ANTAL DORATI – Beethoven: Complete Symphonies [5CD]

Decca (UMO) / Classics / Deutsche Grammophon

£29.84

Format: 5 x CD
Catalogue No.: 4863762
Barcode: 0028948637621
Release Date: 24 Mar 2023
Genre: Classical

For Antal Doráti, one of the mid-twentieth century’s most gifted conductors, Beethoven was a central repertoire choice. This symphony cycle was recorded in 1975–76 at the beginning of his tenure as principal conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. Long unavailable, these scintillating recordings, combining weight and depth with dance-like clarity, are newly presented as a CD edition.

TRACKLIST:
CD 1
Symphony No. 1 in C major op. 21
Symphonie Nr. 1 C-Dur
1 1. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio
2 2. Andante cantabile con moto
3 3. Menuetto. Allegro molto e vivace – Trio
4 4. Adagio – Allegro molto e vivace
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major “Eroica” op. 55
Symphonie Nr. 3 Es-Dur
5 1. Allegro con brio
6 2. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai
7 3. Scherzo. Allegro vivace – Trio
8 4. Allegro molto – Poco andante – Presto
CD 2
Symphony No. 2 in D major op. 36
Symphonie Nr. 2 D-Dur
1 1. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio
2 2. Larghetto
3 3. Scherzo. Allegro – Trio
4 4. Allegro molto
Symphony No. 4 in B flat major op. 60
Symphonie Nr. 4 B-Dur
5 1. Adagio – Allegro vivace
6 2. Adagio
7 3. Allegro molto e vivace – Trio. Un poco meno allegro
8 4. Allegro ma non troppo
CD 3
Symphony No. 5 in C minor op. 67
Symphonie Nr. 5 c-Moll
1 1. Allegro con brio
2 2. Andante con moto
3 3. Allegro
4 4. Allegro
Symphony No. 6 in F major “Pastoral” op. 68
Symphonie Nr. 6 F-Dur »Pastorale«
5 1. Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande
Awakening of cheerful feelings upon arrival in the country
Allegro ma non troppo
6 2. Szene am Bach
Scene by the brook
Andante molto mosso
7 3. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute
Merry gathering of country folk
Allegro
8 4. Gewitter – Sturm
Thunderstorm
Allegro
9 5. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm
Shepherd’s Song: Happy and thankful feelings after the storm
Allegretto
CD 4
Symphony No. 7 in A major op. 92
Symphonie Nr. 7 A-Dur
1 1. Poco sostenuto – Vivace
2 2. Allegretto
3 3. Presto
4 4. Allegro con brio
Symphony No. 8 in F major op. 93
Symphonie Nr. 8 F-Dur
5 1. Allegro vivace e con brio
6 2. Allegretto scherzando
7 3. Tempo di menuetto
8 4. Allegro vivace
CD 5
Symphony No. 9 in D minor “Choral” op. 125
Symphonie Nr. 9 d-Moll
1 1. Allegro ma non troppo e un poco maestoso
2 2. Molto vivace – Presto
3 3. Adagio molto e cantabile – Andante moderato
4 4. Presto – Allegro assai – Presto –
5 Rezitativo: »O Freunde, nicht diese Töne!« – Allegro assai
Final chorus from Schiller’s ode “To Joy”
Schlusschor über Schillers Ode »An die Freude«
Carole Farley soprano · Alfreda Hodgson alto · Stuart Burrows tenor · Norman Bailey bass
Brighton Festival Chorus · Chorus Master: László Heltay