Beethoven: The Symphonies Christoph König & Solistes Européens Luxembourg

• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21:
• 1 Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio 08:55
• 2 Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: II. Andante cantabile con moto 06:42
• 3 Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: III. Menuetto: Allegro molto e vivace 03:36
• 4 Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: IV. Adagio. Allegro molto e vivace 05:44
• The Creatures Of Prometheus, Op. 43:
• 5 The Creatures Of Prometheus, Op. 43: Overture 05:09
• 6 The Creatures Of Prometheus, Op. 43: IX. Adagio 03:58
• 7 The Creatures Of Prometheus, Op. 43: XVI. Finale. Allegretto 06:19
• Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36:
• 8 Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: I. Adagio molto. Allegro con brio 12:01
• 9 Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: II. Larghetto 09:46
• 10 Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: III. Scherzo. Allegro 03:44
• 11 Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: IV. Allegro molto 06:31
• Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op.55 "Eroica":
• 12 Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op.55 "Eroica": I. Allegro con brio 15:43
• 13 Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op.55 "Eroica": II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai 13:18
• 14 Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op.55 "Eroica": III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace - Trio 05:33
• 15 Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op.55 "Eroica": IV. Finale. Allegro molto - Poco Andante - Presto 10:49
• Ludwig van Beethoven:
• 16 Coriolan Overture, Op. 62 07:33
• Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 40:
• 17 Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 40: I. Adagio. Allegro vivace 11:10
• 18 Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 40: II. Adagio 08:45
• 19 Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 40: III. Allegro vivace 05:29
• 20 Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 40: IV. Allegro ma non troppo 06:50
• Ludwig van Beethoven:
• 21 Leonora Overture No. 3, Op. 72 13:48
• Symphony No 5 in C Minor, Op. 67:
• 22 Symphony No 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio 07:14
• 23 Symphony No 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: II. Andante con moto 09:01
• 24 Symphony No 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: III. Scherzo. Allegro 04:47
• 25 Symphony No 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: IV. Allegro 07:49
• Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op.68 "Pastoral":
• 26 Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op.68 "Pastoral": I. Allegro ma non troppo 08:42
• 27 Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op.68 "Pastoral": II. Andante molto mosso 11:24
• 28 Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op.68 "Pastoral": III. Allegro 04:54
• 29 Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op.68 "Pastoral": IV. Allegro 03:25
• 30 Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op.68 "Pastoral": V. Allegretto 09:25
• Ludwig van Beethoven:
• 31 Egmont Overture, Op. 84 07:55
• Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92:
• 32 Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: I. Poco sostenuto. Vivace 13:44
• 33 Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto 08:04
• 34 Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: III. Presto. Assai meno presto 08:46
• 35 Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: IV. Allegro con brio 06:55
• Ludwig van Beethoven:
• 36 Fidelio Overture, Op. 72b 06:11
• Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93:
• 37 Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: I. Allegro vivace e con brio 09:01
• 38 Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: II. Allegretto scherzando 03:55
• 39 Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: III. Tempo di Menuetto 05:04
• 40 Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: IV. Allegro vivace 07:30
• Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125:
• 41 Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125: I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso 13:36
• 42 Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125: II. Molto vivace 13:09
• 43 Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125: III. Adagio molto e cantabile 11:40
• 44 Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125: IV. Finale. Presto. Allegro assai. Andante energico, sempre ben marcato 21:45
• Symphony No. 10 in E-Flat:
• 45 Symphony No. 10 in E-Flat: I. Andante - Allegro - Andante (realised from the composer's sketches by Dr. Barry Cooper) 14:40
• Total Runtime 06:29:59

Info for Beethoven: The Symphonies

With many of the Beethoven 250 anniversary events sadly cancelled, the great man’s genius can still be celebrated thanks to the many new recordings of his works appearing during 2020. A new cycle of the symphonies is a big event for any orchestra, and the superb Solistes Europeèn Luxembourg and their chief conductor Christoph König have over the past few years been recording all these ground breaking masterpieces. The 9th was recorded in the summer of 2019, and the 2nd and 10th were recorded in 2020 just before the Coronavirus pandemic struck. As you would expect from this orchestra and conductor, these are individualistic and searching interpretations – anyone who has heard their recording of the ‘Eroica’(RCD1020 ‘powerful and rich in detail’ Sunday Times) will know what to expect. For this complete cycle there is a new recording of the ‘Eroica’ so expect more surprises! The 10th Symphony 1st movement in Dr.Barry Cooper’s realisation from the composer’s extensive sketches and Carl Czerny’s recollections of Beethoven playing through passages on the piano.

Genia Kühmeier, soprano
Anke Vondung, mezzo-soprano
Michael König, tenor
Jochen Kupfer, baritone
Choeur de Chambre de Luxembourg
Solistes Europeens Luxembourg
Christoph König, conductor

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