9 Symphonies

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Hermann Scherchen & Orchestra della Svizzera italiana & Magda László & Lucienne Devallier & Petre Munteanu & Raffaele Arié & Coro della Radiotelevisione Svizzera

The Nine Symphonies are a cycle of symphonic works by German composer Ludwig van Beethoven, composed between 1799 and 1824. Spanning the composer's early Classical roots through his mature and late-period experiments, the cycle moves from conventional multi-movement forms to expanded structures, bolder harmonic language and enlarged orchestral and choral forces, and is widely recognised as a key link between the Classical and Romantic eras of Western art music.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Symphony no. 1 in C major, op. 21: I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio
    7:26
  2. 2.
    Symphony no. 1 in C major, op. 21: II. Andante cantabile con moto
    5:26
  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
    6:16
  5. 5.
    Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 36: I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio
    10:53
  6. 6.
    Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 36: II. Larghetto
    11:00
  7. 7.
    Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 36: III. Scherzo. Allegro
    3:36
  8. 8.
    Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 36: IV. Allegro molto
    6:21

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 "Eroica": I. Allegro con brio
    14:04
  2. 3.
    Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 "Eroica": II. Adagio assai
    16:21
  3. 4.
    Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 "Eroica": III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
    6:03
  4. 5.
    Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 "Eroica": IV. Finale. Allegro molto
    13:01

Disc 3

  1. 3.
    Symphony no. 4 in B-flat major, op. 60: I. Adagio - Allegro vivace
    9:10
  2. 4.
    Symphony no. 4 in B-flat major, op. 60: II. Adagio
    10:17
  3. 5.
    Symphony no. 4 in B-flat major, op. 60: III. Allegro vivace
    5:46
  4. 6.
    Symphony no. 4 in B-flat major, op. 60: IV. Allegro ma non troppo
    5:29
  5. 7.
    Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
    8:05
  6. 8.
    Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: II. Andante con moto
    10:18
  7. 9.
    Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: III. Allegro
    5:52
  8. 10.
    Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: IV. Allegro
    9:21

Disc 4

  1. 4.
    Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 "Pastoral": I. Allegro ma non troppo
    8:32
  2. 5.
    Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 "Pastoral": II. Andante molto mosso
    11:00
  3. 6.
    Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 "Pastoral": III. Allegro
    2:47
  4. 7.
    Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 "Pastoral": IV. Allegro
    3:21
  5. 8.
    Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 "Pastoral": V. Allegretto
    8:59

Disc 5

  1. 5.
    Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: I. Poco sostenuto - Vivace
    10:11
  2. 6.
    Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: II. Allegretto
    7:56
  3. 7.
    Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: III. Presto
    7:13
  4. 8.
    Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: IV. Allegro con brio
    6:54
  5. 9.
    Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93: I. Allegro vivace e con brio
    7:13
  6. 10.
    Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93: II. Allegretto scherzando
    3:55
  7. 11.
    Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93: III. Tempo di Menuetto
    4:05
  8. 12.
    Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93: IV. Allegro vivace
    7:01

Disc 6

  1. 6.
    Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 "Choral": I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
    14:24
  2. 7.
    Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 "Choral": II. Molto vivace
    10:50
  3. 8.
    Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 "Choral": III. Adagio molto e cantabile
    12:02
  4. 9.
    Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 "Choral": IV. Presto
    5:44
  5. 10.
    Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 "Choral": IV. Presto - Allegro assai
    19:26

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