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Special offer. Beethoven: The Symphonies

Chamber Orchestra of Europe Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Beethoven: The Symphonies

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Nézet-Séguin’s conducting is efficient and often quite exciting, and the CO of Europe plays splendidly. Symphonies 1, 2, 4, 7, and 8 come off the best in this set, and I can recommend these...

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Chamber Orchestra of Europe Yannick Nézet-Séguin

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Nézet-Séguin’s conducting is efficient and often quite exciting, and the CO of Europe plays splendidly. Symphonies 1, 2, 4, 7, and 8 come off the best in this set, and I can recommend these...

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'I am interested in how Beethoven's music can surprise us today. Our interpretation should feel to the audience as if they are hearing this music for the first time. That is my goal' - Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Originally planned for April 2020 in celebration of Beethoven's 250th birthday, the project 'Beethoven: The Symphonies' is the third composer-led collaboration between Grammy-Winner Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the COE having previously performed and recorded together complete Schumann and Mendelssohn cycles in 2014 and 2017 respectively. The Symphony Cycle was going to use the now complete performance material featuring the musical text of the 'New Beethoven Complete Edition'. Especially in Symphony No. 9 one can literally hear and experience the difference, as Beethoven's original and recently re-discovered Double Bassoon part is used for the very first time. The recording will also be the COE's first complete Beethoven Cycle on record since the landmark disc with Nikolaus Harnoncourt in the 1990's.

Contents and tracklist

Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
Work length25:35
I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio
Track length8:58
II. Andante cantabile con moto
Track length7:18
III. Menuetto. Allegro molto e vivace
Track length3:57
IV. Finale. Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace
Track length5:22
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
Work length32:24
I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio
Track length11:47
II. Larghetto
Track length9:57
III. Scherzo. Allegro
Track length4:29
IV. Allegro molto
Track length6:11
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica'
Work length47:40
I. Allegro con brio
Track length16:20
II. Marcia funèbre. Adagio assai
Track length14:46
III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
Track length5:27
IV. Finale. Allegro molto
Track length11:07
Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60
Work length33:27
I. Adagio - Allegro vivace
Track length11:35
II. Adagio
Track length9:22
III. Allegro vivace
Track length5:44
IV. Allegro ma non troppo
Track length6:46
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Work length32:30
I. Allegro con brio
Track length6:58
II. Andante con moto
Track length9:21
III. Scherzo. Allegro - Trio
Track length5:22
IV. Allegro
Track length10:49
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 'Pastoral'
Work length42:09
I. Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande. Allegro ma non troppo
Track length11:52
II. Szene am Bach. Andante molto mosso
Track length12:24
III. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute. Allegro
Track length5:04
IV. Gewitter, Sturm. Allegro
Track length3:43
V. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm. Allegretto
Track length9:06
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
Work length38:47
I. Poco sostenuto - Vivace
Track length13:26
II. Allegretto
Track length8:51
III. Presto - Assai meno presto
Track length8:10
IV. Allegro con brio
Track length8:20
Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Work length26:25
I. Allegro vivace e con brio
Track length9:08
II. Allegretto scherzando
Track length3:41
III. Tempo di menuetto
Track length6:00
IV. Allegro vivace
Track length7:36
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral'
Work length1:07:30
I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
Track length15:32
II. Molto vivace
Track length13:01
III. Adagio molto e cantabile
Track length15:33
IVa. Finale. Presto
Track length2:36
IVb. Allegro assai
Track length3:39
IVc. Presto - Recitativo "O Freunde, nicht diese Töne!"
Track length3:31
IVd. Allegro assai vivace. Alla marcia "Froh, wie seine Sonnen fliegen"
Track length3:51
IVe. Andante maestoso "Seid umschlungen, Millionen"
Track length3:33
IVf. Allegro energico e sempre ben marcato "Freude, schöner Götterfunken"
Track length2:22
IVg. Allegro ma non tanto "Freude, Tochter aus Elysium"
Track length2:18
IVh. Poco Allegro – Prestissimo "Seid umschlungen, Millionen"
Track length1:34

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Awards and reviews

  • Record Review
    16th July 2022
    Record of the Week
  • International Classical Music Awards
    2023
    Nominated - Symphonic Music
  • Opus Klassik Awards
    2023
    Nominated - Conductor of the Year

Jan/Feb 2023

Nézet-Séguin’s conducting is efficient and often quite exciting, and the CO of Europe plays splendidly. Symphonies 1, 2, 4, 7, and 8 come off the best in this set, and I can recommend these performances with virtually no hesitations. If you are looking for small-band, modern instruments in this music this is a very good option.
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