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Beethoven - The Complete Symphonies | Hyperion CDS443015

Beethoven - The Complete Symphonies

Label: Hyperion

Cat No: CDS443015

Barcode: 0034571143019

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 5

Genre: Orchestral

Release Date: 27th August 2007

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Contents

Artists

Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Conductor

Sir Charles Mackerras

Works

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Symphonies 1-9 (complete)

Artists

Scottish Chamber Orchestra

Conductor

Sir Charles Mackerras

About

A decisive interpretation, reinforced by a near-flawless and totally committed performance, and driven by an energy and vitality that conductors half the age of the venerable octogenarian Mackerras could only dream of emulating. The confidence and challenge intrinsic to the great symphony bounded off the page, flowed through conductor and orchestra and filled the auditorium, whose near-capacity audience was gripped. That grip remained fast for the duration: through the pulsing virility of the first movement and an amazing account of the second where Sir Charles and the SCO at once maintained a swift momentum while creating an illusion of unhurried expansiveness, crept through a stealthily-introduced scherzo and, in a wonderfully controlled flow of tension and release, exploded into a finale whose effect was as cathartic as it was climactic. This Beethoven Five was a seamlessly integrated interpretation and performance which refreshed the best known of all symphonies. That’s why it was special. This performance was suffused with the shock of the new.’ - Glasgow Herald on Symphony No 5
 
Symphonies 1 - 8: Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Symphony 9: Philharmonia Orchestra

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