0608917285628

Beethoven: Complete Symphonies & Concertos

Netherlands Symphony Orchestra & Jan Willem De Vriend

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Format: 9CD

Cat No: CC72856

Release Date:  30 October 2020

Label:  Challenge Classics

Packaging Type:  Box Set

No of Units:  9

Barcode:  0608917285628

Genres:  Classical  Orchestral  

  • Description

    This set represents Challenge Classics unique contribution to 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth. The complete Beethoven symphonies and concertos (for piano, for violin and the Triple concerto) are included in performances by The Netherlands Symphony Orchestra and conductor Jan Willem de Vriend.

    The recordings presented here were curated by Bert van der Wolf of Northstar Recording, one of the most innovative and capable sound engineers of the classic milieu.

    This is Challenge Records' contribution to the 250th anniversary celebrations of Beethoven's birth, and a very fine one it is as well. All of these recordings have been released over the years in single and/or box sets of SACD multi-layer discs, and this all-inclusive box is a more budget-friendly release on standard CDs.[...] All things considered this is a collection that is well worth having.[...] These are all excellent recordings, with a very high standard of performance and a consistent sound that blends period-informed transparency with satisfyingly modern sonorities." - MusicWeb International

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Symphony No. 4 op. 60 in B flat Major - Adagio - Allegro vivace
      • 2. Symphony No. 4 op. 60 in B flat Major - Adagio
      • 3. Symphony No. 4 op. 60 in B flat Major - Allegro molto e vivace
      • 4. Symphony No. 4 op. 60 in B flat Major - Allegro ma non troppo
      • 5. Symphony No. 6 Op. 68 (sinfonia pastorale) in F Major (1808) – Allegro ma non troppo - Angenehme, heitere Empfindungen, welche bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande im Menschen erwachsen
      • 6. Symphony No. 6 Op. 68 (sinfonia pastorale) in F Major (1808) - Andante molto moto - Szene am Bach
      • 7. Symphony No. 6 Op. 68 (sinfonia pastorale) in F Major (1808) – Allegro - Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute
      • 8. Symphony No. 6 Op. 68 (sinfonia pastorale) in F Major (1808) – Allegro - Donner. Sturm
      • 9. Symphony No. 6 Op. 68 (sinfonia pastorale) in F Major (1808) - Allegretto - Hirtengesang. Wohltätige, mit Dank an die Gottheit verbundene Gefühle nach dem Sturm

      Disc 2

      • 1. Symphony No. 1 Op. 21 in C Major (1799/1800) - Adagio molto – Allegro con brio
      • 2. Symphony No. 1 Op. 21 in C Major (1799/1800) - Andante cantabile con moto
      • 3. Symphony No. 1 Op. 21 in C Major (1799/1800) - Menuetto (Allegro molto e vivace)
      • 4. Symphony No. 1 Op. 21 in C Major (1799/1800) - Adagio – Allegro molto e vivace
      • 5. Symphony No. 5 Op. 67 in c minor (1808) - Allegro con brio
      • 6. Symphony No. 5 Op. 67 in c minor (1808) - Andante con moto
      • 7. Symphony No. 5 Op. 67 in c minor (1808) - Allegro
      • 8. Symphony No. 5 Op. 67 in c minor (1808) – Allegro

      Disc 3

      • 1. Symphony No. 7 Op. 92 in A Major (1811/12) - Poco sostenuto – Vivace
      • 2. Symphony No. 7 Op. 92 in A Major (1811/12) - Allegretto
      • 3. Symphony No. 7 Op. 92 in A Major (1811/12) - Presto
      • 4. Symphony No. 7 Op. 92 in A Major (1811/12) - Allegro con brio
      • 5. Symphony No. 8 Op. 93 in F Major (1812) - Allegro vivace e con brio
      • 6. Symphony No. 8 Op. 93 in F Major (1812) - Allegretto scherzando
      • 7. Symphony No. 8 Op. 93 in F Major (1812) - Tempo di Menuetto
      • 8. Symphony No. 8 Op. 93 in F Major (1812) - Allegro vivace

      Disc 4

      • 1. Symphony No. 2 Op. 36 in D Major (1801) - Adagio – Allegro con brio
      • 2. Symphony No. 2 Op. 36 in D Major (1801) - Larghetto
      • 3. Symphony No. 2 Op. 36 in D Major (1801) - Scherzo: Allegro
      • 4. Symphony No. 2 Op. 36 in D Major (1801) - Allegro molto
      • 5. Symphony No. 3 Op. 55 in E-flat Major “Eroica” (1803/4) - Allegro con brio
      • 6. Symphony No. 3 Op. 55 in E-flat Major “Eroica” (1803/4) – Marcia funebre: Adagio assai
      • 7. Symphony No. 3 Op. 55 in E-flat Major “Eroica” (1803/4) - Scherzo: Allegro vivace
      • 8. Symphony No. 3 Op. 55 in E-flat Major “Eroica” (1803/4) - Finale: Allegro molto

      Disc 5

      • 1. Symphony No. 9 Op. 125 in d minor (1824) - Allegro ma non troppo e un poco maestoso
      • 2. Symphony No. 9 Op. 125 in d minor (1824) - Molto vivace
      • 3. Symphony No. 9 Op. 125 in d minor (1824) - Adagio molto e cantabile
      • 4. Symphony No. 9 Op. 125 in d minor (1824) - Finale: Presto

      Disc 6

      • 1. Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat Major Op. 19 - Allegro con brio
      • 2. Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat Major Op. 19 - Adagio
      • 3. Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat Major Op. 19 - Rondo: Allegro molto
      • 4. Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major Op. 15 - Allegro con brio
      • 5. Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major Op. 15 - Largo
      • 6. Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major Op. 15 - Rondo: Allegro

      Disc 7

      • 1. Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37 - Allegro con brio
      • 2. Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37 - Largo
      • 3. Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37 - Rondo: Allegro
      • 4. Concerto for violin, cello and piano in C major op. 56 (1803) “Triple Concerto” - Allegro
      • 5. Concerto for violin, cello and piano in C major op. 56 (1803) “Triple Concerto” - Largo (attacca)
      • 6. Concerto for violin, cello and piano in C major op. 56 (1803) “Triple Concerto” - Rondo alla polacca

      Disc 8

      • 1. Piano Concerto No. 4 Op. 58 in G Major (1807) - Allegro moderato
      • 2. Piano Concerto No. 4 Op. 58 in G Major (1807) - Andante con moto
      • 3. Piano Concerto No. 4 Op. 58 in G Major (1807) - Rondo. Vivace
      • 4. Piano Concerto No. 5 Op. 73 in E flat Major (‘Emperor’) (1809) - Allegro
      • 5. Piano Concerto No. 5 Op. 73 in E flat Major (‘Emperor’) (1809) – Adagio un poco mosso
      • 6. Piano Concerto No. 5 Op. 73 in E flat Major (‘Emperor’) (1809) - Rondo. Allegro

      Disc 9

      • 1. Violin Concerto Op. 61 in D Major (1806) - Allegro ma non troppo
      • 2. Violin Concerto Op. 61 in D Major (1806) - Larghetto
      • 3. Violin Concerto Op. 61 in D Major (1806) - Rondo (Allegro)
      • 4. Violin Romance No. 1 Op. 40 in G Major (ca. 1802)
      • 5. Violin Romance No. 2 Op. 50 in F Major (1805)