Symphonies 1-9

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest

Symphonies Nos. 1–9 is the complete cycle of symphonies by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed between 1799 and 1824. Spanning early Classical forms to expansive Romantic-era structures, the cycle charts Beethoven's development in orchestral writing through increasing harmonic, rhythmic and structural innovation and provides a key link in the transition from Classical to Romantic music.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21: I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio
    8:05
  2. 2.
    Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21: II. Andante cantabile con moto
    6:52
  3. 3.
    Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21: III. Menuetto. Allegro molto e vivace
    3:55
  4. 4.
    Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21: IV. Finale. Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace
    5:33
  5. 5.
    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36: I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio
    13:04
  6. 6.
    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36: II. Larghetto
    11:52
  7. 7.
    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36: III. Scherzo. Allegro
    3:22
  8. 8.
    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36: IV. Allegro molto
    6:24

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 'Eroica': I. Allegro con brio
    14:48
  2. 3.
    Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 'Eroica': II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai
    14:26
  3. 4.
    Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 'Eroica': III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
    5:19
  4. 5.
    Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 'Eroica': IV. Finale. Allegro molto
    11:19
  5. 6.
    Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60: I. Adagio - Allegro vivace
    11:18
  6. 7.
    Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60: II. Adagio
    9:30
  7. 8.
    Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60: III. Allegro vivace
    5:30
  8. 9.
    Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60: IV. Allegro ma non troppo
    7:05

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
    7:17
  2. 4.
    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67: II. Andante con moto
    10:02
  3. 5.
    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67: III. Allegro
    5:15
  4. 6.
    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67: IV. Allegro
    11:26
  5. 7.
    Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": I. Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande. Allegro ma non troppo
    10:13
  6. 8.
    Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": II. Szene am Bach. Andante molto mosso
    11:37
  7. 9.
    Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": III.Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute. Allegro
    5:05
  8. 10.
    Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": IV. Gewitter, Sturm. Allegro
    3:06
  9. 11.
    Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": V. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefuhle nach dem Sturm. Allegretto
    9:32

Disc 4

  1. 4.
    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92: I. Poco sostenuto - Vivace
    11:28
  2. 5.
    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92: II. Allegrotto
    7:36
  3. 6.
    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92: III. Presto - Assai meno presto
    7:48
  4. 7.
    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92: IV. Allegro con brio
    6:46
  5. 8.
    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93: I. Allegro vivace econ brio
    9:05
  6. 9.
    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93: II. Allegretto scherzando
    3:52
  7. 10.
    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93: III. Tempo di menuetto
    4:19
  8. 11.
    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93: IV. Allegro vivace
    7:38

Disc 5

  1. 5.
    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral": I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
    16:42
  2. 6.
    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral": II. Molto vivace
    14:26
  3. 7.
    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral": III. Adagio molto e cantabile
    14:47
  4. 8.
    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IV. Presto - Allegro assai
    24:03

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