Over the past few years, Jan Willem de Vriend and The Netherlands Symphony Orchestra have made CD recordings of all the symphonies of Ludwig van Beethoven. This box contains them all.
At an international level, Jan Willem de Vriend is more and more regarded as an outstanding conductor with a new, fresh point of view. As is his vision of Beethoven. Important classical magazines like Gramophone are enthusiastic about the series: “These are strong, thrustful performances which make sense in terms of the music in hand and the orchestra;s own character and competence.
Jan Willem de Vriend has an intense passion for music. He will never stop investigating. Curiosity and eagerness are simply part of him and the way he works. And this means that, in his hands, music from the past comes to life, time and time again. (from the linernotes of Valentine Laout)
Tracklist:
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Complete Symphonies
Vol. 1
Symphony no. 4 op. 60 in B flat major (1806)
[1] Adagio – Allegro vivace 11:45
[2] Adagio 8:19
[3] Allegro molto e vivace 5:41
[4] Allegro ma non troppo 7:10
Symphony no. 6 op. 68 in F major “Pastoral” (1808)
[5] Allegro ma non troppo – Angenehme, heitere Empfindungen, welche bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande im Menschen erwachsen 11:30
[6] Andante molto moto – Szene am Bach 11:49
[7] Allegro – Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute 5:10
[8] Allegro – Donner. Sturm 3:51
[9] Allegretto – Hirtengesang. Wohltätige, mit Dank an die Gottheit verbundene Gefühle nach dem Sturm 9:12
Vol. 2
Symphony no. 1 op. 21 in C Major (1799/1800)
[1] Adagio molto – Allegro con brio 8:58
[2] Andante cantabile con moto 7:06
[3] Menuetto (Allegro molto e vivace) 4:02
[4] Adagio – Allegro molto e vivace 6:08
Symphony no. 5 op. 67 in c minor (1808)
[5] Allegro con brio 6:37
[6] Andante con moto 8:29
[7] Allegro 4:47
[8] Allegro 10:02
Vol. 3
Symphony no. 7 op. 92 in A major (1811/12)
[1] Poco sostenuto – Vivace 13:42
[2] Allegretto 8:44
[3] Presto 9:14
[4] Allegro con brio 8:56
Symphony no. 8 op. 93 in F major (1812)
[5] Allegro vivace e con brio 8:53
[6] Allegretto scherzando 4:07
[7] Tempo di Menuetto 4:40
[8] Allegro vivace 7:41
Vol. 4
Symphony no. 2 op. 36 in D major (1801)
[1] Adagio – Allegro con brio 12:17
[2] Larghetto 10:21
[3] Scherzo: Allegro 4:52
[4] Allegro molto 6:49
Symphony no. 3 op. 55 in E-flat major “Eroica” (1803/4)
[5] Allegro con brio 16:48
[6] Marcia funebre: Adagio assai 12:49
[7] Scherzo: Allegro vivace 5:38
[8] Finale: Allegro molto 11:25
Vol. 5
Symphony no. 9 op. 125 in d minor “Choral”(1824)
[1] Allegro ma non troppo e un poco maestoso 14:45
[2] Molto vivace 13:08
[3] Adagio molto e cantabile 12:32
[4] Finale: Presto 22:47
Personnel:
Annemarie Kremer, soprano (Vol. 5)
Wilke te Brummelstroete, alt (Vol. 5)
Marcel Reijans, tenor (Vol. 5)
Geert Smits, baritone (Vol. 5)
Choir: Consensus Vocalis (Vol. 5)
Choir conductor: Klaas Stok (Vol. 5)
Netherlands Symphony Orchestra
Jan Willem de Vriend, conductor
Recorded: Muziekcentrum Enschede (NL)
Recording dates: 29-30 June 2009 (Symph. no. 1); 7-8 September 2010 (Symph. no. 2); 18-20 Mai 2009 (Symph. no. 3); 30 June – 3 July 2009 (Symph. no. 4); 8-10 February 2010 (Symph. no. 5); 23 – 26 June 2008 (Symph. no. 6); 29-30 June 2010 (Symph. no.7); 25-26 June 2008 (Symph. no. 8); 12-14 & 18 July 2011 (Symph. no. 9)
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