Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti - Beethoven: The Symphonies (2007)

Tracklist:

CD 1
Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21 (Ludwig van Beethoven)
1 1. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio 08:46
2 2. Andante cantabile con moto 07:52
3 3. Menuetto (Allegro molto e vivace) 03:41
4 4. Finale (Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace) 05:40
Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36 (Ludwig van Beethoven)
5 1. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio 13:05
6 2. Larghetto 13:33
7 3. Scherzo (Allegro) 03:41
8 4. Allegro molto 06:35

CD 2
Symphony No. 3 In E Flat Major, Op. 55 -"Eroica" (Ludwig van Beethoven)
1 1. Allegro con brio 19:34
2 2. Marcia funebre (Adagio assai) 17:32
3 3. Scherzo (Allegro vivace) 05:53
4 4. Finale (Allegro molto) 12:18
Musique pour le drame 'Egmont', op. 84 (Ludwig van Beethoven)
5 Beethoven: Overture "Egmont", Op. 84 08:50
Overture 'Coriolan', Op.62 (Ludwig van Beethoven)
6 Beethoven: Overture "Coriolan", Op. 62 08:09

CD 3
Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60 (Ludwig van Beethoven)
1 1. Adagio - Allegro vivace 12:07
2 2. Adagio 11:02
3 3. Allegro vivace 05:25
4 4. Allegro ma non troppo 06:44
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 (Ludwig van Beethoven)
5 1. Allegro con brio 08:16
6 2. Andante con moto 11:11
7 3. Allegro 05:31
8 4. Allegro 11:32

CD 4
Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 -"Pastoral" (Ludwig van Beethoven)
1 1. Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande (Allegro ma non troppo) 12:31
2 2. Szene am Bach: (Andante molto mosso) 13:23
3 3. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute (Allegro) 05:20
4 4. Gewitter, Sturm (Allegro) 03:46
5 5. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm (Allegretto) 09:46
Overture 'Leonore No.3', Op.72b (Ludwig van Beethoven)
6 Beethoven: Overture "Leonore No. 3", Op. 72b 13:58

CD 5
Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 (Ludwig van Beethoven)
1 1. Poco sostenuto - Vivace 14:42
2 2. Allegretto 08:56
3 3. Presto - Assai meno presto 09:27
4 4. Allegro con brio 09:04
Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 (Ludwig van Beethoven)
5 1. Allegro vivace e con brio 10:11
6 2. Allegretto scherzando 04:13
7 3. Tempo di menuetto 05:35
8 4. Allegro vivace 07:43

CD 6
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral" (Ludwig van Beethoven)
1 I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso 17:41
2 II. Molto vivace 14:00
3 III. Adagio molto e cantabile 19:48
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 - "Choral" (Ludwig van Beethoven)
4 IV. Presto - Allegro assai 24:57

CD 7
Sir Georg Solti in Conversation with William Mann (Ludwig van Beethoven)
1 "How long had you been conducting Beethoven symphonies?" 04:58
2 "Which of the great Beethoven conductors of your youth..." 05:39
3 "Did you have to teach the Chicago Symphony..." 09:19
4 "Now the Eroica" 04:58
5 "I wanted to ask you a question..." 05:07
6 "The Seventh symphony...are there special problems..." 03:53
7 "Now the Eighth..." 05:46
8 "The Ninth is obviously..." 06:07

Performers:
Pilar Lorengar (soprano)
Yvonne Minton (mezzo-soprano)
Stuart Burrows (tenor)
Martti Talvela (bass)
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Chicago Symphony Chorus
Sir Georg Solti