2 Adagio Molto E Cantabile 17:49 R1 Presto 7:46 R2 Presto- "O Freunde, Nicht Diese Töne!" -Allegro Assai 18:43