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 performances... — Fanfare, Jan/Feb 2023 More…

Release Date: 15th Jul 2022
Catalogue No: 4863050
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Length: 5 hours 46 minutes

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

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

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Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Recorded: 2021-07-04
Recording Venue: Festspielhaus, Baden-Baden

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

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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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Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Recorded: 2021-07-10
Recording Venue: Festspielhaus, Baden-Baden

I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio

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II. Larghetto

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III. Scherzo. Allegro

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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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Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Recorded: 2021-07-10
Recording Venue: Festspielhaus, Baden-Baden

I. Allegro con brio

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II. Marcia funèbre. Adagio assai

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III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace

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IV. Finale. Allegro molto

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

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Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Recorded: 2021-07-02
Recording Venue: Festspielhaus, Baden-Baden

I. Adagio - Allegro vivace

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II. Adagio

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III. Allegro vivace

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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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Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Recorded: 2021-07-02
Recording Venue: Festspielhaus, Baden-Baden

I. Allegro con brio

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II. Andante con moto

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III. Scherzo. Allegro - Trio

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IV. Allegro

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

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Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Recorded: 2021-07-09
Recording Venue: Festspielhaus, Baden-Baden

I. Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande. 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. Gewitter, Sturm. Allegro

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V. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm. Allegretto

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

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Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Recorded: 2021-07-09
Recording Venue: Festspielhaus, Baden-Baden

I. Poco sostenuto - Vivace

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II. Allegretto

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III. Presto - 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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Chamber Orchestra of Europe
Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Recorded: 2021-07-02
Recording Venue: Festspielhaus, Baden-Baden

I. Allegro vivace e con brio

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II. Allegretto scherzando

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III. Tempo di menuetto

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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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Siobhan Stagg (soprano), Ekaterina Gubanova (alto), Werner Güra (tenor), Florian Boesch (bass (vocal))
Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Accentus
Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Recorded: 2021-07-04
Recording Venue: Festspielhaus, Baden-Baden

I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso

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II. Molto vivace

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III. Adagio molto e cantabile

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IVa. Finale. Presto

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IVb. Allegro assai

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

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IVd. Allegro assai vivace. Alla marcia "Froh, wie seine Sonnen fliegen"

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IVe. Andante maestoso "Seid umschlungen, Millionen"

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IVf. Allegro energico e sempre ben marcato "Freude, schöner Götterfunken"

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IVg. Allegro ma non tanto "Freude, Tochter aus Elysium"

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IVh. Poco Allegro – Prestissimo "Seid umschlungen, Millionen"

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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.

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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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Beethoven: The Symphonies

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