Performer: Mauro Peter, Hanno Müller-Brachmann, Ekaterina Semenchuk, Rachel Harnisch, Zürcher Sing-Akademie
Orchestra: Luzerner Sinfonieorchester
Conductor: James Gaffigan
Audio CD
Number of Discs: 1
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Sony
Size: 1.55 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: yes
01. Beethoven: O welche Lust! In freier Luft den Atem leicht zu heben! (from Fidelio)
02. Brahms: Nänie von Friedrich Schiller, für Chor und Orchester, Op. 82
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 ‘Choral’
03. I. Allegro ma non troppo
04. II. Molto vivace
05. III. Adagio molto e cantabile
06. IV. Presto
07. V. Allegro assai vivace alla marcia
Gaffigan is meticulous in his observance of the composer’s dynamic markings…The drama in the finale is vividly captured by Gaffigan. His tempo for the Symphony’s slow movement, too, is ideal, conveying the music’s serenity without dragging unduly. The orchestral balance, with violins divided left and right, is admirable, as is the recorded sound.