Beethoven For All

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Label: DECCA
Catalog: 4783513
Format: CD

Daniel Barenboim

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67: 1. Allegro con brio West Eastern Divan Orchestra Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica' - Scherzo West Eastern Divan Orchestra Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 'Emperor' - Adagio un poco mosso Staatskapelle Berlin Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15 - Rondo: Allegro Staatskapelle Berlin Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57 'Appassionata' - First Movement Daniel Barenboim (piano) Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 ‘Pastoral' - Allegro ma non troppo West Eastern Divan Orchestra Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37: Rondo - Allegro Staatskapelle Berlin Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 58 (Rondo: Vivace) Staatskapelle Berlin Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight': Adagio sostenuto Daniel Barenboim (piano) Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathétique': Adagio cantabile Daniel Barenboim (piano) Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 ‘Pastoral' - Allegretto West Eastern Divan Orchestra Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 - Largo Staatskapelle Berlin Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92: Allegretto West Eastern Divan Orchestra Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral' - Presto Anja Harteros (soprano), Waltraud Meier (mezzo), Peter Seiffert (tenor), René Pape (bass) Vokalensemble Kölner Dom & West Eastern Divan Orchestra

Daniel Barenboim
“I think the Beethoven symphonies with the Divan orchestra is different in the sense that there is a terrific amount of energy because of the youth of the people – but there is just as much rigour. The combination of rigour with youthful energy is very strong” (Daniel Barenboim, speaking in the TV documentary on this project).
The Symphonies were recorded in August 2011 in Cologne, the glorious (final) instalment of a worldwide tour that began in August 2010 at the legendary Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires and will cover four continents by 2012. The orchestra’s 2012 engagements include a European tour culminating in the performance of all Nine Symphonies at the BBC Proms.

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