The Symphonies

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

The Symphonies is a collection of nine symphonies by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed between 1799 and 1824. Spanning his early, middle and late periods, the works move from Classical forms to a more expansive, dramatic and structurally innovative orchestral language that played a central role in the development of the symphonic tradition.
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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Symphony No. 1 in C major, op. 21: I. Adagio molto. Allegro con brio
    9:13
  2. 2.
    Symphony No. 1 in C major, op. 21: II. Andante cantabile con moto
    8:25
  3. 3.
    Symphony No. 1 in C major, op. 21: III. Menuetto: Allegro molto e vivace
    3:21
  4. 4.
    Symphony No. 1 in C major, op. 21: IV. Adagio. Allegro molto e vivace
    5:50
  5. 5.
    Symphony No. 2 in D major, op. 36: I. Adagio molto. Allegro con brio
    13:03
  6. 6.
    Symphony No. 2 in D major, op. 36: II. Larghetto
    11:30
  7. 7.
    Symphony No. 2 in D major, op. 36: III. Scherzo: Allegro
    3:43
  8. 8.
    Symphony No. 2 in D major, op. 36: IV. Allegro molto
    6:29

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 "Eroica": I. Allegro con brio
    14:42
  2. 3.
    Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 "Eroica": II. Marcia funebre: Adagio assai
    14:51
  3. 4.
    Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 "Eroica": III. Scherzo, Allegro vivace
    5:38
  4. 5.
    Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 "Eroica": IV. Finale: Allegro molto. Poco andante. Presto
    12:19

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, op. 60: I. Adagio. Allegro vivace
    11:36
  2. 4.
    Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, op. 60: II. Adagio
    10:43
  3. 5.
    Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, op. 60: III. Menuetto: Allegro vivace
    5:18
  4. 6.
    Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, op. 60: IV. Allegro aa non troppo
    6:52
  5. 7.
    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
    7:50
  6. 8.
    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, op. 67: II. Andante con moto
    9:26
  7. 9.
    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, op. 67: III. Allegro
    5:00
  8. 10.
    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, op. 67: IV. Allegro
    11:50

Disc 4

  1. 4.
    Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": I. Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande (Allegro ma non troppo)
    14:15
  2. 5.
    Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": II. Szene am Bach (Andante molto mosso)
    14:28
  3. 6.
    Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": III. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute (Allegro)
    5:54
  4. 7.
    Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": IV. Gewitter, Sturm (Allegro)
    4:34
  5. 8.
    Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": V. Hirtengesang, frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm (Allegretto)
    11:16
  6. 9.
    Egmont, Op. 84: Overture
    9:45

Disc 5

  1. 5.
    Symphony No. 7 in A major, op. 92: I. Poco sostenuto. Vivace
    12:51
  2. 6.
    Symphony No. 7 in A major, op. 92: II. Allegretto
    9:23
  3. 7.
    Symphony No. 7 in A major, op. 92: III. Scherzo: Presto. Assai meno presto
    7:19
  4. 8.
    Symphony No. 7 in A major, op. 92: IV. Allegro con brio
    7:09
  5. 9.
    Symphony No. 8 in F major, op.93: I. Allegro vivace e con brio
    10:13
  6. 10.
    Symphony No. 8 in F major, op.93: II. Allegretto scherzando
    4:03
  7. 11.
    Symphony No. 8 in F major, op.93: III. Tempo di menuetto
    4:42
  8. 12.
    Symphony No. 8 in F major, op.93: IV. Allegro vivace
    7:36

Disc 6

  1. 6.
    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, op.125: I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
    16:51
  2. 7.
    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, op.125: II. Molto vivace
    16:16
  3. 8.
    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, op.125: III. Adagio molto e cantabile
    13:56
  4. 9.
    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, op.125: IV. Presto
    5:48
  5. 10.
    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, op.125: IV. Presto: "O Freunde, Nicht Diese Töne". Allegro Assai
    17:19

Disc 7

  1. 7.
    Symphony No. 10: I. Andante. Allegro. Andante
    14:22
  2. 8.
    Gratulations-Menuet in E-flat major, WoO 3
    4:42
  3. 9.
    Die Ruinen Von Athen, op. 113: Overture
    4:59
  4. 10.
    Overture In C Major, op. 115 "Namensfeier"
    6:47
  5. 11.
    König Stephan, op. 117: Overture
    7:08
  6. 12.
    Fidelio, op. 72: Overture
    6:19
  7. 13.
    Leonora Prohaska, WoO 96: Funeral March
    4:45
  8. 14.
    Overture in C major, op. 124 "Die Weihe Des Hauses"
    11:25

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