Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9; Overtures; Violin Concerto (Limited Edition)

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9; Overtures; Violin Concerto (Limited Edition)

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9; Overtures; Violin Concerto (Limited Edition)
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Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor: Leonard Bernstein
Performer: Regina Sarfaty
Orchestra: New York Philharmonic
Performer: Martina Arroyo
Performer: Nicholas Di Virgilio
Edition: Music CD
Format: Box set, Import
CD Release Date: 2002-10-28
Music Label: Sony Bmg Europe
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21: 1. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio
  2. Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21: 2. Andante cantabile con moto
  3. Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21: 3. Menuetto. Allegro molto e vivace
  4. Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21: 4. Finale. Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace
  5. Symphony No. 3 in E flat major ('Eroica'), Op. 55: 1. Allegro con brio
  6. Symphony No. 3 in E flat major ('Eroica'), Op. 55: 2. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai
  7. Symphony No. 3 in E flat major ('Eroica'), Op. 55: 3. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
  8. Symphony No. 3 in E flat major ('Eroica'), Op. 55: 4. Finale. Allegro molto
Music CD 2
  1. Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36: 1. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio
  2. Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36: 2. Larghetto
  3. Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36: 3. Scherzo. Allegro
  4. Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36: 4. Allegro molto
  5. Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92: 1. Poco sostenuto - Vivace
  6. Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92: 2. Allegretto
  7. Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92: 3. Presto
  8. Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92: 4. Allegro con brio
Music CD 3
  1. Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60: 1. Adagio - Allegro vivace
  2. Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60: 2. Adagio
  3. Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60: 3. Allegro vivace
  4. Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60: 4. Allegro ma non troppo
  5. Symphony No. 5 in C minor ('Fate'), Op. 67: 1. Allegro con brio
  6. Symphony No. 5 in C minor ('Fate'), Op. 67: 2. Andante con moto
  7. Symphony No. 5 in C minor ('Fate'), Op. 67: 3. Allegro
  8. Symphony No. 5 in C minor ('Fate'), Op. 67: 4. Allegro
  9. Egmont, incidental music, Op. 84: Overture
Music CD 4
  1. Symphony No. 6 in F major ('Pastoral'), Op. 68: 1. Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft: Allegro ma non troppo
  2. Symphony No. 6 in F major ('Pastoral'), Op. 68: 2. Szene am Bach: Andante molto moto
  3. Symphony No. 6 in F major ('Pastoral'), Op. 68: 3. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute: Allegro
  4. Symphony No. 6 in F major ('Pastoral'), Op. 68: 4. Gewitter, Sturm: Allegro
  5. Symphony No. 6 in F major ('Pastoral'), Op. 68: 5. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm: Allegretto
  6. Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93: 1. Allegro vivace e con brio
  7. Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93: 2. Allegretto scherzando
  8. Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93: 3. Tempo di Menuetto
  9. Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93: 4. Allegro vivace
  10. König Stephan (King Stephen), incidental music, Op. 117: Overture
Music CD 5
  1. Symphony No. 9 in D minor ('Choral'), Op. 125: 1. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
  2. Symphony No. 9 in D minor ('Choral'), Op. 125: 2. Molto vivace
  3. Symphony No. 9 in D minor ('Choral'), Op. 125: 3. Adagio molto e cantabile
  4. Symphony No. 9 in D minor ('Choral'), Op. 125: 4. Presto
  5. Symphony No. 9 in D minor ('Choral'), Op. 125: Rezitativo. O Freude, nicht diese Töne! / Final chorus from Schiller's ode 'To Joy'
  6. Fidelio, overture, Op. 72c
Music CD 6
  1. Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61: 1. Allegro ma non troppo
  2. Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61: 2. Larghetto
  3. Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61: 3. Rondo. Allegro
  4. Die Weihe des Hauses (Consecration of the House), overture for orchestra, Op. 124
  5. Leonore Overture No. 2 in C major, Op. 72a

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Free Music Review: Bernstein and the NY Philharmonic at their finest
Hit: 5 Stars

I bought this set (a brand new Borders remainder) thru Amazon Marketplace for a steal--$6.87 including s/h! I also have the Columbia 2 eye LP boxed set in great shape that has a nice booklet "The Bernstein Years" that includes a complete Bernstein/ NY Philharmonic Columbia discography. Since I have the LPs, the low CD price helped me to buy.

I love the entire set. I am hard pressed to pick a favorite performance, though I do love the 3rd and the 7th symphonies (especially the last two movements of the 7th). Just about the only thing disappointing with this CD box are the liner notes. Only a track listing is given. Yet even here there is a redeeming feature: the date and recording location is given for each symphony.

This music is definitely 60s stereo with some instruments occasionally isolated in either the left or right channels, reminiscent of the Beatles or the Doors. The sound is somewhat raw, including the sounds of the bows. Some of the orchestras from Europe bring to mind a precision drill team that has spent too much time out on the parade ground. This is not the case at all with the New York Philharmonic, though they too are very accomplished. It is just that the jockey (Bernstein) has not gone to the whip once too often and beat the crap out of them. They have some spontaneity left. They are not robots making music; they still are musicians that feel the vibes as they make music.

Besides the power, the glory, and the majesty, these symphonies are overflowing with joy and happiness. If you are ever feeling down, listen to the fourth movement of Beethoven's 5th! Bernstein has a way of bringing out this exuberance better than just anybody. Not just with the NY Phil, this exuberance will be found in his Vienna Phil Beethoven Symphony cycle recordings as well.

There are many fine recordings of these symphonies and this box set easily ranks among the finest.


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