Beethoven: Symphonies No. 1-9; Overtures Fidelio & Egmont (Box Set) [Box set]

Beethoven: Symphonies No. 1-9; Overtures Fidelio & Egmont (Box Set) [Box set]

On this CD:

1. Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Cleveland Orchestra
Conducted by Lorin Maazel

2. Symphony No. 6 in F major ("Pastoral") Op. 68
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Cleveland Orchestra
Conducted by Lorin Maazel

3. Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Cleveland Orchestra
Conducted by Lorin Maazel

4. Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Cleveland Orchestra
Conducted by Lorin Maazel

5. Symphony No. 3 in E flat major ("Eroica"), Op. 55
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Cleveland Orchestra
Conducted by Lorin Maazel

6. Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Cleveland Orchestra
Conducted by Lorin Maazel

7. Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Cleveland Orchestra
Conducted by Lorin Maazel

8. Symphony No. 5 in C minor ("Fate") Op. 67
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Cleveland Orchestra
Conducted by Lorin Maazel

9. Concerto for violin & orchestra "The Leeds"
Composed by Howard Blake
Performed by Cleveland Orchestra
Conducted by Lorin Maazel

10. Symphony No. 9 in D minor ("Choral") Op. 125
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Cleveland Orchestra with Yelena Obraztsova, Lucia Popp
Conducted by Lorin Maazel

11. Egmont, incidental music, Op. 84 Overture
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Cleveland Orchestra
Conducted by Lorin Maazel

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
If you're looking for a set of all nine Beethoven symphonies, this one is pretty hard to beat. It's the most consistently fine interpretively, as well as supremely well played and gorgeously recorded. In fact, purely as sound, there is none better. Gunter Wand specializes in the German standards, and he does them as well as anyone can. In particular, every single performance of the "big" symphonies--Nos. 3, 5, 6, 7 and 9--is outstanding, and his versions of 5, 7, and 9 really outpace just about all the competition. At full price, this is not the cheapest set around, but it's worth every penny. --David Hurwitz --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Beethoven: Symphonies No. 1-9; Overtures Fidelio & Egmont (Box Set), Music, Martti Talvela, Ludwig van Beethoven, Howard Blake, Lorin Maazel, Robert E. Page, Yelena Obraztsova, Cleveland Orchestra, Lucia Popp, Jon Vickers, Classical, Classical Music, Concerto, Orchestral, Romantic Incidental Music for Orchestra, Romantic Overture for Orchestra, Romantic Symphony, Symphonic, Violin Concerto

Beethoven: Symphonies No. 1-9; Overtures Fidelio & Egmont (Box Set) [Box set]

Google

Music Review: