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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9
Twyla Robinson (soprano), Karen Cargill (mezzo soprano), John Mac Master (tenor) & Gerald Finley (bass), Gordan Nikolitch (violin), Tim Hugh (cello) & Lars Vogt (piano)
London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Bernard Haitink
Awards:
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
a blazing performance of the Seventh Symphony that reaches a superbly disciplined and frenzied conclusion
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9
Twyla Robinson (soprano), Karen Cargill (mezzo soprano), John Mac Master (tenor) & Gerald Finley (bass), Gordan Nikolitch (violin), Tim Hugh (cello) & Lars Vogt (piano)
London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Bernard Haitink
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Awards:
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
a blazing performance of the Seventh Symphony that reaches a superbly disciplined and frenzied conclusion
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Contents and tracklist
Work length49:11
Allegro con brio
Track length17:49
Marcia funebre: Adagio assai
Track length14:22
Scherzo and Trio: Allegro vivace
Track length5:54
Finale: Allegro molto
Track length11:06
Work length32:48
Adagio - Allegro vivace
Track length11:19
Adagio
Track length9:05
Allegro vivace
Track length5:37
Allegro ma non troppo
Track length6:47
Work length24:48
Allegro vivace e con brio
Track length9:07
Allegretto scherzando
Track length3:54
Tempo di menuetto
Track length4:23
Allegro vivace
Track length7:24
Work length31:22
Allegro con brio
Track length7:35
Andante con moto
Track length8:36
Allegro
Track length4:53
Allegro
Track length10:18
Work length25:35
Adagio molto - Allegro con brio
Track length9:40
Andante cantabile con moto
Track length6:51
Menuetto & Trio: Allegro molto e vivace
Track length3:19
Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace
Track length5:45
Work length41:32
Symphony No. 6 'Pastoral'
Track length11:39
Szene am Bach
Track length11:48
Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute
Track length4:58
Gewitter, Sturm
Track length3:31
Symphony No. 6 'Pastoral'
Track length9:36
Work length34:25
Symphony No. 2
Track length13:05
Larghetto
Track length10:43
Scherzo & Trio: Allegro
Track length3:59
Allegro molto
Track length6:38
Work length38:40
Poco sostenuto - vivace
Track length13:24
Allegretto
Track length7:41
Presto
Track length9:05
Allegro con brio
Track length8:30
Work length35:53
- Gordan Nikolitch (soloist), Tim Hugh (soloist)
- London Symphony Orchestra
- Bernard Haitink
Allegro
Track length17:39
Largo
Track length5:01
Rondo alla polacca
Track length13:13
Work length1:08:08
- Twyla Robinson (soloist), Karen Cargill (soloist), John Mac Master (soloist)
- London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus
- Bernard Haitink
Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
Track length15:35
Scherzo: Molto vivace
Track length13:50
Adagio molto e cantabile
Track length14:11
Presto - Allegro ma non troppo - Vivace - Adagio cantabile
Track length24:32
Spotlight on this release
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Ludwig van Beethoven - Orchestral & Choral Works
6th Feb 2015
James attempts the Herculean task of choosing his favourite recordings of orchestral and choral works by Ludwig van Beethoven.
Awards and reviews
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Presto FavouritesRecommended Recording
a blazing performance of the Seventh Symphony that reaches a superbly disciplined and frenzied conclusion
CD Review
this recording has impressed every one of the CD Review team - there is a feeling of immediacy and drama tempered with vision and maturity as though Haitink's long career has been leading towards this time where he can combine impetuosity and youthful enthusiasm with the wisdom of age and experience
Bernard Haitink and the London Symphony Orchestra treat us to one of the most outstanding cycles on disc in recent years. There's a clean crispness to the orchestral sound, with performances that are consistently full of life. As well as a superlative account of the Ninth, the highlight of the set for me is the Fifth: the timpani playing in this live recording makes for one of the most thrilling last movements that I think I've ever heard!
a towering achievement
The Gazette
A Beethoven cycle for our times.
Chicago Tribune
simply masterful Beethoven…Capped by a magisterial account of the Ninth Symphony, this is the Beethoven set for our time.Even if you already have umpteen other recordings of these works, you really owe it to yourself to hear this new set
