Beethoven for Three: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 5

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For playing that honours Beethoven’s radical quality, listen to this performance of Colin Matthews’ fresh and unexpected arrangement of the Fifth. A gifted orchestrator, here Matthews performs... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2022, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 5 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Release Date: 4th Mar 2022
Catalogue No: 19439940142
Label: Sony
Length: 68 minutes

Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36

Work length34:11

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Yo-Yo Ma, Leonidas Kavakos, Emanuel Ax

I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio

Track length12:59

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II. Larghetto quasi andante

Track length10:47

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III. Scherzo. Allegro vivo

Track length3:34

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IV. Allegro molto

Track length6:51

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Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

Work length34:25

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Yo-Yo Ma, Leonidas Kavakos, Emanuel Ax

I. Allegro con brio

Track length7:29

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II. Andante con moto

Track length10:11

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III. Scherzo. Allegro

Track length5:16

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IV. Allegro

Track length11:29

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April 2022

For playing that honours Beethoven’s radical quality, listen to this performance of Colin Matthews’ fresh and unexpected arrangement of the Fifth. A gifted orchestrator, here Matthews performs the magic trick in reverse...This is a Beethoven Five to return to and savour.

March 2022

I wasn’t expecting to be absolutely bowled over by Colin Matthews’s arrangement of the Fifth Symphony, but I was – and still am...Matthews has done a most impressive job of paring the music down to its essentials while retaining its character and emotional impact.

Beethoven for Three: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 5

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