Beethoven: Complete Symphonies 1-9 (5CD)

BEETHOVEN

Complete Symphonies

CD1  76’52

Symphony No.1 in C Op.21

1 I. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio  9’03

2 II. Andante cantabile con moto  8’32

3 III. Menuetto & Trio: Allegro molto e vivace  3’26

4 IV. Finale: Adagio – Allegro molto e vivace  6’09

Symphony No.3 in E flat Op.55 ‘Eroica’

5 I. Allegro con brio  15’02

6 II. Marcia funebre: Adagio assai  16’47

7 III. Scherzo & Trio: Allegro vivace  5’49

8 IV. Allegro molto – poco andante – presto  11’49

Staatskapelle Dresden

Herbert Blomstedt

CD2  72’25

Symphony No.2 in D Op.36

1 I. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio  13’05

2 II. Larghetto  12’33

3 III. Scherzo & Trio: Allegro  4’06

4 IV. Allegro molto  6’43

Symphony No.4 in B flat Op.60

5 I. Adagio – Allegro vivace  12’09

6 II. Adagio  10’31

7 III. Menuetto: Allegro vivace – Trio: Un poco meno allegro  5’50

8 IV. Allegro ma non troppo  7’10

Staatskapelle Dresden

Herbert Blomstedt

CD3  78’55

Symphony No.5 in C minor Op.67

1 I. Allegro con brio  8’05

2 II. Andante con moto  11’21

3 III. Allegro  8’53

4 IV. Allegro – presto  8’52

Symphony No.6 in F Op.68 ‘Pastoral’

5 I. Allegro ma non troppo (Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande)  9’31

6 II. Andante molto mosso (Szene am Bach)  12’40

7 III. Allegro – sempre più stretto – in tempo d’allegro – Tempo i – presto (lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute) 5’44

8 IV. Allegro (Gewitter, Sturm)  3’42

9 V. Allegretto (Hirtengesang, frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm)  9’51

Staatskapelle Dresden

Herbert Blomstedt

CD4

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Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: I. Poco sostenuto – Vivace

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: Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: I. Poco sostenuto – Vivace

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Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto

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: Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto

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Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: III. Presto – Assai meno presto

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: Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: III. Presto – Assai meno presto

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Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: IV. Allegro con brio

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: Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: IV. Allegro con brio

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Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: I. Allegro vivace e con brio

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: Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: I. Allegro vivace e con brio

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Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: II. Allegretto scherzando

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: Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: II. Allegretto scherzando

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Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: III. Tempo di menuetto

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: Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: III. Tempo di menuetto

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Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: IV. Allegro vivace

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: Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: IV. Allegro vivace

CD5

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Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125: I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso

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: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125: I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso

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Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125: II. Molto vivace – presto

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: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125: II. Molto vivace – presto

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Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125: III. Adagio molto e cantabile – Andante moderato – Tempo i – Andante moderato –Adagio – lo stesso tempo

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: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125: III. Adagio molto e cantabile – Andante moderato – Tempo i – Andante moderato –Adagio – lo stesso tempo

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Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125: 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

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: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125: 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

Staatskapelle Dresden

Herbert Blomstedt

Recordings: 1976/1979 (CD1); 1978/1979 (CD2); 1977 (CD3); 1975/1978 (CD4); 1980 (CD5), Lukaskirche Dresden