Beethoven: Complete Symphonies | 9 symphonies

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Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Artist: Staatskapelle Dresden, Herbert Blomstedt (conductor)

Beethoven’s nine symphonies – composed between 1800 and 1824 – are true cornerstones of the classical canon. Marking an irrefutable turning point in the history of music, they transformed audiences’ expectations of the symphony and influenced the genre’s future development through their experimental, dramatic and expressive weight. Conductors have long been drawn to the profundity of these works: a complete cycle of Beethoven symphonies is viewed as one of the ultimate challenges in the repertoire, and the performances in this set are undoubtedly among the greatest to have been recorded, illuminating the skill of the Staatskapelle Dresden and Herbert Blomstedt, one of the most distinguished conductors of the 20th and 21st centuries.

00:00:00 Symphony No. 1 in C, Op. 21: I. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio
00:09:03 Symphony No. 1 in C, Op. 21: II. Andante cantabile con moto
00:17:36 Symphony No. 1 in C, Op. 21: III. Menuetto & Trio: Allegro molto e vivace
00:21:02 Symphony No. 1 in C, Op. 21: IV. Finale: Adagio – Allegro molto e vivace
00:27:21 Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat, Op. 55 ‘EROICA’: I. Allegro con brio
00:42:24 Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat, Op. 55 ‘EROICA’: II. Marcia funebre: Adagio assai
00:59:11 Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat, Op. 55 ‘EROICA’: III. Scherzo & Trio: Allegro vivace
01:05:01 Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat, Op. 55 ‘EROICA’: IV. Allegro molto – Poco andante – Presto
01:16:50 Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 36: I. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio
01:29:56 Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 36: II. Larghetto
01:42:30 Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 36: III. Scherzo & Trio: Allegro
01:46:37 Symphony No. 2 in D, Op. 36: IV. Allegro molto
01:53:30 Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat, Op. 60: I. Adagio – Allegro vivace
02:05:40 Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat, Op. 60: II. Adagio
02:16:12 Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat, Op. 60: III. Menuetto: Allegro vivace – Trio: Un poco meno allegro
02:22:03 Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat, Op. 60: IV. Allegro ma non troppo
02:29:14 Symphony No.5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
02:37:19 Symphony No.5 in C Minor, Op. 67: II. Andante con moto
02:48:41 Symphony No.5 in C Minor, Op. 67: III. Allegro
02:57:34 Symphony No.5 in C Minor, Op. 67: IV. Allegro – Presto
03:06:37 Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68 ‘PASTORAL’: I. Allegro ma non troppo (Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande)
03:16:08 Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68 ‘PASTORAL’: II. Andante molto mosso (Szene am Bach)
03:28:49 Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68 ‘PASTORAL’: III. Allegro – sempre più stretto – In tempo d’allegro – Tempo I – Presto (Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute)
03:34:33 Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68 ‘PASTORAL’: IV. Allegro (Gewitter, Sturm)
03:38:16 Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68 ‘PASTORAL’: V. Allegretto (Hirtengesang, frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm)
03:48:07 Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92: I. Poco sostenuto – Vivace
04:01:38 Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92: II. Allegretto
04:11:36 Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92: III. Presto – Assai meno presto
04:21:21 Symphony No. 7 in A, Op. 92: IV. Allegro con brio
04:30:34 Symphony No. 8 in F, Op. 93: I. Allegro vivace e con brio
04:40:37 Symphony No. 8 in F, Op. 93: II. Allegretto scherzando
04:44:33 Symphony No. 8 in F, Op. 93: III. Tempo di Menuetto
04:49:20 Symphony No. 8 in F, Op. 93: IV. Allegro vivace
04:57:11 Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 ‘CHORAL’: I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
05:14:06 Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 ‘CHORAL’: II. Molto vivace – Presto
05:27:54 Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 ‘CHORAL’: III. Adagio molto e cantabile – Andante moderato – Tempo I – Andante moderato – Adagio – Lo stesso tempo
05:44:19 Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 ‘CHORAL’: IV. Presto – Allegro assai – Presto – Recitativo – Allegro assai – Allegro assai vivace (alla marcia) – Andante maestoso – Adagio ma non troppo ma divoto – Allegro energico e sempre ben marcato – Allegro ma non tanto Presto – Maestoso – Prestissimo