Beethoven - Symphonies Nos 1 & 2 | Decca 4783493

Beethoven - Symphonies Nos 1 & 2

Label: Decca

Cat No: 4783493

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Genre: Orchestral

Release Date: 6th February 2012

Contents

Artists

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Conductor

Riccardo Chailly

Works

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Symphony no.1 in C major, op.21
Symphony no.2 in D major, op.36

Artists

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Conductor

Riccardo Chailly

About

The release of the truly revelatory and remarkable new Beethoven Symphonies Cycle with Leipzig’s legendary Gewandhausorchester and its celebrated music director, maestro Riccardo Chailly, has turned out to be their most important release ever on Decca Classics.

The success of Chailly’s interpretation has found its echo in the UK press acclaim for the performances Chailly and the Gewandhaus gave during their Beethoven tour in autumn 2011: “an ideal synthesis of Italian passion and German precision” (The Times), “an exhilarating adventure” (Sunday Times) and a “conductor who genuinely deserves to be called great” (Guardian).

In Italy, the 5-CD album has made history by entering the pop charts and went to No.1 in the UK Classical Chart.

Based on a series of enthusiastically-acclaimed Leipzig concerts, the Cycle was recorded over a period of three years, and is generously accompanied by no less than eight of the composer’s overtures – now available on five individual releases as well.

The Cycle brilliantly demonstrates the revitalisation that Chailly has brought to this, the oldest of German orchestras. From the Haydnesque elegance of the first two symphonies, through the dramatic power of the Fifth, to the grandeur and drama of the Ninth, the orchestra’s unique combination of unfailing finesse and renewed fire characterize all these exhilarating performances.

Deutschland Radio Kultur predicted: “For this flawlessly recorded new Beethoven cycle, it’s highly likely that Chailly will be adding new prizes to his already long list of recording awards.

These symphonies are in the musicians' blood, the warp and weft of each part of their DNA ... If the victory really is Beethoven's, that will be down to Chailly as well” - The Guardian

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