Orchestral, Incidental Music, Beethoven (composer)
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Immortal Beloved: Beethoven Arias
RecommendedChen Reiss (soprano), Oliver Wass (harp)
Academy of Ancient Music, Richard Egarr
Reiss manages coloratura passages with ease, her tone bright and clear, her voice firm throughout its considerable range and she is always wonderfully in tune…The Academy of Ancient Music gives... — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 20th March 2020
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Opera, May 2020, Disc of the Month
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Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020
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Beethoven: Overtures and Incidental Music
Phyllis Bryn-Julson, Bach Society of Minnesota, Minnesota Orchestra, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski
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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9
Ingeborg Wenglor (soprano), Annelies Burmeister (alto), Martin Ritzmann (tenor) & Rolf Kühne (bass)
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra & Prague Philharmonic Choir, Paul Kletzki
The Czech Phil’s sound here is charismatic and idiomatic, with a rich, muscular string timbre cushioning highly distinctive wind and brass playing...The interpretations hold up very well – Kletzki’s... — More…
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A phenomenal interpretation of the Choral Symphony from the Berlin Philharmonic under Ferenc Fricsay, with a truly bewitching slow movement, and some exceptional singing from both the chorus... — More…
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Beethoven: Symphonies, Overtures & Piano Concertos
RecommendedMelvyn Tan (piano)
London Classical Players, Roger Norrington
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Gramophone Awards, 1987, Winner - Period performance
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Building a Library, January 2020, Also Recommended
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Building a Library, December 2022, Also Recommended - Beethoven 9
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Building A Library, October 2023, Recommended Period Instrument Recording
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Harnoncourt - Beethoven
RecommendedGidon Kremer & Pierre-Laurent Aimard
Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Nikolaus Harnoncourt
Another absorbing set, with Nikolaus Harnoncourt bringing his impeccable, historically-informed sensibilities to the modern instruments of the Chamber Orchestra of Europe. The Eroica is mightily... — More…
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Building a Library, January 2015, First Choice
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Gramophone Awards, 1992, Recording of the Year
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Building a Library, January 2020, Also Recommended
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Beethoven - Complete Symphonies
RecommendedAnna-Kristina Kaappola (soprano), Marianne Beate Kielland (mezzo), Markus Schäfer (tenor), Thomas E. Bauer (baritone)
Anima Eterna, Jos van Immerseel
Indeed, from the first bristling chords, Anima Eterna's playing held me on the edge of my seat. — More…
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Presto Recording of the Week, 28th April 2008
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Gramophone Magazine, June 2008, Editor's Choice
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Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 'Pastoral', etc.
Birgit Nilsson (soprano)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer
This account of the Pastoral stands out among Klemperer's Philharmonia Beethoven recordings...the performance overall is memorable for its combination of warmth and drama. The couplings are... — More…
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