Beethoven: Symphonies Nos 6 and 2 Orchestral & Concertos LSO Live

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos 6 and 2

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LS 0082

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos 6 and 2

Label Catalogue Number:
LSO0082

Running Time: 75:57

Release Date: December 2006
Originally recorded in 2006

Composer (1770-1827)
Ludwig van Beethoven

Orchestra
London Symphony Orchestra

Conductor
Bernard Haitink

Venue
Barbican Centre, London

Producer
James Mallinson

Engineer
Jonathan Stokes

Genre:
Orchestral & Concertos

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LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN

(1770-1827)

Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 'Pastoral' (1807-1808)

41:32

Erwachen heiterer Gefühle bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande

11:39

Allegro ma non troppo

Szene am Bach

11:48

Andante molto mosso

Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute

4:58

Allegro

Gewitter, Sturm

3:31

Allegro

Hirtengesang - Frohe, dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm

9:36

Allegretto

Symphony No. 2

34:25

Adagio molto - Allegro con brio

13:05

Larghetto

10:43

Scherzo and Trio: Allegro

3:59

Allegro molto

6:38

76:02

Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra

Conductor: Bernard Haitink

21 and 22 November 2005 (Symphony No. 2, live recording)

26 and 27 November 2005 (Symphony No. 6, live recording)

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Reviews

Utter composure and authority drawn from a lifetime of musical exploration inform Bernard Haitink’s latest Beethoven release with the LSO. The attention to detail is breathtaking. Vintage stuff

The Scotsman - 2 June 2006

Bernard Haitink elicits ravishing sounds from LondonSymphony an undeniably great performance Among the hundreds of recordings of this favorite work, you really can’t do better"

Dallas Morning News - 24 July 2006

it is hard to imagine more profoundly satisfying accounts than these The playing of the LSO is quite magnificent

BBC Music Magazine - July 2006

the second release in the already legendary series By theBrook has surely never been more beautifully played than it is here There is a creaminess about the performance that is very difficult to capture on record

MusicOMH.com - 20 May 2006

outstandingly well played There is a oneness of conception here which is superb - quite remarkable and ultimately wholly convincing. I’ll let you into a secret: I have many recordings of the Beethoven symphonies in my collection but if anyone where to ask me which version of the Pastoral Iwould recommend, I would first of all direct them to this one

International Record Review - June 2006

a fantastic performance - pure music-making by a great conductor and an orchestra that responds magnificently to his every request"
CD of the Week

Classic FM - 5-9 June 2009

The fruitful influence of the historically minded period instrument movement on mainstream interpretation is vividly exemplified on this spanking disc by the LSO under a rejuvenated Bernard Haitink. The Second Symphony springs out at us with a freshness and intense physicality but also with a most sensitive attention to detail the Pastoral is a delight, recapturing the composer’s excitement as he arrives in his beloved countryside

Sunday Times - 4 June 2006

EDITOR’S CHOICE

Gramophone - August 2006

simply masterful Beethoven Capped by a magisterial account of the Ninth Symphony, this is the Beethoven set for our time. Even if you already have umpteen other recordings of these works, you really owe it to yourself to hear this new set. It’s a deeply satisfying musical experience

Chicago Tribune - 13 October 2006

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