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Beethoven - Complete Symphonies [Box set]

~ Petteri Salomaa (Bass, Conductor), Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer, Orchestra), Roger Norrington (Conductor), Sarah Walker (Mezzo Soprano), London Classical Players (Orchestra), et al.
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  • Orchestra: Ludwig van Beethoven, London Classical Players
  • Conductor: Petteri Salomaa, Roger Norrington
  • Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
  • Audio CD (10 Sep 2001)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 5
  • Format: Box set
  • Label: Virgin Classics
  • ASIN: B00005A9O0
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 33,381 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Disc: 1
1. Sym No.1 in C, Op.21: I. Adagio Molto - Allegro Con Brio
2. Sym No.1 in C, Op.21: II. Andante Cantabile Con Moto
3. Sym No.1 in C, Op.21: III. Menuetto: Allegro Molto E Vivace
4. Sym No.1 in C, Op.21: IV. Adagio - Allegro Molto E Vivace
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Disc: 2
1. Sym No.2 in D, Op.36: I. Adagio Molto - Allegro Con Brio
2. Sym No.2 in D, Op.36: II. Larghetto
3. Sym No.2 in D, Op.36: III. Scherzo (Allegro)
4. Sym No.2 in D, Op.36: IV. Allegro Molto
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Disc: 3
1. Sym No.4 in B flat, Op.60: I. Adagio - Allegro Vivace
2. Sym No.4 in B flat, Op.60: II. Adagio
3. Sym No.4 in B flat, Op.60: III. Allegro Vivace - Trio: Un Poco Meno Allegro
4. Sym No.4 in B flat, Op.60: IV. Allegro Ma Non Troppo
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Disc: 4
1. Sym No.5 in c, Op.67: I. Allegro Con Brio
2. Sym No.5 in c, Op.67: II. Andante Con Moto
3. Sym No.5 in c, Op.67: III. Allegro
4. Sym No.5 in c, Op.67: IV. Allegro - Presto
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Disc: 5
1. Sym No.9 in d, Op.125 'Choral': I. Allegro Ma Non Troppo - Yvonne Kenny/Sarah Walker/Patrick Power/Petteri Salomaa/The Schutz Chor Of London
2. Sym No.9 in d, Op.125 'Choral': II. Molto Vivace - Yvonne Kenny/Sarah Walker/Patrick Power/Petteri Salomaa/The Schutz Chor Of London
3. Sym No.9 in d, Op.125 'Choral': III. Adagio Molto E Cantabile - Yvonne Kenny/Sarah Walker/Patrick Power/Petteri Salomaa/The Schutz Chor Of London
4. Sym No.9 in d, Op.125 'Choral': IV. Presto - Allegro - Yvonne Kenny/Sarah Walker/Patrick Power/Petteri Salomaa/The Schutz Chor Of London
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  1. Symphony No. 1 in C
    Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performed by London Classical Players
    Conducted by Sir Roger Norrington

  2. Symphony No. 2 in D
    Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performed by London Classical Players
    Conducted by Sir Roger Norrington

  3. Symphony No. 3, 'Eroica' in E flat
    Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performed by London Classical Players
    Conducted by Sir Roger Norrington

  4. Symphony No. 4 in B flat
    Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performed by London Classical Players
    Conducted by Sir Roger Norrington

  5. Symphony No. 5 in C minor
    Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performed by London Classical Players
    Conducted by Sir Roger Norrington

  6. Symphony No. 6, 'Pastoral' in F
    Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performed by London Classical Players
    Conducted by Sir Roger Norrington

  7. Symphony No. 7 in A
    Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performed by London Classical Players
    Conducted by Sir Roger Norrington

  8. Symphony No. 9, 'Choral' in D minor
    Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performed by London Classical Players, London Schütz Choir
    with Patrick Power, Petteri Salomaa, Sarah Walker, Yvonne Kenny
    Conducted by Sir Roger Norrington

  9. Symphony No. 8 in F
    Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performed by London Classical Players
    Conducted by Sir Roger Norrington

  10. Coriolan
    Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performed by London Classical Players
    Conducted by Sir Roger Norrington

  11. Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus
    Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performed by London Classical Players
    Conducted by Sir Roger Norrington

  12. Egmont
    Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performed by London Classical Players
    Conducted by Sir Roger Norrington

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14 of 18 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Norrington is Fun and Important, 19 Jun 2005
Everyone needs a Norrington take on Beethoven - especially at such a low price. I grew up on Karajan Beethoven - it nearly killed me off Ludwig for life. Dull, portentous, self important and slow. Unfortunately, most conductors still seem to believe that this is the only way to approach Beethoven. Even the Harnoncourt set suffers this - especially his 9th. Norrington, however, brings Beethoven to life - especially Beethoven the humourist, the imaginative. While this means that the 3rd, 5th and 7th come off a bit light, it means that 2, 4, 6, 8 and most of the 9th are simply glorious. As long as you don't come to these with some idea that Beethoven's music is some sacrosanct "great" text, there is plenty to enjoy and, sometimes, enrage.
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11 of 17 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Back to the original! Beethoven as he might have heard it!, 12 Aug 2005
By Michael J. Brett "Michael Brett" (London, England) - See all my reviews
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The story goes that this is Beethoven as he might have heard it, well at least the earlier and middle symphonies before he went Mutt 'n' Jeff. The nasty Victorians and their musical successors are supposed to have changed the way his music is performed by: by speeding up the slow passages and movements, and slowing down the faster ones. They are also responsible for smoothing some of the more raucous parts, to make them more decorous.

In Norrington's recreation of the original, Beethoven's trumpets sometimes wah like car horns. This is Beethoven before he was put on a pedestal and his symphones became the gods murmering of eternal truths, mumble mumble.

I commend these performances to you, even if you couldn't stand Beethoven as you heard him by Karajan, etc. And the price, well...how can you lose? (If it all goes wrong they'll impress your guests if you use them as drinks coasters.) Buy this collection!

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23 of 37 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Puckish Beethoven, 20 Mar 2004
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Roger Norrington appears determined to exploit these scores as display pieces for his quick wit and quirky manner. At first hearing it can be engaging and enjoyable. Lots of unexpected twists and turns, audaciously swift ‘slow movements’ and everywhere a light-hearted, silvery elan.

But these virtues hold little promise of lasting satisfaction. And that’s how it turns out. Beyond the (frankly not very shocking) shock of the unexpected (try Harnoncourt!) and the delicious piquancy conjured by the London Classical Players from their ‘authentic’ instruments there is little on offer - little depth beneath a shimmering surface.

Quiet passages are merely that, quiet - generating no real tension, no frisson (listen to what should be the mesmerising introduction to the 4th). Climaxes erupt splendidly but are not constructed, they don’t develop or evolve and so they have little purpose beyond excitement (for example what should be the triumphant conclusion of the 7th - compare Harnoncourt!).

The set is certainly worth hearing - in his own way Norrington gives an appealing, entertaining ‘alternative view’ of these great symphonies. But these are great symphonies! - they have many more important things to say to us than will be found in these crazed performances. I could imagine that if Shakespeare’s Puck - Robin Goodfellow - were a conductor this is how he’d do Beethoven.

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