The Complete Symphonies

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Kammerakademie Potsdam & Antonello Manacorda

The Complete Symphonies is a complete collection of orchestral works by Ludwig van Beethoven, completed in 1824. The music is rooted in the classical and early Romantic traditions, with large-scale orchestral forms, dramatic contrasts, expanded harmonic language and increased rhythmic drive, and it is central to Beethoven's mature output and to the development of the symphony as a genre.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 1 in C major, op. 21: I. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio
    8:54
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 1 in C major, op. 21: II. Andante cantabile con moto
    7:12
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 1 in C major, op. 21: III. Menuetto. Allegro molto e vivace
    3:23
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 1 in C major, op. 21: IV. Finale. Adagio – Allegro molto e vivace
    5:35
  5. 5.
    Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”: I. Allegro con brio
    17:08
  6. 6.
    Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”: II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai
    14:51
  7. 7.
    Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”: III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
    5:33
  8. 8.
    Symphony no. 3 in E‐flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”: IV. Finale. Allegro molto
    11:02

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 36: I. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio
    12:26
  2. 3.
    Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 36: II. Larghetto
    10:29
  3. 4.
    Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 36: III. Scherzo. Allegro
    3:41
  4. 5.
    Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 36: IV. Allegro molto
    6:16
  5. 6.
    Symphony no. 4 in B‐flat major, op. 60: I. Adagio – Allegro vivace
    11:51
  6. 7.
    Symphony no. 4 in B‐flat major, op. 60: II. Adagio
    9:55
  7. 8.
    Symphony no. 4 in B‐flat major, op. 60: III. Allegro vivace
    5:31
  8. 9.
    Symphony no. 4 in B‐flat major, op. 60: IV. Allegro ma non troppo
    6:28

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
    6:53
  2. 4.
    Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: II. Andante con moto
    8:52
  3. 5.
    Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: III. Allegro
    7:28
  4. 6.
    Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: IV. Allegro. Presto
    10:22
  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
    11:10
  6. 8.
    Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastoral”: II. Szene am Bach. Andante molto mosso
    13:29
  7. 9.
    Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastoral”: III. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute. Allegro
    5:12
  8. 10.
    Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastoral”: IV. Gewitter, Sturm. Allegro
    3:55
  9. 11.
    Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastoral”: V. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm. Allegretto
    9:50

Disc 4

  1. 4.
    Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: I. Poco sostenuto – Vivace
    13:37
  2. 5.
    Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: II. Allegretto
    8:47
  3. 6.
    Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: III. Presto
    9:11
  4. 7.
    Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: IV. Allegro con brio
    8:34
  5. 8.
    Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93: I. Allegro vivace e con brio
    8:13
  6. 9.
    Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93: II. Allegretto scherzando
    4:02
  7. 10.
    Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93: III. Tempo di Menuetto
    4:27
  8. 11.
    Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93: IV. Allegro vivace
    6:44

Disc 5

  1. 5.
    Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
    13:32
  2. 6.
    Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: II. Molto vivace – Presto
    13:15
  3. 7.
    Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: III. Adagio molto e cantabile
    13:06
  4. 8.
    Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: IVa. Presto. Allegro assai
    6:14
  5. 9.
    Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: IVb. Presto. Recitativo: “O Freunde, nicht diese Töne!”
    16:37

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