Philippe Herreweghe Beethoven Symphonies
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Philippe Herreweghe and the Royal Flemish Philharmonic produce some really fine playing here, and they have been quite beautifully recorded. —
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Gramophone Magazine, Awards Issue 2009, Editor's Choice
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Philippe Herreweghe's Beethoven is characteristically muscular and gritty, bringing out all the music's visceral excitement. —
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Hopefully much more is to come from this fruitful synergy of musical forces. Very highly recommended! The performances are superb —
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Special offer. Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral'
Christiane Oelze (soprano), Ingeborg Danz (mezzo), Christoph Strehl (tenor), David Wilson-Johnson (bass-baritone)
Royal Flemish Philharmonic, Collegium Vocal Gent & Academia Chigiana Siena, Philippe Herreweghe
Philippe Herreweghe's Ninth gets off to a good start, with vivid accounts of the first two movements, aided by fine playing from the Royal Flemish Philharmonic. —
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Herreweghe's expertise in period-style performance convinces totally: the orchestra sound is crisp and clean, with rattling, war-like timpani and tight-reined, yet decently weighty string sound...In... —
