The Rough Guide to Beethoven
John Lill (piano), Anima Eterna, Jos van Immerseel (conductor), Radio Symphony Orchestra Stuttgart, Roger Norrington (conductor), Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia, Michael Halasz (conductor), Edith Lienbacher, Inga Nielson, Kurt Moll, Herwig Pecoraro, Leipzig String Quartet, Kodaly Quartet, The Gaudier...
made especially valuable by the inclusion of Matthew Best's exemplary recording of the Mass in C.
The Rough Guide to Beethoven
John Lill (piano), Anima Eterna, Jos van Immerseel (conductor), Radio Symphony Orchestra Stuttgart, Roger Norrington (conductor), Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia, Michael Halasz (conductor), Edith Lienbacher, Inga Nielson, Kurt Moll, Herwig Pecoraro, Leipzig String Quartet, Kodaly Quartet, The Gaudier...
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made especially valuable by the inclusion of Matthew Best's exemplary recording of the Mass in C.
About
A composer of intense passion and power, Beethoven set the standard for others to follow. His symphonies, sonatas, concertos and other works completely revolutionized the history of music. The Rough Guide serves as a superb introduction to the intensely powerful, highly individual and ingenious music of Beethoven.
Bonus CD: Corydon Orchestra, Corydon Singers, Matthew Best (conductor)
‘Beethoven: Mass in C major’
Despite Beethoven’s prolific output in other genres he only wrote two masses – the Mass in C major and the magnificent Missa Solemnis. This bonus disc therefore presents some of the rarest work by the great composer. Beethoven’s treatment of the Latin mass text is wonderfully interpretive and makes use of powerfully expressive word-painting techniques.
Artists
John Lill (piano), Anima Eterna, Jos van Immerseel (conductor), Radio Symphony Orchestra Stuttgart, Roger Norrington (conductor), Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia, Michael Halasz (conductor), Edith Lienbacher, Inga Nielson, Kurt Moll, Herwig Pecoraro, Leipzig String Quartet, Kodaly Quartet, The Gaudier Ensemble, Jenö Jandö, Stefan Vladar (piano), Cappella Istropolitana & Barry Wordsworth (conductor)
Contents and tracklist
Disc 1
1. Bagatelle No. 6 in E flat major, Op. 126: Andante Amabile
2. Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92: I. Poco Sostenuto
3. Symphony No. 6, Op. 68: I. Allegro Ma Non Troppo
4. Fidelio, Op. 72: Act I. Mir Ist So Wunderbar
5. String Quartet No. 13, Op. 130: V. Cavatina
6. String Quartet No. 9, Op. 59, No. 3: IV. Allegro Molto
7. Septet in E flat major, Op. 20: III. Tempo Di Menuetto
8. Piano Sonata No. 2, Op. 2, No. 2: IV. Rondo Grazioso
9. Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 15: III. Rondo. Allegro Scherzando
10. Bagatelle No. 10 in E flat major, Op. 119: Allegramente
Disc 2
Mass in C major Op. 86
1. I. Kyrie
2. II. Gloria
3. III. Credo
4. IV. Sanctus
5. V. Benedictus
6. VI. Agnus Dei
Ah Perfido Op. 65
7. I. Scena – Ah! Perfido, Sperguiro
8. II. Aria – Per Pietà, Non Dirmi Addio
9. Ne’ Giorni Tuoi Felici WoO93.
10. Tremate, Empi, Tremate Op.116
Awards and reviews
January 2012
made especially valuable by the inclusion of Matthew Best's exemplary recording of the Mass in C.
