Beethoven for Three: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 5
Leonidas Kavakos (violin), Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Emanuel Ax (piano)
For playing that honours Beethoven’s radical quality, listen to this performance of Colin Matthews’ fresh and unexpected arrangement of the Fifth. A gifted orchestrator, here Matthews performs...
Beethoven for Three: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 5
Leonidas Kavakos (violin), Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Emanuel Ax (piano)
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For playing that honours Beethoven’s radical quality, listen to this performance of Colin Matthews’ fresh and unexpected arrangement of the Fifth. A gifted orchestrator, here Matthews performs...
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Contents and tracklist
Work length34:11
This work is only available as an album download.
- Ludwig van Beethoven, Yo-Yo Ma, Leonidas Kavakos, Emanuel Ax
I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio
Track length12:59
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II. Larghetto quasi andante
Track length10:47
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Work length34:25
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- Ludwig van Beethoven, Yo-Yo Ma, Leonidas Kavakos, Emanuel Ax
II. Andante con moto
Track length10:11
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IV. Allegro
Track length11:29
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Awards and reviews
April 2022
For playing that honours Beethoven’s radical quality, listen to this performance of Colin Matthews’ fresh and unexpected arrangement of the Fifth. A gifted orchestrator, here Matthews performs the magic trick in reverse...This is a Beethoven Five to return to and savour.
March 2022
I wasn’t expecting to be absolutely bowled over by Colin Matthews’s arrangement of the Fifth Symphony, but I was – and still am...Matthews has done a most impressive job of paring the music down to its essentials while retaining its character and emotional impact.
