Browse: Beethoven - Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
This page lists all recordings of Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21 by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827).
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9 & Overtures
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Katerina Beranova (soprano), Lilli Paasikivi (alto), Robert Dean Smith (tenor) & Hanno Müller-Brachmann (bass)
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, GewandhausChor, GewandhausKinderchor & MDF Rundfunkchor, Riccardo Chailly
Readings focused entirely on the composer, not on debating how things ‘should’ sound...The playing is responsive and immaculate throughout, forming the backbone of Chailly’s brilliantly authentic... — More…
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5 CDs
$27.00In stock
Beethoven: Complete Symphonies
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Danish National Concert Choir, Danish Chamber Orchestra, Ádám Fischer
I find these performances utterly fascinating, though it would be next to impossible to offer a comprehensive catalogue of the various colourful twists and turns that characterise Fischer’s performances... — More…
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5 CDs
$36.25In stock
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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9
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Annette Dasch (soprano), Eva Vogel (mezzo), Christian Elsner (tenor), Dimitry Ivashchenko (bass)
Berliner Philharmoniker, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Sir Simon Rattle
These performances are intensely alive and immensely invigorating. — More…
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5 CDs + 2 Blu-ray Videos + Blu-ray Audio
$80.50In stock
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New, Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 / CPE Bach: Symphonies Wq 175 & 183/4
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Bernhard Forck (Konzertmeister)
If you’re not bothered by the sometimes meagre string sound, there’s much to savour here. The outer movements have tremendous energy...I can’t remember ever hearing the Trio of the First Symphony’s... — More…
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Beethoven - Complete Symphonies
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Charlotte Margiono (soprano), Birgit Remmert (alto), Ridolf Schasching (tenor), Robert Holl (bass)
Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Arnold Schoenberg Choir, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Brimful of intrepid character and interpretative incident, this is surely one of the most stimulating Beethoven symphony cycles of recent times. As Harnoncourt himself states in the booklet:... — More…
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5 CDs
$29.25In stock
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Harnoncourt - Beethoven
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Gidon Kremer & Pierre-Laurent Aimard
Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Another absorbing set, with Nikolaus Harnoncourt bringing his impeccable, historically-informed sensibilities to the modern instruments of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe. The Eroica is mightily... — More…
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14 CDs
$56.00In stock
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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9
Kate Royal (soprano), Christine Rice (mezzo-soprano), Tuomas Katajala (tenor), Derek Welton (bass-baritone), Malmö Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Robert Trevino
Now 35, Robert Trevino was taken under David Zinman’s wing at Aspen a decade ago. He emulates the older man’s Beethoven in ways both specific...and more general: the pointed voicing within and... — More…
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[In The Symphony] Ozawa’s musicians sounds as if they hugely enjoy playing this score, discovering it afresh…But it’s the First Piano Concerto…that offers the real reason to hear this recording.... — More…
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Offer, Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9
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Janice Watson (soprano), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano), Stuart Skelton (tenor) & Detlef Roth (bass)
Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra & Edinburgh Festival Chorus, Sir Charles Mackerras
A decisive interpretation, reinforced by a near-flawless and totally committed performance, and driven by an energy and vitality that conductors half the age of the venerable octogenarian Mackerras... — More…
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5 CDs
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This set cuts pristine interpretations of Beethoven’s early symphonies with Gerald Barry’s 21st-century zesty homage…Stone’s Beethoven swaps between falsetto and lower-range passages with impressive... — More…
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2 CDs
$22.50In stock
