Album · 1996
The Symphonies & Orchestral Works
Tracklist
Disc 1
1
Symphony no. 1 in C major, op. 21: I. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio
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8:21
2
Symphony no. 1 in C major, op. 21: II. Andante cantabile con moto
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6:05
3
Symphony no. 1 in C major, op. 21: III. Menuetto: Allegro molto e vivace
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3:13
4
Symphony no. 1 in C major, op. 21: IV. Adagio – Allegro molto e vivace
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5:49
5
Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 36: I. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio
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9:29
6
Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 36: II. Larghetto
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10:24
7
Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 36: III. Scherzo
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3:19
8
Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 36: IV. Allegro molto
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6:18
9
Leonora no. 3 Overture
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13:23
Disc 2
1
Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55 (“Eroica”): I. Allegro con brio
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12:39
2
Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55 (“Eroica”): II. Marcia funebre: Adagio assai
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13:57
3
Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55 (“Eroica”): III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace – Trio
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5:12
4
Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55 (“Eroica”): IV. Allegro molto – Poco andante – Presto
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10:34
5
Symphony no. 4 in B‐flat major, op. 60: I. Adagio – Allegro vivace
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8:42
6
Symphony no. 4 in B‐flat major, op. 60: II. Adagio
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9:11
7
Symphony no. 4 in B‐flat major, op. 60: III. Menuetto: Allegro vivace – Trio – Un poco meno allegro
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5:02
8
Symphony no. 4 in B‐flat major, op. 60: IV. Allegro ma non troppo
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6:20
Disc 3
1
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
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6:55
2
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: II. Andante con moto
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8:57
3
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: III. Allegro
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4:38
4
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: IV. Allegro
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8:12
5
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 (“Pastoral”): I. Allegro ma non troppo (Cheerful Impressions Awakened By Arrival in the Country)
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11:33
6
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 (“Pastoral”): II. Andante con moto (Scene By the Brook)
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12:40
7
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 (“Pastoral”): III. Allegro (Merry Gathering of Countryfolk)
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5:06
8
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 (“Pastoral”): IV. Allegro (Thunderstorm, Tempest)
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3:32
9
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 (“Pastoral”): V. Allegretto (Shepherd’s Song. Glad and Grateful Feelings After the Storm)
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9:30
Disc 4
1
Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: I. Poco sostenuto – Vivace
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10:43
2
Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: II. Allegretto
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9:10
3
Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: III. Presto – Assai meno presto – Presto
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7:44
4
Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: IV. Allegro con brio
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7:04
5
Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93: I. Allegro vivace e con brio
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9:08
6
Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93: II. Allegretto scherzando
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3:45
7
Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93: III. Tempo di menuetto
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4:27
8
Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93: IV. Allegro vivace
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6:52
9
Turkish March From “The Ruins of Athens”
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1:51
10
Egmont Overture
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7:40
Disc 5
1
Symphony no. 9 in D major, op. 125 (“Chorale”): I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
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14:34
2
Symphony no. 9 in D major, op. 125 (“Chorale”): II. Molto vivace – Presto
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12:27
3
Symphony no. 9 in D major, op. 125 (“Chorale”): III. Adagio molto e cantabile – Andante moderato – Adagio
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12:30
4
Symphony no. 9 in D major, op. 125 (“Chorale”): IV. Presto – Allegro ma non troppo – Allegro assai – Presto – Allegro assai vivace – Alla marcia – Andante maestoso – Allegro energico sempre ben marcato – Allegro ma non tanto – Poco adagio – Prestissimo
The Symphonies & Orchestral Works
22:17
In print
First pressed 1961, still pressed 2020 — 42 pressings across 14 countries.
Credits
Brigid Kavanagh
Art Direction
Ross Hudson
Art Direction
Klaus Eitel
Artwork
Lazarus Gottlieb Sichling
Artwork · cover, artwork by
Ludwig van Beethoven
Composer
Angelika Tetz
Editor
Claudia Wagner
Editor
Ian Jones
Engineer
Juan Marquez (2)
Engineer
Kenneth Wilkinson
Engineer
Culver Pictures
Illustration
Anthony Pini
Instrument · cello [principal]
Cecil James
Instrument · bassoon [principal]
David Mason
Instrument · trumpet [premier trompette]
Edmund Chesterman
Instrument · double bass [principal]
Frederick Riddle
Instrument · violin [principal alto violin]
Geoffrey Gilbert
Instrument · flute [principal]
Guy Daines
Instrument · violin [pricipal second violin]
Jack Brymer
Instrument · clarinet [principal]
James W. Brown
Instrument · french horn
Lewis Pocock
Instrument · percussion
Raymond Cohen
Instrument · violin [premier violon]
Terence MacDonagh
Instrument · oboe [principal]
Annette Chesky
Liner Notes
Daniel Marti
Liner Notes
Donald Culross Peattie
Liner Notes
George R. Marek
Liner Notes
Jeffrey Chesky
Liner Notes
René Leibowitz
Liner Notes
Theodor W. Adorno
Liner Notes
Friedrich Schiller
Lyricist
François Terrazzoni
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Jeremy Kipnis
Mastering · remastered by
Joël Savy
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Kristina Domotor
Mastering · lacquer cut by
L (44)
Mastering · lacquer cut by
Wilfried Zahn
Mastering
New Symphony Orchestra of London
Performing Orchestra
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Performing Orchestra
Charles Gerhardt
Photography
Dave King (12)
Photography
Jim Fetter
Photography
John Bulmer
Photography
David Chesky
Producer · executive-producer
Norman Chesky
Producer · executive-producer
Hugo Tigerschiöld
Translator
Louis Untermeyer
Translator
Uffe Birkedal
Translator
Beecham Choral Society
Vocal · chorus
Inge Borkh
Vocal · soprano vocals
Ludwig Weber
Vocal · bass vocals
Richard Lewis
Vocal · tenor vocals