Beethoven by Wilhelm Furtwängler - Symphonies n°1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9 + Present° (Century’s recording)

Symphony No.1 in C Major, Op.21 / 1952, Vienna
Adagio molto - Allegro con brio (00:00)
Andante cantabile con moto (07:52)
Menuetto (15:15)
Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace (19:11)

Symphony No.2 in D Major, Op.36 / 1948, London
Adagio molto - Allegro con brio (25:28)
Largetto (35:40)
Scherzo - Allegro & Trio (46:53)
Allegro molto (50:58)

Beethoven Symphony No.3 In E Flat, Op. 55 ‘’Eroica’’ / 1952, Vienna
Allegro Con Brio (57:55)
Marcia Funebre (1:14:03)
Scherzo (1:31:24)
Finale - Allegro Molto (1:37:57)

Symphony No.4 in B Flat Major, Op.60 / 1952, Vienna
Adagio - Allegro Vivace (1:50:13)
Adagio (2:00:47)
Menuetto - Allegro Vivace Trio_Un Poco Meno Allegro (2:12:34)
Allegro Ma Non Troppo (2:18:34)

Symphony No.5 In C Minor, Op. 67 / 1954, Vienna
Allegro Con Brio (2:26:07)
Andante Con Moto (2:34:42)
Allegro (2:46:03)
(Finale) Allegro (2:52:06)

Symphony no.6 in F major op.68 ‘’Pastoral'' » / 1952, Vienna (Live)
1.Allegro ma non troppo (3:01:50)
Awakening of cheerful feelings upon arriving in the country
Eveil des sentiments joyeux en arrivant à la campagne

2.Andante molto mosso (3:13:42)
By the brook
Au bord du ruisseau

3.Allegro (3:27:09)
Merry gathering of country folk
Joyeuse réunion de paysans

4.Allegro (3:37:07)
Thunderstorm
L’orage et le Tonnerre

5.Allegretto (3:37:15)
Shepherd’s song. Happy and thankful feelings after the storm
Chant pastoral. Sentiments de bonheur et de reconnaissance après l’orage

Symphony no.7 in A major, op.92 / 1950, Vienna
Poco sostenuto - Vivace (3:46:38)
Allegretto (3:59:36)
Presto (4:09:54)
Allegro con brio (4:18:35)

Symphony No.8 in F-Dur, Op.93 / 1948, Stockholm (live)
Allegro Vivace E Con Brio (4:25:34)
Allegretto Scherzando (4:33:27)
Tempo Di Menuetto (4:38:02)
Allegro Vivace (4:43:54)

‘’Fidelio’’ Overture, Op.62 / 1953, Vienna (4:51:30)
‘’Leonore’’ Overture n°3, Op.72a / 1953, Vienna (4:58:05)
‘’Coriolan Overture, Op.62 / 1947, Vienna (5:13:15)
‘’Leonore’’ Overture n°2, Op.72 / 1954, Berlin (5:21:50)

Symphony No.9 in D minor, Op.125 / 1951, Bayreuth (Live)
Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso (5:37:44)
Molto vivace (5:55:34)
Adagio molto e cantabile (6:07:37)
Presto - « O Freunde, nicht diese Töne » - Allegro assai (6:27:14) ; (6:34:12)

Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra
Bayreuth Festival Chorus and Orchestra

Soprano : Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
Contralto : Elisabeth Höngen
Tenor : Hans Hopf
Bass : Otto Edelmann

Wilhelm FURTWÄNGLER
New mastering in 2017 by AB for CMRR

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