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The Symphony No. 4 in B♭ major, Op. 60, is the fourth-published symphony by Ludwig van Beethoven. It was composed in 1806 and premiered in March 1807 at a private concert in Vienna at the town house of Prince Lobkowitz. The first public performance was at the Burgtheater in Vienna in April 1808.
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Beethoven: Complete Symphonies RecommendedDanish 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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Presto Recording of the Week, 19th July 2019
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
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Building a Library, January 2020, Recommended Recording
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International Classical Music Awards, 2020, Winner - Symphonic Music
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International Classical Music Awards, 2020, Winner - Recording of the Year
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Conductor of the Year
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Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Winner - Orchestral (19th-century music)
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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9 RecommendedTwyla Robinson (soprano), Karen Cargill (mezzo soprano), John Mac Master (tenor) & Gerald Finley (bass), Gordan Nikolitch (violin), Tim Hugh (cello) & Lars Vogt (piano)
London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Bernard Haitink
a blazing performance of the Seventh Symphony that reaches a superbly disciplined and frenzied conclusion — More…
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Beethoven - Complete Symphonies RecommendedCharlotte 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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Gramophone Magazine, 100 Greatest Recordings
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Building a Library, July 2005, Budget Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 1992, Recording of the Year
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Building a Library, January 2020, Also Recommended
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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9 & Overtures
RecommendedKaterina 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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Presto Recording of the Week, 23rd January 2012
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Gramophone Awards, 2012, Finalist - Orchestral
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2011, Disc of the Month
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Building a Library, January 2020, Also Recommended
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Record Review, 16th July 2022, Record of the Week
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Harnoncourt - Beethoven RecommendedGidon 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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Building a Library, January 2015, First Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 1992, Recording of the Year
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Building a Library, January 2020, Also Recommended
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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 8 - Méhul: Symphony No. 1 - Cherubini: Lodoïska Overture Akademie Für Alte Musik Berlin, Bernhard Forck
All four works are given lithe and energetic accounts, excellently precise even at the generally speedy choice of tempos, and amount to a high-quality shop window for the current state of period-instrument... — More…
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Catalonia’s resonant Château de Cardona sometimes makes the bassline heavy, the vigorous timpanist often forgets the crucial Beethovenian difference between one f and two, and the editor clipped... — More…
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Beethoven - Complete Symphonies & 6 Overtures RecommendedAnna Tomowa-Sintow, Agnes Baltsa, Peter Schreier, José van Dam
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Sets new standards of orchestral playing — More…
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Grammy Awards, 21st Awards (1978), Best Orchestral Performance
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Beethoven: 9 Symphonies RecommendedGundula Janowitz (soprano), Hilde Rössel-Majdan (contralto), Waldemar Kmentt (tenor), Walter Berry (bass)
Berliner Philharmoniker & Wiener Singverein, Herbert von Karajan
I'm sure it's possible to fill several pages simply discussing the relative merits of Herbert von Karajan's various recordings of the complete symphonies with the Berlin Philharmonic, but in... — More…
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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