Title: Beethoven: Symphony No.9 Choral Fantasy Artist: Freiburger Barockorchester Label: Harmonia Mundi Product Type: COMPACT DISCS UPC: 3149020940754 Genre: Classical Release Date: 2020-06-26 Number of Discs: 1
A fantasy that turned into a symphony? First and foremost, this double album enshrines the exemplary work of an ensemble whose designation 'Baroque Orchestra' by no means limits it's excursions into later repertories: under the watchful eye of a gifted conductor, the 'Freiburgers' (and co.) offer us a profoundly renewed vision of the Ninth, that myth among myths, that touchstone of a genre in quest of the absolute - and the direct descendant of a much earlier 'Choral Fantasy'. The latter work showcased one of Beethoven's most extraordinary talents: improvisation. Kristian Bezuidenhout has joined forces again with his concerto partners to let us experience this little-known score as if it had just been premiered... then transcribed by Beethoven himself! 2020 release.
Tracks: 1.1 Symphony No.9 "Choral" Op.125 1.2 In D minor / D-Moll / RÉ Mineur 1.3 I. Allegro Ma Non Troppo, Un Poco Maestoso 1.4 II. Molto Vivace 1.5 III. Adagio Molto E Cantabile 1.6 IV. Finale. Presto 2.1 Choral Fantasy Op.80 for Piano Choir and Orchestra 2.2 In C minor / C-Moll / Ut Mineur 2.3 Adagio 2.4 Finale. Allegro 2.5 Adagio Ma Non Troppo 2.6 Allegro
