Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer: Gewandhauschor Leipzig, GewandhausKinderchor, MDR Rundfunkchor, Simona Šaturová, Mihoko Fujimura, Christian Elsner, Christian Gerhaher
Orchestra: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
Conductor: Herbert Blomstedt
Audio CD
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Accentus Music
Release: 2017
Size: 3.24 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
01. I. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio
02. II. Andante cantabile con moto
03. III. Menuetto
04. IV. Finale. Adagio – Allegro molto e vivace
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
05. I. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio
06. II. Larghetto
07. III. Scherzo. Allegro
08. IV. Allegro molto
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 ‘Eroica’
09. I. Allegro con brio
10. II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai
11. III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
12. IV. Finale. Allegro molto
Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60
13. I. Adagio – Allegro vivace
14. II. Adagio
15. III. Allegro vivace
16. IV. Allegro ma non troppo
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
17. I. Allegro con brio
18. II. Andante con moto
19. III. Scherzo. Allegro
20. IV. Allegro
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 ‘Pastoral’
21. I. Awakening of Cheerful Feelings upon Arrival in the Country. Allegro ma non troppo
22. II. Scene by the Brook. Andante molto mosso
23. III. Merry Gathering of Country Folk. Allegro
24. IV. Thunderstorm. Allegro
25. V. Shepherd’s Song. Happy and Thankful Feelings After the Storm. Allegretto
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
26. I. Poco sostenuto – Vivace
27. II. Allegretto
28. III. Presto
29. IV. Allegro con brio
Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
30. I. Allegro vivace e con brio
31. II. Allegretto scherzando
32. III. Tempo di menuetto
33. IV. Allegro vivace
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 ‘Choral’
34. I. Allegro, ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
35. II. Scherzo. Molto vivace
36. III. Adagio molto e cantabile
37. IV. Finale. Presto
In celebration of Herbert Blomstedt’s 90th Birthday in July 2017, Accentus Music releases a new Beethoven cycle that captures the spirit of the long-standing partnership between the legendary conductor laureate and the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. All nine symphonies, released in a box set containing five CDs, are live recordings made at the Leipzig Gewandhaus between May 2014 and March 2017.
Blomstedt’s interpretations of Beethoven are based on a highly responsible handling of the scores and this conductor’s deep love of the truth, in which everything that is superimposed and overtly effective is fundamentally removed. At the same time however, the performances embrace the ethical conscience of the artist with his deep, almost seismographic musical sensibility and a high expressivity.