Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9

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These performances are intensely alive and immensely invigorating. — BBC Music Magazine, July 2016, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 29th Apr 2016
Catalogue No: BPHR160091
Label: Berliner Philharmoniker
Length: 5 hours 43 minutes

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Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21

Work length24:41

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Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio

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II. Andante cantabile con moto

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III. Menuetto. Allegro molto e vivace - Trio

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IV. Finale. Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace

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Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36

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Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

I. Adagio - Allegro con brio

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II. Larghetto

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III. Scherzo. Allegro - Trio

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IV. Allegro molto

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Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica'

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Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

I. Allegro con brio

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II. Marcia funebre: Adagio assai

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III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace - Trio

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IV. Finale. Allegro molto - Poco andante - Presto

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Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60

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Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

I. Adagio - Allegro vivace

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II. Adagio

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III. Allegro molto e vivace - Trio. Un poco meno allegro - Tempo I - Un poco meno allegro

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IV. Allegro ma non troppo

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Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

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Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

I. Allegro con brio

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II. Andante con moto

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III. Allegro

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IV. Allegro - Presto

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Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 'Pastoral'

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Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

I. Angenehme, heitere Empfindungen, welche bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande im Menschen erwachen (Allegro ma non troppo)

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II. Szene am Bach (Andante molto mosso)

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III. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute (Allegro)

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IV. Donner - Storm (Allegro)

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V. Hirtengesang. Wohltätige, mit Dank an die Gottheit verbundene Gefühle nach dem Sturm (Allegretto)

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Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

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Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

I. Poco sostenuto - Vivace

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II. Allegretto

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III. Presto - Trios I & II. Assai meno presto

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IV. Allegro con brio

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Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

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Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

I. Allegro vivace e con brio

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II. Allegretto scherzando

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III. Tempo di menuetto - Trio

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IV. Allegro vivace

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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral'

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Dimitry Ivashchenko (soloist), Christian Elsner (soloist), Annette Dasch (soloist), Eva Vogel (soloist)
Berliner Philharmoniker, Rundfunkchor Berlin
Sir Simon Rattle

I. Allegro ma non troppo e un poco maestoso

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II. Molto vivace - Presto - Molto vivace - Presto

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III. Adagio molto e cantabile

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IVa. Presto

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IVb. Presto - Recitativo "O Freunde, nicht diese Töne!"

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Interview, Sir Simon Rattle on Beethoven

7th September 2016

The conductor discusses his recent recordings with the Berliner Philharmoniker, released in April on the orchestra's own label.

Recording of the Week, Beethoven Symphonies from Simon Rattle and the Berliner Philharmoniker

13th May 2016

James listens to Simon Rattle's new complete Beethoven cycle with the Berliner Philharmoniker.

Recorded in October 2015, Philharmonie Berlin

1 Pure Audio Blu-ray Disc

2 Concert Video Blu-ray Discs

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· Documentary: “Living with Beethoven” (45 min.)

· Sir Simon Rattle talks about Beethoven’s symphonies (49 min.)

It is always a milestone in the artistic work of the Berliner Philharmoniker when, together with their chief conductor, they play the complete symphonies of Ludwig van Beethoven. Under the direction of chief conductor Sir Simon Rattle, the cycle was performed at the end of 2015 – in Berlin, Paris, Vienna and New York. The reaction was overwhelming, and audiences responded with standing ovations to performances which impressively revealed the virtuosity and revolutionary energy of the works. The recording of the Berlin performances is now available in an exclusive hardcover edition which includes the cycle on CD as well as in HD video and high-resolution audio on Blu-ray. This beautifully produced edition includes many extras including a video introduction with Sir Simon Rattle and a documentary about the making of the recordings.

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Reviews

July 2016

These performances are intensely alive and immensely invigorating.

June 2016

Rattle and the Berliners are largely at one. Rattle may want fewer players on the platform than Furtwängler or Karajan – he uses roughly 50 musicians…but this remains the Berlin Philharmonic: its distinctive style revealingly intact. The first two symphonies are an untrammelled delight…[this] cycle is a decidedly distinguished affair

13th May 2016

Rattle ensures that there is no sense of creaking under the weight of history, bringing his own interpretative insights to every single one of these pieces. Tempos occasionally tend towards the fast side...Not everything is fast just for the sake of it, though, and Rattle allows space where the music needs it...I lost count of the number of times I was staggered by the transparency and balance achieved. I could hear absolutely everything in the score.

13th April 2016

Technically, of course, the performances are immaculate. But for all the fine string playing, the sometimes outstanding solo contributions from the Berlin Philharmonic’s wind players and the sudden moments of vivid characterisation that Rattle undeniably comes up with, these performances don’t hang together as a set.

Classical Music August 2016

the Berliners’ Beethoven is lithe, detailed and compelling: every detail…shines through in rich, warm sound and imaginative, unfussy camera work. Tempi are often swift…but never feel rushed, string sizes seem apt, and the joy of live music making is vividly captured.

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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9

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Interview, Sir Simon Rattle on Beethoven

Recording of the Week, Beethoven Symphonies from Simon Rattle and the Berliner Philharmoniker

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