Beethoven, L. Van: Symphonies Nos. 1-9

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Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21 (more info)
Performed by: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Munich Philharmonic Orchestra Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra BBC Symphony Orchestra NBC Symphony Orchestra Canadian National Arts Centre Orchestra Philharmonia Orchestra Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra Pablo Casals Orchestra of Barcelona Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra Basel Chamber Orchestra Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra Ensemble Orchestral de Paris
Composed by: Stanislaw Skrowaczewski Pablo Casals Hans Pfitzner Ludwig van Beethoven Arturo Toscanini
Conducted by: Herbert von Karajan Gunter Wand Pinchas Zukerman Giovanni Antonini Bela Drahos Richard Edlinger John Nelson Roger Norrington Gerard Schwarz Felix Weingartner Artur Rodzinski Herbert Kegel
Recording date: 28 October 1939


1.   I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio - 08:38
2.   II. Andante cantabile con moto - 07:44
3.   III. Menuetto - Allegro molto e vivace - 03:34
4.   IV. Adagio - Allegro molto - 05:57


Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36 (more info)
Performed by: Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra NBC Symphony Orchestra South West German Radio Symphony Orchestra Canadian National Arts Centre Orchestra Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra Berlin State Opera Orchestra Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra Basel Chamber Orchestra Royal Flemish Philharmonic Orchestra Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra Ensemble Orchestral de Paris
Composed by: Stanislaw Skrowaczewski Rene Leibowitz Ludwig van Beethoven Arturo Toscanini
Conducted by: Pinchas Zukerman Thomas Fey Giovanni Antonini Bela Drahos Richard Edlinger Erich Kleiber John Nelson Roger Norrington Felix Weingartner Philippe Herreweghe Herbert Kegel Kazimierz Kord
Recording date: 4 November 1939


5.   I. Adagio molto - Allegro molto - 11:58
6.   II. Larghetto - 09:50
7.   III. Scherzo - 03:40
8.   IV. Allegro molto - 06:19

Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55, "Eroica" (more info)
Performed by: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Symphony Nova Scotia Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra London Philharmonic Orchestra NBC Symphony Orchestra CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava Montreal Metropolitan Orchestra Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra Philharmonia Orchestra Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra Ensemble Orchestral de Paris
Composed by: Stanislaw Skrowaczewski Hans Pfitzner Ludwig van Beethoven Arturo Toscanini
Conducted by: Herbert von Karajan Frederik IX (King of Denmark) Gunter Wand Rudolf Kempe Otto Klemperer Bertrand de Billy Bela Drahos Michael Halasz John Nelson Alexander Rahbari Georg Tintner Joseph Rescigno Wilhelm Furtwangler Felix Weingartner Herbert Kegel Alfred Scholz
Recording date: 28 October 1939


1.   I. Allegro con brio - 16:24
2.   II. Marcia funebre: Adagio assai - 14:24
3.   III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace - 05:36
4.   IV. Finale: Allegro molto - 10:49


Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60 (more info)
Performed by: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra French National Orchestra Symphony Nova Scotia Berlin Deutsches Symphony Orchestra Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra BBC Symphony Orchestra Philharmonia Cassovia London Philharmonic Orchestra NBC Symphony Orchestra Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra Berlin State Opera Orchestra Pablo Casals Orchestra of Barcelona Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra Ensemble Orchestral de Paris
Composed by: Stanislaw Skrowaczewski Pablo Casals Hans Pfitzner Rene Leibowitz Ludwig van Beethoven Arturo Toscanini
Conducted by: Charles Munch Gunter Wand Bela Drahos Richard Edlinger Erich Kleiber John Nelson Georg Tintner Johannes Wildner Wilhelm Furtwangler Felix Weingartner Herbert Kegel
Recording date: September 1988


5.   I. Adagio - Allegro vivace - 11:15
6.   II. Adagio - 08:51
7.   III. Menuetto: Allegro vivace - 05:41
8.   IV. Allegro ma non troppo - 08:52

Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 (more info)
Performed by: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia British Symphony Orchestra Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra London Philharmonic Orchestra NBC Symphony Orchestra South West German Radio Symphony Orchestra Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra Philharmonia Orchestra Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra Berlin State Opera Orchestra New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra Royal Flemish Philharmonic Orchestra Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra Ensemble Orchestral de Paris
Composed by: Stanislaw Skrowaczewski Rene Leibowitz Ludwig van Beethoven Richard Strauss Arturo Toscanini
Conducted by: Otto Klemperer Bertrand de Billy Bela Drahos Richard Edlinger Erich Kleiber John Nelson Bruno Weil Jeanne Lamon Roger Norrington Wilhelm Furtwangler Gerard Schwarz Felix Weingartner Walter Weller Arthur Nikisch Philippe Herreweghe Herbert Kegel Don Jackson
Recording date: 9 April 1933


1.   I. Allegro con brio - 06:55
2.   II. Andante con moto - 08:38
3.   III. Allegro - 04:52
4.   IV. Allegro - 10:52


Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, "Pastoral" (more info)
Performed by: Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra BBC Symphony Orchestra Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra West German Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra NBC Symphony Orchestra Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra Toronto Symphony Orchestra CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Berlin State Opera Orchestra Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra, Rome New York Chamber Orchestra Royal Flemish Philharmonic Orchestra Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra New York Chamber Symphony Ensemble Orchestral de Paris
Composed by: Stanislaw Skrowaczewski Victor De Sabata Hans Pfitzner Rene Leibowitz Ludwig van Beethoven Arturo Toscanini
Conducted by: Karel Ancerl Kurt Sanderling Thomas Fey Bertrand de Billy Bela Drahos Michael Halasz John Nelson Bystrik Rezucha Bruno Walter Bruno Weil Gerard Schwarz Felix Weingartner Philippe Herreweghe Herbert Kegel Kazimierz Kord
Recording date: 2-6 March 1988


5.   I. Awakening of Cheerful Feelings Upon Arrival in the Country: Allegro ma non troppo - 10:46
6.   II. Scene by the Brook: Andante molto mosso - 11:42
7.   III. Merry Gathering of Country Folk: Allegro - 04:54
8.   IV. Thunderstorm: Allegro - 03:41
9.   V. Shepherd's Song: Happy and Thankful Feelings after the Storm: Allegretto - 09:15

Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 (more info)
Performed by: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra French National Orchestra Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra Philharmonia Cassovia Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra NBC Symphony Orchestra Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra Philharmonia Orchestra Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra Berlin State Opera Orchestra New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra Ensemble Orchestral de Paris
Composed by: Stanislaw Skrowaczewski Rene Leibowitz Ludwig van Beethoven Richard Strauss Arturo Toscanini
Conducted by: Frederik IX (King of Denmark) Charles Munch Otto Klemperer Johannes Wehner Bertrand de Billy Bela Drahos Richard Edlinger John Nelson Carl Schuricht Roger Norrington Felix Weingartner Herbert Kegel


1.   I. Poco sostenuto - Vivace - 12:53
2.   II. Allegretto - 07:51
3.   III. Presto, assai meno presto - 08:28
4.   IV. Allegro con brio - 08:37


Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 (more info)
Performed by: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra Concertgebouw Orchestra Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra NBC Symphony Orchestra South West German Radio Symphony Orchestra Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra Royal Flemish Philharmonic Orchestra Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra Ensemble Orchestral de Paris
Composed by: Stanislaw Skrowaczewski Hans Pfitzner Rene Leibowitz Ludwig van Beethoven Arturo Toscanini
Conducted by: Willem Mengelberg Bertrand de Billy Bela Drahos Richard Edlinger John Nelson Alexander Rahbari Roger Norrington Gerard Schwarz Felix Weingartner Philippe Herreweghe Herbert Kegel


5.   I. Allegro vivace e con brio - 08:22
6.   II. Allegretto scherzando - 03:49
7.   III. Tempo di menuetto - 08:28
8.   IV. Allegro vivace - 08:37

Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, "Choral" (more info)
Performed by: Chambre Philharmonique, La Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra Bayreuth Festival Orchestra London Philharmonic Orchestra NBC Symphony Orchestra Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra Berlin State Opera Orchestra Dresden Staatskapelle Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra Royal Flemish Philharmonic Orchestra Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra Neue Orchester Ensemble Orchestral de Paris
Composed by: Stanislaw Skrowaczewski Rene Leibowitz Ludwig van Beethoven Arturo Toscanini
Conducted by: Klaus Tennstedt Karl Bohm Oskar Fried Bela Drahos Richard Edlinger John Nelson Carl Schuricht Wilhelm Furtwangler Felix Weingartner Herbert Blomstedt Emmanuel Krivine Philippe Herreweghe Herbert Kegel Christoph Spering
Guylaine Girard, soprano
Daniela Sindram, alto
Inge Borkh, bass
Sinead Mulhern, soprano
Robert Holzer, bass-baritone
Hao Jiang Tian, bass
Torsten Ralf, tenor
Margarete Teschemacher, soprano
Kolos Kovats, bass
Luise Helletsgruber, soprano
Ruth Siewert, contralto
Ruxandra Donose, mezzo-soprano
Friedrich von Schiller,
Manfred Fink, tenor
Claudio Otelli, bass-baritone
Rene Pape, bass
Nina Tichman, piano
Richard Mayr, bass-baritone
Gabriele Lechner, soprano
Diane Elias, contralto
Michael Pabst, tenor
Lotte Leonard, soprano
Jenny Sonnenberg, contralto
Eugene Transky, tenor
Wilhelm Guttmann, bass
Ludwig Weber, bass
Anthony Rolfe-Johnson, tenor
Otto Edelmann, bass
Hans Hopf, tenor
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano
Rosette Anday, contralto
Georg Maikl, tenor
Elisabeth Hongen, contralto
Alison Hargan, soprano
Maria Kliegel, cello
Josef Herrmann, baritone
Donald Litaker,
Reiner Goldberg, tenor
Eberhard Buchner,
Dominik Wortig,
Daniel Borowski, bass
David Wilson-Johnson, bass
Jarmila Novotna, soprano
Hasmik Papian, soprano
Gerhild Romberger, alto
Marijana Mijanovic, mezzo-soprano
Konstantin Wolff, bass
Ann Murray, mezzo-soprano
Maria Stader, soprano
Marga Hoffgen, alto
Murray Dickie, tenor
Otto Wiener, bass
Edith Wiens, soprano
Ingeborg Danz, alto
Richard Lewis, tenor
Claudia Barainsky, soprano
Ray M. Wade junior, tenor
Lucia Popp, soprano
Christiane Oelze, soprano
Annette Dasch, soprano
Ute Walther, alto
Karl-Heinz Stryczek, bass
Carolin Masur, mezzo-soprano
Georg Zeppenfeld, bass
Christoph Strehl, tenor
Christian Elsner, tenor
Recording date: September 1988


1.   I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso - 14:05
2.   II. Molto vivace - 12:56
3.   III. Adagio molto e cantabile - Andante moderato - 13:20
4.   IV. Finale: Presto - - 06:12
5.   IV. Recitativo - Prestissimo - 17:22

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