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Beethoven: The Complete Symphonies

Simona Šaturová (soprano), Mihoko Fujimura (alto), Christian Elsner (tenor) & Christian Gerhaher (baritone)

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, MDR Rundfunkchor, GewandhausChor & GewandhausKinderchor, Herbert Blomstedt

Beethoven: The Complete Symphonies

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Blomstedt’s Beethoven seems ‘right’: tempi are never too fast or too slow, but never staid, and phrasing is alive with rhythmic energy and cumulative momentum. His Leipzig players give their...

Classical Music, October 20175 out of 5 stars

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Beethoven: The Complete Symphonies

Simona Šaturová (soprano), Mihoko Fujimura (alto), Christian Elsner (tenor) & Christian Gerhaher (baritone)

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, MDR Rundfunkchor, GewandhausChor & GewandhausKinderchor, Herbert Blomstedt

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Blomstedt’s Beethoven seems ‘right’: tempi are never too fast or too slow, but never staid, and phrasing is alive with rhythmic energy and cumulative momentum. His Leipzig players give their...

Classical Music, October 20175 out of 5 stars

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In celebration of Herbert Blomstedt’s 90th Birthday in July 2017, Accentus Music releases a new Beethoven cycle that captures the spirit of the long-standing partnership between the legendary conductor laureate and the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig. All nine symphonies, released in a box set containing five CDs, are live recordings made at the Leipzig Gewandhaus between May 2014 and March 2017.

Blomstedt's interpretations of Beethoven are based on a highly responsible handling of the scores and this conductor’s deep love of the truth, in which everything that is superimposed and overtly effective is fundamentally removed. At the same time however, the performances embrace the ethical conscience of the artist with his deep, almost seismographic musical sensibility and a high expressivity.

  • Release date: 30th Jun 2017
  • Label: Accentus Music
  • Catalogue number: ACC80322
  • Length: 5 hours 48 minutes
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Contents and tracklist

Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
Work length26:07
Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio
Track length8:46
Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: II. Andante cantabile con moto
Track length7:35
Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: III. Menuetto
Track length4:02
Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: IV. Finale. Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace
Track length5:44
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
Work length33:40
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio
Track length12:14
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: II. Larghetto
Track length10:41
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: III. Scherzo. Allegro
Track length4:25
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: IV. Allegro molto
Track length6:20
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica'
Work length48:43
Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica": I. Allegro con brio
Track length16:22
Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica": II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai
Track length14:52
Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica": III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
Track length6:00
Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica": IV. Finale. Allegro molto
Track length11:29
Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60
Work length32:41
Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 60: I. Adagio - Allegro vivace
Track length11:14
Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 60: II. Adagio
Track length9:07
Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 60: III. Allegro vivace
Track length5:38
Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 60: IV. Allegro ma non troppo
Track length6:42
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Work length33:36
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
Track length7:29
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: II. Andante con moto
Track length9:41
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: III. Scherzo. Allegro
Track length5:16
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: IV. Allegro
Track length11:10
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 'Pastoral'
Work length42:53
Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": I. Awakening of Cheerful Feelings upon Arrival in the Country. Allegro ma non troppo
Track length11:31
Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": II. Scene by the Brook. Andante molto mosso
Track length12:04
Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": III. Merry Gathering of Country Folk. Allegro
Track length5:27
Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": IV. Thunderstorm. Allegro
Track length3:54
Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": V. Shepherd's Song. Happy and Thankful Feelings After the Storm. Allegretto
Track length9:57
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
Work length40:37
Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: I. Poco sostenuto - Vivace
Track length14:33
Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto
Track length8:15
Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: III. Presto
Track length8:56
Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: IV. Allegro con brio
Track length8:53
Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Work length24:47
Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: I. Allegro vivace e con brio
Track length8:49
Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: II. Allegretto scherzando
Track length3:57
Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: III. Tempo di menuetto
Track length4:34
Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: IV. Allegro vivace
Track length7:27
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral'
Work length1:05:32
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125: I. Allegro, ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
Track length14:48
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125: II. Scherzo. Molto vivace
Track length13:46
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125: III. Adagio molto e cantabile
Track length13:22
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125: IV. Finale. Presto
Track length23:36

Awards and reviews

  • International Classical Music Awards
    2018
    Winner - Best Collection

Classical Music October 2017

Blomstedt’s Beethoven seems ‘right’: tempi are never too fast or too slow, but never staid, and phrasing is alive with rhythmic energy and cumulative momentum. His Leipzig players give their all- the strings in particular have a glorious burnished gold sonority.
5 out of 5 stars

22nd July 2017

The playing of the Gewandhausorchester is indecently good: how refreshing to hear a full-size orchestra playing these pieces, the weight of sound thrilling in places. Blomstedt doesn't do anything radical; there's no straining for effect or tinkering with tempi or dynamics. He just plays what's written, brilliantly so.
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