Symphony no. 9 "Choral" / Symphony no. 8

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Kiri Te Kanawa & Júlia Hamari & Stuart Burrows & Robert Holl & London Symphony Chorus & London Symphony Orchestra & Eugen Jochum

Symphony No. 9 'Choral' and Symphony No. 8 are orchestral works by Ludwig van Beethoven, premiered in 1824 and 1814 respectively. The Ninth expands the symphonic form with a large-scale choral finale that integrates voices with orchestra and exemplifies Beethoven's late-period structural and expressive experimentation, while the Eighth is a shorter, more classically oriented work that emphasises concise form, rhythmic vigour and orchestral clarity within his middle-period output.

First released: 1979

Classical

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Disc 1

1.
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
16:08
2.
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: II. Molto vivace
11:00
3.
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: III. Adagio molto e cantabile
16:28

Disc 2

2.
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: IV. Presto - Allegro ma non troppo - Vivace - Adagio cantabile - Allegro - Allegro moderato - Allegro
23:49
3.
Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93: I. Allegro vivace e con brio
9:42
4.
Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93: II. Allegretto scherzando
4:13
5.
Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93: III. Tempo di menuetto
5:23
6.
Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93: IV. Allegro vivace
7:29