Symphonies 1 - 9

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Academy of Ancient Music & Christopher Hogwood

Symphonies Nos. 1-9 is a cycle of orchestral works by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed and first performed between 1799 and 1824. Spanning his early, middle and late creative periods, the symphonies move from Classical models toward expanded orchestration, formal innovation and greater expressive range, culminating in the Ninth, which incorporates vocal forces, and they occupy a central place in the transition from the Classical to the Romantic tradition in Western music.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Symphony No. 1 In C Major, Op. 21: I Adagio Molto - Allegro Con Brio
    25:44
  2. 2.
    Symphony No. 1 In C Major, Op. 21: II Andante Cantabile Con Moto
  3. 3.
    Symphony No. 1 In C Major, Op. 21: III Menuetto & Trio: Allegro Molto E Vivace
  4. 4.
    Symphony No. 1 In C Major, Op. 21: IV Adagio - Allegro Molto E Vivace
  5. 5.
    Symphony No. 2 In D Major, Op. 36: I Adagio Molto - Allegro Con Brio
    33:29
  6. 6.
    Symphony No. 2 In D Major, Op. 36: II Larghetto
  7. 7.
    Symphony No. 2 In D Major, Op. 36: III Scherzo: Allegro
  8. 8.
    Symphony No. 2 In D Major, Op. 36: IV Allegro Molto

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Symphony No. 3 In E Flat Major, Op. 55 'Eroica': I Allegro Con Brio / II Marcia Funebre: Adagio Assai / III Scherzo: Allegro Vivace / IV Finale: Allegro Molto
    50:00
  2. 3.
    Symphony No. 3 In E Flat Major, Op. 55 'Eroica': II Marcia Funebre: Adagio Assai
  3. 4.
    Symphony No. 3 In E Flat Major, Op. 55 'Eroica': III Scherzo: Allegro Vivace
  4. 5.
    Symphony No. 3 In E Flat Major, Op. 55 'Eroica': IV Finale: Allegro Molto

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    Symphony No. 4 In B Flat Major, Op. 60: I Adagio - Allegro Vivace
    35:16
  2. 4.
    Symphony No. 4 In B Flat Major, Op. 60: II Adagio
  3. 5.
    Symphony No. 4 In B Flat Major, Op. 60: III Allegro Vivace
  4. 6.
    Symphony No. 4 In B Flat Major, Op. 60: IV Allegro Ma Non Troppo
  5. 7.
    Symphony No. 5 In C Minor, Op. 67: I Allegro Con Brio
    37:14
  6. 8.
    Symphony No. 5 In C Minor, Op. 67: II Andante Con Moto
  7. 9.
    Symphony No. 5 In C Minor, Op. 67: III Allegro
  8. 10.
    Symphony No. 5 In C Minor, Op. 67: IV Allegro

Disc 4

  1. 4.
    Symphony No. 6 In F Major, Op. 68 'Pastoral': I Allegro Ma Non Troppo
    43:13
  2. 5.
    Symphony No. 6 In F Major, Op. 68 'Pastoral': II Andante Molto Mosso
  3. 6.
    Symphony No. 6 In F Major, Op. 68 'Pastoral': III Allegro
  4. 7.
    Symphony No. 6 In F Major, Op. 68 'Pastoral': IV Allegro
  5. 8.
    Symphony No. 6 In F Major, Op. 68 'Pastoral': V Allegretto
  6. 9.
    Overture 'Coriolan', Op. 62
    6:42
  7. 10.
    Overture 'Egmont', Op. 84
    7:44

Disc 5

  1. 5.
    Symphony No. 7 In A Major, Op. 92: I Poco Sostenuto - Vivace
    39:02
  2. 6.
    Symphony No. 7 In A Major, Op. 92: II Allegretto
  3. 7.
    Symphony No. 7 In A Major, Op. 92: III Presto
  4. 8.
    Symphony No. 7 In A Major, Op. 92: IV Allegro Con Brio
  5. 9.
    Symphony No. 8 In F Major, Op. 93: I Allegro Vivace Con Brio
    24:07
  6. 10.
    Symphony No. 8 In F Major, Op. 93: II Allegretto Scherzando
  7. 11.
    Symphony No. 8 In F Major, Op. 93: III Tempo Di Menuetto
  8. 12.
    Symphony No. 8 In F Major, Op. 93: IV Allegro Vivace

Disc 6

  1. 6.
    Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 'Choral': I Allegro Ma Non Troppo, Un Poco Maestoso
    1:03:14
  2. 7.
    Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 'Choral': II Molto Vivace - Presto
  3. 8.
    Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 'Choral': III Adagio Molto E Cantabile - Andante Moderato
  4. 9.
    Symphony No. 9 In D Minor, Op. 125 'Choral': IV Presto - Allegro Assai - Alla Marcia - Andante Maestoso - Allegro Energico - Allegro Ma Non Tanto - Prestissimo

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