Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9
Renate Behle (soprano), Yvonne Naef (mezzo), Glenn Winslade (tenor), Hanno Muller-Brachmann (bass)
SWR-Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg, Michael Gielen
In my opinion, all things considered, Gielen’s is now the most consistently satisfying Beethoven symphony set available, from any era...A firm sense of the work’s architecture, or structural...
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9
Renate Behle (soprano), Yvonne Naef (mezzo), Glenn Winslade (tenor), Hanno Muller-Brachmann (bass)
SWR-Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg, Michael Gielen
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In my opinion, all things considered, Gielen’s is now the most consistently satisfying Beethoven symphony set available, from any era...A firm sense of the work’s architecture, or structural...
About
Michael Gielen celebrates his 85th birthday in July of this year and the sum of his artistry is reected in this Beethoven cycle. This special commemorative collection features the maestro’s most recent Beethoven recordings from 1997-2000.
Contents and tracklist
Beethoven:
Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral", II. Szene am Bach (Scene by the brook)
Work length12:35
III. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute (Cheerful gathering of country folk): Allegro
Track length5:13
Work length1:04:34
This work is only available as an album download.
IV. Schlusschor aus Schillers Ode, "an die Freude" - Finale. Presto - Allegro assai - Presto - Recitative. O Freunde, nicht diese Tone (Final chorus from Schiller's, "Ode to Joy")
Track length22:35
This track is only available as an album download.
Awards and reviews
12th August 2013
In my opinion, all things considered, Gielen’s is now the most consistently satisfying Beethoven symphony set available, from any era...A firm sense of the work’s architecture, or structural integrity, is always juxtaposed with an absolute treasure trove of surprisingly rendered inner detail
