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George Szell conducts Beethoven Symphonies 1-9 & Overtures: The Remastered Stereo Recordings | Sony 19802819962

George Szell conducts Beethoven Symphonies 1-9 & Overtures: The Remastered Stereo Recordings

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Label: Sony

Cat No: 19802819962

Barcode: 0198028199629

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 7

Genre: Orchestral

Release Date: 13th December 2024

Contents

Artists

Adele Addison (soprano)
Jane Hobson (mezzo-soprano)
Richard Lewis (tenor)
Donald Bell (baritone)
The Cleveland Orchestra Choir
The Cleveland Orchestra

Conductor

George Szell

Works

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Coriolan Overture, op.62
Egmont Overture, op.84
Fidelio, op.72
» Overture
Konig Stephan Overture, op.117
Leonore Overture no.1, op.138
Leonore Overture no.2, op.72a
Leonore Overture no.3 in C major, op.72b
Symphonies 1-9 (complete)

Artists

Adele Addison (soprano)
Jane Hobson (mezzo-soprano)
Richard Lewis (tenor)
Donald Bell (baritone)
The Cleveland Orchestra Choir
The Cleveland Orchestra

Conductor

George Szell

About

Many facets of George Szell come together in this album: although born in Budapest to a Hungarian Jewish family, he was a true Viennese musician, supremely talented and rudely arrogant. Beethoven was central to his repertoire – even more so than for most conductors. The Cleveland Orchestra was the pearl in Szell’s crown. Artur Rodzinski turned a mediocre group into a fine ensemble; Szell polished it to perfection. Donal Henahan of The New York Times called it “the world’s keenest symphonic instrument.” A decade after Szell’s death, Cleveland’s music director Christoph von Dohnanyi complained: “We give a great concert, and George Szell gets a great review.”

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