Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies Transcribed for Piano by Liszt (5CD)

Ludwig van Beethoven 1770-1827

Complete Symphonies transcribed for Piano by Franz Liszt 1811-1886

CD1 Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3                                                                                                                                         79’48

Symphony No.1 in C Op.21

1. I. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio 7’53
2. II. Andante cantabile con moto 6’35
3. III. Menuetto. Allegro molto e vivace 4’30
4. IV. Adagio – Allegro molto e vivace 5’57

Symphony No.3 in E flat Op.55 “Eroica”

5. I. Allegro con brio 16’15
6. II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai 19’13
7. III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace – Trio 6’44
8. IV. Finale. Allegro molto – Poco andante – Presto 12’28

CD2 Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5                                                                                                                                         79’05

Symphony No.2 in D Op.36

1. I. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio 14’12
2. II. Larghetto 14’59
3. III. Scherzo. Allegro - Trio 4’35
4. IV. Allegro molto 6’46

Symphony No.5 in C minor Op.67

5. I. Allegro con brio 6’56
6. II. Andante con moto 10’22
7. III. Scherzo. Allegro 5’53
8. IV. Allegro 12’05

CD3 Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7                                                                                                                                         77'56

Symphony No.4 in B flat Op.60

1. I. Adagio – Allegro vivace 12’04
2. II. Adagio 11’01
3. III. Allegro vivace – Un poco meno allegro 5’43
4. IV. Allegro ma non troppo 7’08

Symphony No.7 in A Op.92

5. I. Poco sostenuto – Vivace 15’31
6. II. Allegretto 9’27
7. III. Presto – Assai meno presto 7’49
8. IV. Allegro con brio 8’59

CD4 Symphonies Nos. 6 & 8                                                                                                                                         78’44

Symphony No.6 in F Op.68 “Pastorale”

1. I. Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande. Allegro ma non troppo 14’00
2. II. Szene am Bach. Andante molto moto 14’26
3. III. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute. Allegro 6’05
4. IV. Donner. Sturm. Allegro 4’27
5. V. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm. Allegretto 10’53

Symphony No.8 in F Op.93

6. I. Allegro vivace e con brio 10’47
7. II. Allegretto scherzando 4’32
8. III. Tempo di Menuetto 4’40
9. IV. Allegro vivace 8’38

CD5 Symphony No.9                                                                                                                                                     78’17

Symphony No.9 in D minor Op.125 “Ode to Joy” *

1. I. Allegro ma non troppo un poco maestoso 19’11
2. II. Molto vivace – Presto 12’52
3. III. Adagio molto e cantabile – Andante moderato 19’44
4. IV. Presto – Allegro assai – Allegro assai vivace, alla marcia – Andante maestoso – Adagio ma non troppo, ma divoto – Allegro energico, sempre ben marcato – Allegro ma non tanto – Poco adagio – Poco allegro, stringendo il tempo, sempre più allegro – Prestissimo – Maestoso – Prestissimo 26’26

Giovanni Bellucci piano

* With the participation of the Czech Philharmonic Choir of Brno

Hana Škarková soprano · Lucie Hilscherová mezzo · Michal Lehotský tenor · Martin Gurbal bass

(live recording, October 31th, 2014, Lisztomanias Festival, Scène Nationale, Châteauroux, France)

Recording: January, April, September, October & November 2014: Auditorium Franz Liszt and Équinoxe-Scène Nationale, Châteauroux (France); December 2018, October 2020 & November 2021: Salle de Musique, La Chaux de Fonds (Switzerland).