Special offer. Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9
Sinéad Mulhern (soprano), Carolin Masur (mezzo-soprano), Dominik Wortig (tenor) & Konstantin Wolff (bass-baritone)
La Chambre Philharmonique (on period instruments) & Choeur de Chambre les Éléments, Emmanuel Krivine
Perhaps the first thing that will strike you about these recordings is that they certainly don't hang around...This may come as a shock to those used to more indulgent, romantically-inclined... — More…
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Gramophone MagazineJuly 2011Editor's Choice
Contents
Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
- Chambre Philharmonique, La
- Emmanuel Krivine
I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio
II. Andante cantabile con moto
III. Menuetto: Allegro molto e vivace
IV. Adagio - Allegro molto
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
- Chambre Philharmonique, La
- Emmanuel Krivine
I. Adagio molto - Allegro molto
II. Larghetto
III. Scherzo
IV. Allegro molto
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica'
- Chambre Philharmonique, La
- Emmanuel Krivine
I. Allegro con brio
II. Marcia funebre: Adagio assai
III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace
IV. Finale: Allegro molto
Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60
- Chambre Philharmonique, La
- Emmanuel Krivine
I. Adagio - Allegro vivace
II. Adagio
III. Menuetto: Allegro vivace
IV. Allegro ma non troppo
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
- Chambre Philharmonique, La
- Emmanuel Krivine
I. Allegro con brio
II. Andante con moto
III. Allegro
IV. Allegro
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 'Pastoral'
- Chambre Philharmonique, La
- Emmanuel Krivine
I. Awakening of Cheerful Feelings Upon Arrival in the Country: Allegro ma non troppo
II. Scene by the Brook: Andante molto mosso
III. Merry Gathering of Country Folk: Allegro
IV. Thunderstorm: Allegro
V. Shepherd's Song: Happy and Thankful Feelings after the Storm: Allegretto
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
- Chambre Philharmonique, La
- Emmanuel Krivine
I. Poco sostenuto - Vivace
II. Allegretto
III. Presto, assai meno presto
IV. Allegro con brio
Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
- Chambre Philharmonique, La
- Emmanuel Krivine
I. Allegro vivace e con brio
II. Allegretto scherzando
III. Tempo di menuetto
IV. Allegro vivace
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral'
- Sinead Mulhern (soprano), Konstantin Wolff (bass-baritone), Dominik Wortig (tenor), Carolin Masur (mezzo-soprano)
- Elements Chamber Choir, Les, Chambre Philharmonique, La
- Emmanuel Krivine
I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
II. Molto vivace
III. Adagio molto e cantabile
IV. Finale: Presto, "An die Freude" (Ode to Joy)