Beethoven: The Symphonies
Karita Mattila (soprano), Violeta Urmana (contralto), Thomas Moser (tenor), Thomas Quasthoff (bass)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra & Eric-Ericson Chamber Choir, Claudio Abbado
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
- Berliner Philharmoniker
- Claudio Abbado
- Recorded: 2001-02
- Recording Venue: Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome
1. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio
2. Andante cantabile con moto
3. Menuetto (Allegro molto e vivace)
4. Finale (Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica'
- Berliner Philharmoniker
- Claudio Abbado
- Recorded: 2001-02
- Recording Venue: Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome
1. Allegro con brio
2. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai
3. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
4. Finale. Allegro molto
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
- Berliner Philharmoniker
- Claudio Abbado
- Recorded: 2001-02
- Recording Venue: Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome
1. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio
2. Larghetto
3. Scherzo (Allegro)
4. Allegro molto
Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60
- Berliner Philharmoniker
- Claudio Abbado
- Recorded: 2001-02
- Recording Venue: Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome
1. Adagio - Allegro vivace
2. Adagio
3. Allegro vivace
4. Allegro ma non troppo
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
- Berliner Philharmoniker
- Claudio Abbado
- Recorded: 2001-02
- Recording Venue: Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome
1. Allegro con brio
2. Andante con moto
3. Allegro
4. Allegro
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 'Pastoral'
- Berliner Philharmoniker
- Claudio Abbado
- Recorded: 2001-02
- Recording Venue: Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome
1. Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande: Allegro ma non troppo
2. Szene am Bach: (Andante molto mosso)
3. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute (Allegro)
4. Gewitter, Sturm (Allegro)
5. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm: Allegretto
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
- Berliner Philharmoniker
- Claudio Abbado
- Recorded: 2001-02
- Recording Venue: Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome
1. Poco sostenuto - Vivace
2. Allegretto
3. Presto - Assai meno presto
4. Allegro con brio
Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
- Berliner Philharmoniker
- Claudio Abbado
- Recorded: 2001-02
- Recording Venue: Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome
1. Allegro vivace e con brio
2. Allegretto scherzando
3. Tempo di menuetto
4. Allegro vivace
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral'
- Karita Mattila (soprano), Violeta Urmana (mezzo-soprano), Thomas Quasthoff (bass (vocal)), Thomas Moser (tenor), Tõnu Kaljuste (chorus master)
- Berliner Philharmoniker, Swedish Radio Choir, Eric Ericson Chamber Choir
- Claudio Abbado
- Recorded: 2000-05-01
- Recording Venue: Grosser Saal, Berlin Philharmonie
1. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
2. Molto vivace
3. Adagio molto e cantabile
4. Presto - Allegro assai
4. Presto - "O Freunde nicht diese Töne" -