Beethoven - Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
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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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With some pretty fast tempos throughout, Riccardo Chailly and the Gewandhausorchester certainly don't hang about, but there's never any question of the music sounding rushed, and the last movements... — More…
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Building a Library, January 2020, Recommended Recording
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Ferenc Fricsay : Great Conductors of the 20th Century
RecommendedRadio-Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin/Ferenc Fricsay, Wiener Philharmoniker/Ferenc Fricsay, RIAS Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin /Ferenc Fricsay
Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin, Wiener Philharmoniker, Rias-Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin, RIAS Sinfonie-Orchester Berlin, Ferenc...
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Gramophone Awards, 2002, Winner - Historic archive
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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: Complete Symphonies & Selected Overtures
RecommendedFrom the legendary Oct-Dec 1939 cycle: new 2013 digital transfers
NBC Symphony Orchestra, Arturo Toscanini
a remarkable testament to Toscanini — More…
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Antal Doráti: The Mercury Masters
RecommendedThe Mono Recordings
Antal Dorati, Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
this is a special release because of the importance of these Mercury recordings in the history of symphonic music in America. The majority of the material (22 of the 31 CDs) has never been released... — More…
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2023, Shortlisted - Box Set of the Year
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International Classical Music Awards, 2024, Nominated - Historical
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Beethoven: Messe C-Dur & Leonore Overture
Genia Kühmeier (soprano), Gerhild Romberger (alto), Maximilian Schmitt (tenor), Luca Pisaroni (bass-baritone), Symphonie-Orchester und Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Mariss Jansons
Thrilling playing and solid singing from a reliable crack team – the superb recorded sound brings Beethoven’s liturgical work to almost operatic life. — More…
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Presto Editor's Choice, December 2018
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Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Kurt Wehofschitz (tenor), Gerhard Unger (tenor), Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano), Gottlob Frick (bass), Walter Berry (bass-baritone), Ingeborg Hallstein (soprano), Raymond Wolansky (baritone), Jon Vickers (tenor), Franz Crass (bass)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Philharmonia Chorus, Otto Klemperer
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New. Beethoven: The Complete Symphonies
Carol Vaness (soprano), Janice Taylor (mezzo-soprano), Siegfried Jerusalem (tenor), Robert Lloyd (bass (vocal))
Cleveland Orchestra, Cleveland Orchestra Chorus, Christoph von Dohnányi
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International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Historical
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