Offer,Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9
Jessye Norman (soprano), Reinhild Runkel (contralto), Robert Schunk (tenor), Hans Sotin (bass)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Chorus, Sir Georg Solti
Contents
Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- Sir Georg Solti
- Recorded: 1989-11-16
- Recording Venue: Orchestra Hall, Chicago
I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio
II. Andante cantabile con moto
III. Menuetto. Allegro molto e vivace
IV. Finale. Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- Sir Georg Solti
- Recorded: 1990-01-27
- Recording Venue: Orchestra Hall, Chicago
I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio
II. Larghetto
III. Scherzo. Allegro
IV. Allegro molto
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica'
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- Sir Georg Solti
- Recorded: 1989-05-08
- Recording Venue: Orchestra Hall, Chicago
I. Allegro con brio
II. Marcia funèbre. Adagio assai
III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
IV. Finale. Allegro molto
Beethoven: Egmont Overture, Op. 84
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- Sir Georg Solti
- Recorded: 1989-11-12
- Recording Venue: Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- Sir Georg Solti
- Recorded: 1986-10-07
- Recording Venue: Orchestra Hall, Chicago
I. Allegro con brio
II. Andante con moto
III. Allegro
IV. Allegro
Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- Sir Georg Solti
- Recorded: 1987-09-22
- Recording Venue: Orchestra Hall, Chicago
I. Adagio - Allegro vivace
II. Adagio
III. Allegro vivace
IV. Allegro ma non troppo
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 'Pastoral'
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- Sir Georg Solti
- Recorded: 1988-05-16
- Recording Venue: Orchestra Hall, Chicago
I. Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande. Allegro ma non troppo
II. Szene am Bach. Andante molto mosso
III. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute. Allegro
IV. Gewitter, Sturm. Allegro
V. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm. Allegretto
Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- Sir Georg Solti
- Recorded: 1988-05-16
- Recording Venue: Orchestra Hall, Chicago
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- Sir Georg Solti
- Recorded: 1988-10-18
- Recording Venue: Orchestra Hall, Chicago
I. Poco sostenuto - Vivace
II. Allegretto
III. Presto - Assai meno presto
IV. Allegro con brio
Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- Sir Georg Solti
- Recorded: 1988-10-18
- Recording Venue: Orchestra Hall, Chicago
I. Allegro vivace e con brio
II. Allegretto scherzando
III. Tempo di menuetto
IV. Allegro vivace
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral'
- Jessye Norman (soprano), Reinhild Runkel (contralto), Robert Schunk (tenor), Hans Sotin (bass (vocal))
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Chorus
- Sir Georg Solti
- Recorded: 1986-10-30
- Recording Venue: Medinah Temple, Chicago
I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
II. Molto vivace
III. Adagio molto e cantabile
IV. Presto - Allegro assai