Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer: Martina Arroyo, Regina Sarfaty, Nicholas Di Virgilio, Norman Scott, Isaac Stern
Orchestra: New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein
Number of Discs: 6
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Sony
Catalogue: 88697683912
Release: 2011
Size: 2.1 GB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
CD 01
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
04. IV. Finale. Adagio – Allegro molto e vivace
Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 “Eroica”
05. I. Allegro con brio
06. II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai
07. III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
08. IV. Finale. Allegro molto
CD 02
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36
01. I. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio
02. II. Larghetto
03. III. Scherzo. Allegro
04. IV. Allegro molto
Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92
05. I. Poco sostenuto – Vivace
06. II. Allegretto
07. III. Presto, assai meno presto
08. IV. Allegro con brio
CD 03
Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 60
01. I. Adagio – Allegro vivace
02. II. Adagio
03. III. Menuetto – Allegro vivace
04. IV. Allegro, ma non troppo
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67
05. I. Allegro con brio
06. II. Andante con moto
07. III. Scherzo. Allegro
08. IV. Allegro
Egmont, Op. 84
09. Overture
CD 04
Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 “Pastoral”
01. I. Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande. Allegro ma non troppo
02. II. Szene am Bach. Andante molto mosso
03. III. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute. Allegro
04. IV. Gewitter, Sturm. Allegro
05. V. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm. Allegretto
Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93
06. I. Allegro vivace e con brio
07. II. Allegretto scherzando
08. III. Tempo di menuetto
09. IV. Allegro vivace
King Stephen, Op. 117
10. Overture
CD 05
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 “Choral”
01. I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
02. II. Scherzo. Molto vivace – Presto
03. III. Adagio molto e cantabile – Andante moderato
04. IVa. Finale. Presto – Allegro assai
05. IVb. Recitativo. O Freunde, nicht diese Töne!
Fidelio Overture, Op. 72b
06. Allegro
CD 06
Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61
01. I. Allegro ma non troppo
02. II. Larghetto
03. III. Rondo. Allegro
The Consecration of the House, Op. 124
04. Overture
05. Leonora Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
Hailed as one of the most important musicians in America in the 20th-Century, legendary conductor Leonard Bernstein conducts the momentous collection of Beethoven’s nine symphonies in this impressive 6 CD boxset for Sony Classics. Recorded whilst Bernstein was at the peak of his musical capabilities during his famous spell as director of Music at the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, the Beethoven symphonies provide the listener with an array of emotions, from the serious nature of the Fifth Symphony to the Third ‘Eroica’ Symphony, to the Fourth Symphony ‘Pastorale’ and to the passionate ninth, the ‘Chorale’. This collection of works by the most well-known classical music composer of the most famous and important works in classical music makes this boxset a ‘must-have’ for the classical music lover.
