--- product_id: 42430980 title: "Beethoven" brand: "abbado/berliner philharmoniker" price: "SAR 317" currency: SAR in_stock: true reviews_count: 9 url: https://www.desertcart.com.sa/products/42430980-beethoven store_origin: SA region: Saudi Arabia --- # Beethoven **Brand:** abbado/berliner philharmoniker **Price:** SAR 317 **Availability:** ✅ In Stock ## Quick Answers - **What is this?** Beethoven by abbado/berliner philharmoniker - **How much does it cost?** SAR 317 with free shipping - **Is it available?** Yes, in stock and ready to ship - **Where can I buy it?** [www.desertcart.com.sa](https://www.desertcart.com.sa/products/42430980-beethoven) ## Best For - abbado/berliner philharmoniker enthusiasts ## Why This Product - Trusted abbado/berliner philharmoniker brand quality - Free international shipping included - Worldwide delivery with tracking - 15-day hassle-free returns ## Description Product Description Capbox, 10 CDs. Releasd as part of the recent Abbado box set series, this box set contains the 9 Symphonies, the piano concertos with Maurizio Pollini and the Triple Concerto with Alexander Lonquich, Ilya Gringolts, Mario Brunello as soloists. Other highlights include the Choral Fantasy with Yevgeny Kissin and "Ah! Perfido with Cheryl Studer, the overtures "Leonore No.2," "Coriolan," "Namensfeier," the music to Goethe's "Egmont," "Die Weihe des Hauses" and "Leonore Prohaska." Review There is no modern set that I would rather hear than these. It really does make you hear these works afresh, and no lover of Beethoven can fail to revel in and learn from it (BBC Music Magazine); In these vibrant Rome performances [Abbado] achieves an intensity of effect his hero Furtwängler just might have approved --(Gramophone). [Symphonies]Vintage Pollini cool, clear, powerful...Both Pollini and Abbado shape their sound for the landscape rather than for the individual plantings --(Fanfare). [Piano Concertos] ## Images ![Beethoven - Image 1](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/71Fh44Y2BtL.jpg) ![Beethoven - Image 2](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/61Ntc2Vl2BL.jpg) ![Beethoven - Image 3](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/I/81ewzfSuEeL.jpg) ## Customer Reviews ### ⭐⭐⭐ 3.0 out of 5 stars It is live recording *by P***U on Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2020* I wish description clearly mentions it is a live recording. While the performance and recording is fantastic, the ambient noise (including coughing) spoils the otherwise a great collection to have. ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars Must have *by G***E on Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2017* Not too expensive but great quality from dg ### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars A worthy cornucopia of Abbado's late-period Beethoven recordings *by Y***G on Reviewed in the United States on August 1, 2015* Although Abbado died in January 2014, it's good to know that people still want to listen to his recordings. As such, DG has issued some retrospective Abbado boxes containing many of his late recordings.This Abbado Beethoven box includes his late-period Beethoven cycle with the Berliners. Although he did a Beethoven cycle with the Vienna Philharmonic in the 1980s, he re-recorded the cycle towards the end of his years in Berlin. By most accounts, the Viennese recordings were self-conscious and uneven. I am willing to take Abbado on trust in accepting his "Maroon Box" cycle as his preferred legacy cycle, using recordings made in Rome and a re-edited version of his 2000 DG Choral from his first Berlin cycle. In his Berlin Beethoven cycle, Abbado adopts many of the traits of the historically sensitive performers like Gardiner and Harnoncourt, using the Jonathan Del Mar Baerenreiter editions. Though there have been many memorable readings of the past, this is still a wonderful cycle. It encapsulates the best aspects of Abbado's conducting, lyrical and dramatic by turns - in short, a balanced and adaptable deportment that gives the different sections the chance to shine and to interact.I confess that I've already written a more substantive review of the Maroon Beethoven Symphonies box last year. So I admit that this review may not be my best since I would like to avoid rehashing my points on that cycle. It would be good for prospective purchases to look at my detailed review here:  Symphonies The lighter symphonies benefit from chamber-like textures and well-sprung, dance-like rhythms. As such they harken back to Haydn and Mozart. However, the middle period symphonies allow the cycle to take off. There are some particular highlights that I wish to mention. I love the way that the funeral march of the Eroica lapses into the abyss towards the end. I also love the autumnal glow in the slow variations at the end of the Eroica finale. The Fifth is given a full-bodied yet propulsive performance, and the Pastoral is a lovely, Italianate performance with superb wind contributions. The Choral is a mighty fine performance and benefits from an excellent quartet of soloists. Occasionally I wish that the chorus had been a bit more forwardly balanced so they could better project their words.Abbado and Pollini collaborated on a Beethoven piano concerto cycle in the early 1990s. I know of Pollini's Vienna recordings of the Beethoven concertos with Bohm and Jochum, but he still fares well in his retake with Abbado. Pollini's playing is spirited, well-balanced and clear, and Abbado and the Berliners support him well through the five concertos.In addition, to the two big cycles, we get Abbado's only recording of the Triple Concerto with the Simon Bolivar Youth Orchestra. There are also two stand-alone Beethoven discs that Abbado and the Berliners did during his period of music directorship. He did an all-Beethoven programme for the 1992 New Year's Eve concert and also a CD of incidental music in 1996. I don't know these recordings well so I can't comment on them. Nevertheless, it is still a bargain to have these two Beethoven cycles in this box.I know that this box is missing the 2011 Abbado Fidelio with Jonas Kaufman and also a number of his miscellaneous Beethoven offerings on other labels (including his 1996 Sony account of the Choral.) However, this is still a wonderful way to be acquainted with Abbado's way with Beethoven. I note that his cycle of the symphony cycles is just as good as the great cycles of the past, including Karajan 63 and Gardiner. --- ## Why Shop on Desertcart? - 🛒 **Trusted by 1.3+ Million Shoppers** — Serving international shoppers since 2016 - 🌍 **Shop Globally** — Access 737+ million products across 21 categories - 💰 **No Hidden Fees** — All customs, duties, and taxes included in the price - 🔄 **15-Day Free Returns** — Hassle-free returns (30 days for PRO members) - 🔒 **Secure Payments** — Trusted payment options with buyer protection - ⭐ **TrustPilot Rated 4.5/5** — Based on 8,000+ happy customer reviews **Shop now:** [https://www.desertcart.com.sa/products/42430980-beethoven](https://www.desertcart.com.sa/products/42430980-beethoven) --- *Product available on Desertcart Saudi Arabia* *Store origin: SA* *Last updated: 2026-04-30*