Symphony No. 6 "Pastorale" / "Leonore" Overture

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Wiener Philharmoniker & Leonard Bernstein

This release is a recording of orchestral works by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed and first performed between about 1805 and 1808. The music exemplifies Beethoven's expansion of orchestral colour and formal scope, juxtaposing calm, pastoral-inspired passages with dramatic, turbulent writing and marking a key moment in the transition from Classical to early Romantic orchestral practice.
First released: 1984

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale": I. Awakening of Cheerful Feelings upon Arrival in the Country: Allegro ma non troppo
    11:44
  2. 2.
    Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale": II. Scene by the Brook: Andante molto mosso
    13:28
  3. 3.
    Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale": III. Merry Gathering of Country Folk: Allegro
    5:24
  4. 4.
    Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale": IV. Storm: Allegro
    3:43
  5. 5.
    Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale": V. Shepherd's Song: Happy and Thankful Feelings after the Storm: Allegretto
    10:21
  6. 6.
    Overtüre: Leonore III, Op. 72a: Adagio. Allegro
    15:03

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