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Special offer. Beethoven - Complete Symphonies

Anna-Kristina Kaappola (soprano), Marianne Beate Kielland (mezzo), Markus Schäfer (tenor), Thomas E. Bauer (baritone)

Anima Eterna, Jos van Immerseel

Beethoven - Complete Symphonies

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Indeed, from the first bristling chords, Anima Eterna's playing held me on the edge of my seat.

Gramophone Magazine, June 2008

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Special offer. Beethoven - Complete Symphonies

Anna-Kristina Kaappola (soprano), Marianne Beate Kielland (mezzo), Markus Schäfer (tenor), Thomas E. Bauer (baritone)

Anima Eterna, Jos van Immerseel

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Indeed, from the first bristling chords, Anima Eterna's playing held me on the edge of my seat.

Gramophone Magazine, June 2008

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"We know that Beethoven asked musicians very precise questions about the technical capacities of their instruments. So he knew exactly what he was doing when he pushed an instrument to the very limit of its possibilities. It’s partly the great technical difficulty that makes his music so revolutionary, but also the dramatic character this element confers on the music (and this dramatisation is further emphasised if one respects contemporary pitch standards, which were high – at least 440, if not more). That’s why it is so important to perform this music on period instruments. - Jos van Immerseel

Contents and tracklist

Beethoven: Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus, Op. 43: Ouverture in C Major
Work length4:50
Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
Work length25:20
Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio
Track length8:56
Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: II. Andante cantabile con moto
Track length7:07
Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: III. Menuetto, allegro molto e vivace
Track length3:22
Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: IV. Finale, adagio - Allegro molto e vivace
Track length5:55
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
Work length33:26
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio
Track length12:29
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: II. Larghetto
Track length10:49
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: III. Scherzo, allegro
Track length3:44
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: IV. Allegro molto
Track length6:24
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica'
Work length47:09
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Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55, "Eroica": I. Allegro con brio
Track length16:59
This track is only available as an album download.
Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55, "Eroica": II. Marcia funebre, adagio assai
Track length13:26
Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55, "Eroica": III. Scherzo, allegro vivace
Track length5:39
Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55, "Eroica": IV. Finale, allegro molto
Track length11:05
Beethoven: Coriolan Overture, Op. 62
Work length6:53
Beethoven: Egmont Overture, Op. 84
Work length7:21
Beethoven: The Ruins of Athens Overture, Op. 113
Work length4:10
Beethoven: Die Ruinen von Athen, Op. 113: II. Marcia alla turca in B-Flat Major
Work length2:08
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Work length30:06
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
Track length6:27
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: II. Andante con brio
Track length8:12
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: III. Allegro
Track length4:27
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: IV. Allegro
Track length11:00
Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60
Work length32:13
Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 60: I. Adagio - Allegro vivace
Track length10:21
Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 60: II. Adagio
Track length9:42
Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 60: III. Allegro vivace
Track length5:27
Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 60: IV. Allegro ma non troppo
Track length6:43
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 'Pastoral'
Work length40:42
Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68, "Pastorale": I. Allegro ma non troppo
Track length10:37
Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68, "Pastorale": II. Andante molto moto
Track length12:03
Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68, "Pastorale": III. Allegro
Track length4:41
Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68, "Pastorale": IV. Allegro
Track length3:58
Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68, "Pastorale": V. Allegretto
Track length9:23
Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Work length24:17
Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: I. Allegro vivace e con brio
Track length8:38
Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: II. Allegretto scherzando
Track length4:01
Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: III. Tempo di minuetto
Track length4:24
Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: IV. Allegro vivace
Track length7:14
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
Work length39:00
Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: I. Poco sostenuto - Vivace
Track length13:09
Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto
Track length8:21
Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: III. Presto
Track length8:29
Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: IV. Allegro con brio
Track length9:01
Beethoven: Consecration of the House Overture, Op. 124
Work length11:01
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral'
Work length1:05:19
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Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125: I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
Track length15:21
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Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125: II. Molto vivace
Track length13:31
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125: III. Adagio molto e cantabile
Track length12:31
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125: IVa. Presto - Allegro assai
Track length6:11
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125: IVb. Presto - Rezitativo
Track length3:25
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125: IVc. Allegro assai vivace alla marcia
Track length10:14
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125: IVd. Allegro ma non tanto
Track length4:06

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  • Presto Recording of the Week
    28th April 2008
  • Gramophone Magazine
    June 2008
    Editor's Choice
  • Presto Favourites
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June 2008

Indeed, from the first bristling chords, Anima Eterna's playing held me on the edge of my seat.

If you want to go all the way when it comes to historically-informed performances, then I thoroughly recommend this set on period instruments, with Jos van Immerseel conducting Anima Eterna. The Fifth and Seventh symphonies positively crackle with energy, and there's great tenderness in the slow movements, especially in the Fourth Symphony, which sounds unusually but wonderfully mournful.
James Longstaffe

20th April 2008

[van Immerseel's] progress from the Baroque via the classical to the early Romantic eras is evident in these elegant performances, which are more for the historical purist than the full-on romanticist. The tempi are measured, the playing delicate, painting a portrait more of Beethoven the master craftsman than the fiery visionary.
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