9 Symphonies / Overtures
Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Berliner Philharmoniker & André Cluytens
9 Symphonies / Overtures is a collection of orchestral works by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed between c. 1799 and 1824. Spanning Classical and early Romantic styles, the set encompasses large-scale symphonic writing and overtures characterised by dramatic contrasts, expanded orchestral forces and structural innovations that signalled a major development in both Beethoven's compositional trajectory and in the wider history of Western art music.
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- 1.Symphony no. 1 in C major, op. 21: I. Allegro molto – Allegro con brio9:34
- 2.Symphony no. 1 in C major, op. 21: II. Andante cantabile con moto6:07
- 3.Symphony no. 1 in C major, op. 21: III. Menuetto. Allegro molto e vivace3:31
- 4.Symphony no. 1 in C major, op. 21: IV. Adagio – Allegro molto e vivace6:08
- 5.Fidelio, op. 72: Overture7:11
- 6.Die Ruinen von Athen, op. 113: Overture5:01
- 7.Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 36: I. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio12:46
- 8.Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 36: II. Larghetto11:33
- 9.Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 36: III. Scherzo. Allegro – Trio3:48
- 10.Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 36: IV. Allegro molto6:54
- 11.Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus, op. 43: Overture5:34
- 12.Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”: I. Allegro con brio14:30
- 13.Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”: II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai16:12
- 14.Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”: III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace5:28
- 15.Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”: IV. Finale. Allegro molto11:34
- 16.Symphony no. 4 in B-flat major, op. 60: I. Adagio – Allegro vivace10:22
- 17.Symphony no. 4 in B-flat major, op. 60: II. Adagio10:01
- 18.Symphony no. 4 in B-flat major, op. 60: III. Menuetto. Allegro vivace6:08
- 19.Symphony no. 4 in B-flat major, op. 60: IV. Allegro ma non troppo7:09
- 20.Coriolan Overture, op. 628:36
- 21.Leonore Overture no. 3, op. 72b15:16
- 22.Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio8:29
- 23.Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: II. Andante con moto9:57
- 24.Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: III. Allegro5:31
- 25.Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: IV. Allegro – Presto9:04
- 26.Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastoral”: I. Awakening of Happy Feelings on Arriving in the Country. Allegro non troppo10:23
- 27.Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastoral”: II. Scene by the Brook. Andante molto moto13:48
- 28.Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastoral”: III. Merry Gathering of the Country Folk. Allegro5:51
- 29.Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastoral”: IV. Storm and Tempest. Allegro3:46
- 30.Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastoral”: V. Shepherd’s Song – Happy and Thankful Feelings After the Storm. Allegretto9:52
- 31.Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: I. Poco sostenuto – Vivace13:31
- 32.Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: II. Allegretto9:27
- 33.Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: III. Presto – Assai meno presto8:24
- 34.Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: IV. Allegro con brio7:11
- 35.Egmont, op. 84: Overture9:11
- 36.Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93: I. Allegro vivace e con brio10:40
- 37.Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93: II. Allegro scherzando4:00
- 38.Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93: III. Tempo di menuetto5:03
- 39.Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93: IV. Allegro vivace7:57
- 40.Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso18:06
- 41.Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: II. Molto vivace11:30
- 42.Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: III. Adagio molto e cantabile17:18
- 43.Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: IV. Presto – “O Freunde, nicht diese Töne!” (Ode to Joy)25:33







