Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven, Misato Mochizuki, Johannes Maria Staud
Orchestra: Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks
Conductor: Mariss Jansons
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: BR Klassik
Catalogue: 900138
Release: 2015
Size: 332 MB
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. Allegro molto e vivace – Trio
04. IV. Finale. Adagio – Allegro molto e vivace
05. Staud: Maniai
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
06. I. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio
07. II. Larghetto
08. III. Scherzo. Allegro – Trio
09. IV. Allegro molto
10. Mochizuki: Nirai
The Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks has already performed several Beethoven symphony cycles. Chief conductor Mariss Jansons has now extended the cycle concept in several regards, with performances of the works in Tokyo’s Suntory Hall with its excellent acoustics, with specially assigned commissions from contemporary composers who were asked to contribute their own musical reflections on Beethoven’s symphonies, and also with the publication of live recordings of these outstanding concert events on the music market. The live recordings of Symphonies Nos 1 and 2 were made in November 2012 in Tokyo’s Suntory Hall, and were exceptionally well received by the public and the trade press. The Music Pen Club of Japan praised Mariss Jansons shortly after the tour for his “new, modern and transparent-sounding Beethoven”. The two modern works based on the First and Second Symphonies were contributed by the composers Misato Mochizuki (born Tokyo, 1969) and Johannes Maria Staud from Austria (born 1974). Mochizuki lives and works in Japan and Europe where, as a composition teacher and composer-in-residence, she passes on her knowledge.