Daniel Barenboim, Otto Klemperer - Beethoven: The Complete Symphonies and Piano Concertos (2000)

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Artist: Daniel Barenboim, Otto Klemperer
Title: Beethoven: The Complete Symphonies and Piano Concertos
Year Of Release: 2000
Label: EMI Classics
Genre: Classical
Quality: FLAC (image+.cue,log,scans)
Total Time: 11:00:41
Total Size: 3.4 Gb
WebSite: Album Preview

Tracklist:

CD 1
Symphony 1 C major op.21
1. Adagio molto Allegro con brio
2. Andante cantabile con moto
3. Menuetto and Trio. Allegro molto e vivace
4. Adagio Allegro molto e vivace
Symphony 6 F major op.68 "Pastoral"
5. Allegro ma non troppo
6. Andante molto mosso
7. Allegro - In tempo d'allegro Tempo 1
8. Allegro
9. Allegretto

CD 2
Symphony 3 E flat major op 55 "Eroica"
1. Allegro con brio
2. Marcia funebre Adagio assai
3. Scherzo und Trio Allegro vivace
4. Finale: Allegro molto - Poco andante Presto
5. Grosae Fuge op 133

CD 3
Symphony 2 D major op 36
1. Adagio molto Allegro con brio
2. Larghetto
3. Scherzo and Trio. Allegro
4. Allegro molto
Symphony 5 C minor op 67
5. Allegro con brio
6. Andante con moto - Piu mosso Tem...
7. Allegro
8. Allegro Presto

CD 4
Symphony 4 B flat major op 60
1. Adagio Allegro vivace
2. Adagio
3. Menuetto Allegro vivace Trio Un poco meno allegro
4. Allegro ma non troppo
Symphony 7 A major op 92
5. Poco sostenuto Vivace
6. Allegretto
7. Presto Assai meno presto
8. Allegro con brio

CD 5
Symphony 8 F major op 93
1. Allegro vivace con brio
2. Allegretto scherzando
3. Tempo di Menuetto
4. Allegro vivace
5. Overture: Leonore 1 C op 138
6. Overture: Leonore 2 C op 72
7. Overture: Leonore 3 C op 72a
8. Overture: Coriolan op 62

CD 6
Symphony 9 d minor op 125 "Choral"
1. Allegro non troppo, un poco maestos
2. Molto vivace Presto
3. Adagio molto e cantabile Andante moderato
4. Finale
5. Overture: Prometheus op 43

CD 7
Piano Concerto 1 C major op 15
1. Allegro con brio
2. Largo
3. Rondo. Allegro scherzando
Piano Concerto 2 B flat major op 19
4. Allegro con brio
5. Adagio
6. Rondo. Molto allegro

CD 8
Piano Concerto 3 C minor op 37
1. Allegro con brio
2. Largo
3. Rondo (Allegro)
Piano Concerto 4 G major op 58
4. Allegro moderato
5. Andante con moto
6. Rondo (Vivace)

CD 9
1. Fantasie c op 80 / Fantasie fuer Klavier, Chor und Orchester
Piano Concerto 5 E flat major op 73
2. Allegro
3. Adagio un poco mosso
4. Rondo (Allegro)

Performers:
Daniel Barenboim - piano
Philharmonia Orchestra - CD1-CD6
New Philharmonia Orchestra - CD7-CD9
Conductor: Otto Klemperer

Aase Nordmo-Lowberg - CD6
Christa Ludwig - CD6
Waldemar Kmentt - CD6
Hans Hotter - CD6
Philharmonia Chorus - CD6
John Alldis Chor - CD9

Because Beethoven's symphonies have been played many different ways, from conventional modern versions with full-scale symphony orchestras to historically informed performances on period instruments, listeners should try several sets to get a clear idea of what suits them. Of the mainstream style of interpreting Beethoven, Otto Klemperer's approach is one of the most widely admired, and his EMI recordings of the nine symphonies have become legendary, representing the serious, rigorous, and clear-eyed treatment that he generally brought to classical music, but especially to these masterpieces. One must respect these performances with the Philharmonia Orchestra, even if one might at the same time note that Klemperer's tempos in the Allegros are often held back to a Moderato, and his beats in the slow movements are sometimes a little faster than expected; furthermore, his expressions might seem too reverent, at times severe, and perhaps old-fashioned by today's preferences for a lighter touch. Yet these recordings are required listening for serious students, and there are reasons aplenty to listen to them for their clarity of details, formal balance, steady rhythmic flow, and profoundly personal expressions. Filled out with Daniel Barenboim's youthful recordings of the five piano concertos, the Choral Fantasy, the Grosse Fuge, and a handful of overtures, this set is a worthwhile investment, and even if its historical significance overrides other considerations, the value of having so much musical content in such an affordable package should not be overlooked. While EMI's sound is extraordinary for the middle decades of the 20th century, the set includes mono and stereo recordings in digital mastering.