Beethoven: The Complete Symphonies / Thielemann, Vienna Philharmonic [3 Blu-Ray]

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Album Summary

Performers

• Georg Zeppenfeld (Bass)
• Mihoko Fujimura (Contralto)
• Annette Dasch (Soprano)
• Piotr Beczala (Tenor)

Conductor

• Thielemann, Christian

Ensemble

• Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Composer

• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

Notes & Reviews:

C Major DVD presents the first Beethoven Cycle of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra in full HD and 5.0 sound. This hardcover box contains performances by Christian Thielemann and the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra of Beethoven's Symphonies Nos 1 though 9, along with nine documentaries, on 9 DVDs or 3 Blu-Ray discs. The documentaries consist of nine one-hour-long films, one for each symphony. Maestro Thielemann and Joachim Kaiser (the respected German music critic) discuss and analyze in an entertaining conversational exchange Thielemann's interpretation, complemented by excerpts from rehearsals as well as by comparisons of Beethoven cycles with Karajan, Bernstein, Böum, and Järvi This is the Beethoven cycle of the 21st century! "Thielemanns reading of the Beethoven symphonies stands heads and shoulders above the countless and mostly undistinguishable versions on offer." Die Presse

Notes & Reviews:

Run Time: 956 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo, DTS 5.0 Surround
Subtitles: English, French, Spanish, Italian, Korean, Chinese

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Works Details

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21

• Conductor: Christian Thielemann
• Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1800

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36

• Conductor: Christian Thielemann
• Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1801-1802

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"

• Conductor: Christian Thielemann
• Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1803

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60

• Conductor: Christian Thielemann
• Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1806

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67

• Conductor: Christian Thielemann
• Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1807-1808

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"

• Conductor: Christian Thielemann
• Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1808

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92

• Conductor: Christian Thielemann
• Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1811-1812

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93

• Conductor: Christian Thielemann
• Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1812

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"

• Performers: Georg Zeppenfeld (Bass); Mihoko Fujimura (Contralto); Annette Dasch (Soprano); Piotr Beczala (Tenor)
• Conductor: Christian Thielemann
• Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1822-1824