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. 1.
    Symphony no. 1 in C major, op. 21: I. Allegro molto – Allegro con brio
    9:34
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 1 in C major, op. 21: II. Andante cantabile con moto
    6:07
  3. 3.
    Symphony no. 1 in C major, op. 21: III. Menuetto. Allegro molto e vivace
    3:31
  4. 4.
    Symphony no. 1 in C major, op. 21: IV. Adagio – Allegro molto e vivace
    6:08
  5. 5.
    Fidelio, op. 72: Overture
    7:11
  6. 6.
    Die Ruinen von Athen, op. 113: Overture
    5:01
  7. 7.
    Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 36: I. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio
    12:46
  8. 8.
    Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 36: II. Larghetto
    11:33
  9. 9.
    Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 36: III. Scherzo. Allegro – Trio
    3:48
  10. 10.
    Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 36: IV. Allegro molto
    6:54
  11. 11.
    Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus, op. 43: Overture
    5:34
  12. 12.
    Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”: I. Allegro con brio
    14:30
  13. 13.
    Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”: II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai
    16:12
  14. 14.
    Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”: III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
    5:28
  15. 15.
    Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 “Eroica”: IV. Finale. Allegro molto
    11:34
  16. 16.
    Symphony no. 4 in B-flat major, op. 60: I. Adagio – Allegro vivace
    10:22
  17. 17.
    Symphony no. 4 in B-flat major, op. 60: II. Adagio
    10:01
  18. 18.
    Symphony no. 4 in B-flat major, op. 60: III. Menuetto. Allegro vivace
    6:08
  19. 19.
    Symphony no. 4 in B-flat major, op. 60: IV. Allegro ma non troppo
    7:09
  20. 20.
    Coriolan Overture, op. 62
    8:36
  21. 21.
    Leonore Overture no. 3, op. 72b
    15:16
  22. 22.
    Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
    8:29
  23. 23.
    Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: II. Andante con moto
    9:57
  24. 24.
    Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: III. Allegro
    5:31
  25. 25.
    Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: IV. Allegro – Presto
    9:04
  26. 26.
    Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastoral”: I. Awakening of Happy Feelings on Arriving in the Country. Allegro non troppo
    10:23
  27. 27.
    Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastoral”: II. Scene by the Brook. Andante molto moto
    13:48
  28. 28.
    Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastoral”: III. Merry Gathering of the Country Folk. Allegro
    5:51
  29. 29.
    Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastoral”: IV. Storm and Tempest. Allegro
    3:46
  30. 30.
    Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastoral”: V. Shepherd’s Song – Happy and Thankful Feelings After the Storm. Allegretto
    9:52
  31. 31.
    Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: I. Poco sostenuto – Vivace
    13:31
  32. 32.
    Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: II. Allegretto
    9:27
  33. 33.
    Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: III. Presto – Assai meno presto
    8:24
  34. 34.
    Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: IV. Allegro con brio
    7:11
  35. 35.
    Egmont, op. 84: Overture
    9:11
  36. 36.
    Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93: I. Allegro vivace e con brio
    10:40
  37. 37.
    Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93: II. Allegro scherzando
    4:00
  38. 38.
    Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93: III. Tempo di menuetto
    5:03
  39. 39.
    Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93: IV. Allegro vivace
    7:57
  40. 40.
    Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
    18:06
  41. 41.
    Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: II. Molto vivace
    11:30
  42. 42.
    Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: III. Adagio molto e cantabile
    17:18
  43. 43.
    Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: IV. Presto – “O Freunde, nicht diese Töne!” (Ode to Joy)
    25:33

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