Beethoven Symphonies 1-9

Recorded live, Edinburgh Festival 2006

PRICE: £25

YEAR: 2007

CAT NO: HYPERION CDS44301/5

FORMAT: CD (5 CD box set)

Sir Charles Mackerras, conductor

Scottish Chamber Orchestra (Symphonies No 1-8)

Philharmonia Orchestra (Symphony No 9)

All nine Beethoven Symphonies, recorded live at the 2006 Edinburgh International Festival.

Track Listings:

Disc One
Symphony No 1 in C major, Op 21

Adagio molto - Allegro con brio (8:44)

Andante cantabile con moto (7:38)

Menuetto: Allegro molto e vivace (4:02)

Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace (5:45)


Symphony No 2 in D major, Op 36

Adagio molto - Allegro con brio (12:11)

Larghetto (10:05)

Scherzo: Allegro (4:47)

Allegro molto (6:12)

Total running time: 59:28


Disc Two
Symphony No 3 in E flat major 'Eroica', Op 55

Allegro con brio (16:40)

Marcia funebre: Adagio assai (14:01)

Scherzo: Allegro vivace (5:22)

Finale: Allegro molto - Poco andante - Presto (10:58)


Symphony No 4 in B flat major, Op 60

Adagio - Allegro vivace (11:03)

Adagio - (8:18)

Menuetto: Allegro vivace (5:25)

Allegro ma non troppo (6:47)

Total running time: 78:40


Disc Three
Symphony No 5 in C minor, Op 67

Allegro con brio (7:04) 

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Andante con moto (8:44)

Scherzo: Allegro (4:55)

Allegro - Presto (10:42)


Symphony No 6 in F major 'Pastoral', Op 68

Awakening of cheerful feelings upon arrival in the country (11:31)

Scene at the brook (11:31)

Happy gathering of country folk (4:56)

Thunderstorm; Storm (3:25)

Shepherds' song; cheeful and thankful feelings after the storm (8:39)

Total running time: 71:33


Disc Four
Symphony No 7 in A major, Op 92

Poco sostenuto - Vivace (13:19)

Allegretto (8:03)

Presto - Assai meno presto (8:08)

Allegro con brio (8:47)


Symphony No 8 in F major, Op 93

Allegro vivace e con brio (8:58)

Allegretto scherzando (4:05)

Tempo di menuetto (5:59)

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Allegro vivace (7:16)

Total running time: 64:40


Disc Five
Symphony No 9 in D minor 'Choral', Op 125

Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso (14:14)

Molto vivace (13:18)

Adagio molto e cantabile (12:41)

Presto - Allegro assai 'Ode to Joy' (21:17)

Total running time: 61:34