Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9

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A decisive interpretation, reinforced by a near-flawless and totally committed performance, and driven by an energy and vitality that conductors half the age of the venerable octogenarian Mackerras... — The Herald (Glasgow) More…

Release Date: 28th Aug 2007
Catalogue No: CDS443015
Label: Hyperion
Length: 5 hours 35 minutes

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Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21

Work length26:09

$5.00

$6.20

Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras

I. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio

Track length8:44

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$1.85

II. Andante cantabile con moto

Track length7:38

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III. Menuetto: Allegro molto e vivace

Track length4:02

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IV. Adagio – Allegro molto e vivace

Track length5:45

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

Work length33:15

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Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras

I. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio

Track length12:11

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II. Larghetto

Track length10:05

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III. Scherzo: Allegro

Track length4:47

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IV. Allegro molto

Track length6:12

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Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica'

Work length47:01

Album only

Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras

I. Allegro con brio

Track length16:40

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II. Marcia funebre: Adagio assai

Track length14:01

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III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace

Track length5:22

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IV. Finale: Allegro molto – Poco andante – Presto

Track length10:58

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Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60

Work length31:33

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Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras

I. Adagio – Allegro vivace

Track length11:03

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II. Adagio

Track length8:18

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III. Menuetto: Allegro vivace

Track length5:25

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IV. Allegro ma non troppo

Track length6:47

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

Work length31:25

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Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras

I. Allegro con brio

Track length7:04

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II. Andante con moto

Track length8:44

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III. Scherzo: Allegro

Track length4:55

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IV. Allegro – Presto

Track length10:42

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Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 'Pastoral'

Work length40:02

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Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras

I. Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande: Allegro ma non troppo

Track length11:31

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II. Szene am Bach: Andante molto mosso

Track length11:31

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III. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute: Allegro

Track length4:56

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IV. Donner – Sturm: Allegro

Track length3:25

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V. Hirtengesang 'Frohe, dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm': Allegretto

Track length8:39

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Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Work length38:17

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$8.05

Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras

I. Poco sostenuto – Vivace

Track length13:19

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II. Allegretto

Track length8:03

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III. Presto – Assai meno presto

Track length8:08

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IV. Allegro con brio

Track length8:47

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Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Work length26:18

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Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Sir Charles Mackerras

I. Allegro vivace e con brio

Track length8:58

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II. Allegretto scherzando

Track length4:05

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III. Tempo di menuetto

Track length5:59

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IV. Allegro vivace

Track length7:16

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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral'

Work length1:01:30

Album only

Janice Watson (soprano), Catherine Wyn-Rogers (mezzo-soprano), Stuart Skelton (tenor), Detlef Roth (bass)
Philharmonia Orchestra, Edinburgh Festival Chorus
Sir Charles Mackerras

I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso

Track length14:14

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II. Molto vivace

Track length13:18

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III. Adagio molto e cantabile

Track length12:41

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IV. Presto – Allegro assai 'Ode to Joy'

Track length21:17

Album only

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Obituary, Sir Charles Mackerras

19th July 2010

A decisive interpretation, reinforced by a near-flawless and totally committed performance, and driven by an energy and vitality that conductors half the age of the venerable octogenarian Mackerras could only dream of emulating. The confidence and challenge intrinsic to the great symphony bounded off the page, flowed through conductor and orchestra and filled the auditorium, whose near-capacity audience was gripped. That grip remained fast for the duration: through the pulsing virility of the first movement and an amazing account of the second where Sir Charles and the SCO at once maintained a swift momentum while creating an illusion of unhurried expansiveness, crept through a stealthily-introduced scherzo and, in a wonderfully controlled flow of tension and release, exploded into a finale whose effect was as cathartic as it was climactic. This Beethoven Five was a seamlessly integrated interpretation and performance which refreshed the best known of all symphonies. Thats why it was special. This performance was suffused with the shock of the new (Glasgow Herald)

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The Herald (Glasgow)

A decisive interpretation, reinforced by a near-flawless and totally committed performance, and driven by an energy and vitality that conductors half the age of the venerable octogenarian Mackerras could only dream of emulating.The confidence and challenge intrinsic to the great symphony bounded off the page, flowed through conductor and orchestra and filled the auditorium, whose near-capacity audience was gripped. That grip remained fast for the duration: through the pulsing virility of the first movement and an amazing account of the second where Sir Charles and the SCO at once maintained a swift momentum while creating an illusion of unhurried expansiveness, crept through a stealthily-introduced scherzo and, in a wonderfully controlled flow of tension and release, exploded into a finale whose effect was as cathartic as it was climactic. This Beethoven Five was a seamlessly integrated interpretation and performance which refreshed the best known of all symphonies. That’s why it was special. This performance was suffused with the shock of the new

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9

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