Deutsche Grammophon: 0734500
Beethoven Cycle 
Our Price: £97.89 (£85.12 ex VAT)
Format: DVD
Number of Discs: 7
Artist(s): Wiener Philharmoniker, Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam
Conductor(s): Leonard Bernstein
Release Date: 10th November 2008
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In remembrance of his 90th birthday, Deutsche Grammophon releases a magnificent Box Set with Maestro Leonard Bernstein conducting and talking about the work of Ludwig van Beethoven.
From splendid places in Vienna and Amsterdam, Leonard Bernstein conducts the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and the Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam.
This ambitious and accomplished box includes all of Ludwig van Beethoven´s nine symphonies, the piano concertos with Krystian Zimerman, the monumental Missa solemnis and overtures together with the String Quartet Op.131, excerpts from “The Creatures of Prometheus”, the Choral Fantasy Op.80 and Leonard Bernstein gives engaging introductory remarks on the programmes.
Leonard Bernstein says about these recordings from the late 70s and 80s, all directed by Humphrey Burton, that there is “no single body of work in the universe of orchestral music that is in any way comparable to this one.”
“I offer [this cycle] to all music-loving ears as a testament of faith and of my most profound reactions to this greatest of all composers." - Leonard Bernstein
“Conducted with intense dedication and soaring spirits by Mr. Bernstein, these recordings are superb, both visually and aurally.” - The New York Times
Contents:
DVD 1: Beethoven Cycle I: Symphonies 1, 8 & 9
DVD 2: Beethoven Cycle II: Symphonies 2, 6 & 7
DVD 3: Beethoven Cycle III: Symphonies 3, 4 & 5
DVD 4: Beethoven Cycle IV: Missa Solemnis, Choral Fantasy, Creatures of Prometheus
DVD 5: Beethoven Cycle V: Overtures, String Quartet No.14 (trans for String Orchestra)
DVD 6: Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
Krystian Zimerman, piano
Wiener Philharmoniker
DVD 7: Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4 & 5
Krystian Zimerman, piano
Wiener Philharmoniker
From splendid places in Vienna and Amsterdam, Leonard Bernstein conducts the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and the Concertgebouw Orchestra, Amsterdam.
This ambitious and accomplished box includes all of Ludwig van Beethoven´s nine symphonies, the piano concertos with Krystian Zimerman, the monumental Missa solemnis and overtures together with the String Quartet Op.131, excerpts from “The Creatures of Prometheus”, the Choral Fantasy Op.80 and Leonard Bernstein gives engaging introductory remarks on the programmes.
Leonard Bernstein says about these recordings from the late 70s and 80s, all directed by Humphrey Burton, that there is “no single body of work in the universe of orchestral music that is in any way comparable to this one.”
“I offer [this cycle] to all music-loving ears as a testament of faith and of my most profound reactions to this greatest of all composers." - Leonard Bernstein
“Conducted with intense dedication and soaring spirits by Mr. Bernstein, these recordings are superb, both visually and aurally.” - The New York Times
Contents:
DVD 1: Beethoven Cycle I: Symphonies 1, 8 & 9
DVD 2: Beethoven Cycle II: Symphonies 2, 6 & 7
DVD 3: Beethoven Cycle III: Symphonies 3, 4 & 5
DVD 4: Beethoven Cycle IV: Missa Solemnis, Choral Fantasy, Creatures of Prometheus
DVD 5: Beethoven Cycle V: Overtures, String Quartet No.14 (trans for String Orchestra)
DVD 6: Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
Krystian Zimerman, piano
Wiener Philharmoniker
DVD 7: Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4 & 5
Krystian Zimerman, piano
Wiener Philharmoniker
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