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The Symphonies: A Beethoven Journey

Iulia Maria Dan (soprano), AJ Glueckert (tenor), Mikhail Petrenko (bass (vocal)), Ema Nikolovska (mezzo-soprano), Verbier Festival Orchestra, Münchener Bach-Chor, Gábor Takács-Nagy

The Symphonies: A Beethoven Journey

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Overall: it’s probably no one’s idea of a perfect Beethoven cycle, least of all Takács-Nagy’s. But for the insights of a lifetime’s accumulated wisdom in this music, it’s required listening.

Gramophone Magazine, September 2023

The Symphonies: A Beethoven Journey

Iulia Maria Dan (soprano), AJ Glueckert (tenor), Mikhail Petrenko (bass (vocal)), Ema Nikolovska (mezzo-soprano), Verbier Festival Orchestra, Münchener Bach-Chor, Gábor Takács-Nagy

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Overall: it’s probably no one’s idea of a perfect Beethoven cycle, least of all Takács-Nagy’s. But for the insights of a lifetime’s accumulated wisdom in this music, it’s required listening.

Gramophone Magazine, September 2023

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Contents and tracklist

Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
Work length25:55
I. Adagio molto. Allegro con brio
Track length8:39
II. Andante cantabile con moto
Track length7:38
III. Menuetto. Allegro molto e vivace
Track length3:50
IV. Finale. Adagio. Allegro molto e vivace
Track length5:48
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
Work length33:42
I. Adagio molto. Allegro con brio
Track length12:03
II. Larghetto
Track length11:19
III. Scherzo. Allegro
Track length3:38
IV. Allegro molto
Track length6:42
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica'
Work length46:36
I. Allegro con brio
Track length13:57
II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai
Track length15:42
III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
Track length5:17
IV. Finale. Allegro molto
Track length11:40
Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60
Work length29:45
I. Adagio. Allegro vivace
Track length9:07
II. Adagio
Track length9:59
III. Allegro vivace
Track length5:20
IV. Allegro ma non troppo
Track length5:19
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Work length29:12
I. Allegro con brio
Track length7:00
II. Andante con moto
Track length9:06
III. Scherzo. Allegro - Trio
Track length4:38
IV. Allegro
Track length8:28
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 'Pastoral'
Work length42:17
I. Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande. Allegro ma non troppo
Track length12:26
II. Szene am Bach. Andante molto mosso
Track length12:00
III. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute. Allegro
Track length4:48
IV. Gewitter, Sturm. Allegro
Track length3:18
V. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm. Allegretto
Track length9:45
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
Work length40:25
I. Poco sostenuto. Vivace
Track length14:09
II. Allegretto
Track length8:35
III. Presto. Assai meno presto
Track length8:41
IV. Allegro con brio
Track length9:00
Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Work length25:54
I. Allegro vivace e con brio
Track length9:12
II. Allegretto scherzando
Track length3:57
III. Tempo di menuetto
Track length4:43
IV. Allegro vivace
Track length8:02
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral'
Work length1:07:54
I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
Track length15:17
II. Molto vivace
Track length13:08
III. Adagio molto e cantabile
Track length15:20
IVa. Presto
Track length6:46
IVb. Allegro molto assai "O Freunde, nicht diese Töne!"
Track length17:23

Awards and reviews

  • Record Review
    1st July 2023
    Record of the Week

September 2023

Overall: it’s probably no one’s idea of a perfect Beethoven cycle, least of all Takács-Nagy’s. But for the insights of a lifetime’s accumulated wisdom in this music, it’s required listening.
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