Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3 - Symphony No. 7 San Francisco Symphony & Michael Tilson Thomas

• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827):
• 1 Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b 14:00
• Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92:
• 2 I. Poco sostenuto - Vivace 15:00
• 3 II. Allegretto 08:34
• 4 III. Presto, assai meno presto 08:45
• 5 IV. Allegro con brio 07:21
• Total Runtime 53:40

Info for Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3 - Symphony No. 7

Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony release live recordings of Beethoven’s Leonore Overture No. 3 and Symphony No. 7 on their acclaimed SFS Media label.

Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony continue their recording programme apace with the latest on their groundbreaking SFS Media label, live recordings of Beethoven’s Leonore Overture No. 3 and his Seventh Symphony. Featuring two of the composer’s most popular works, this release continues MTT’s and the SFS’s ongoing exploration of the music of Beethoven. In 2011, SFS Media released Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 and his Piano Concerto No. 4 featuring Emanuel Ax (SFS0037), and the Third Symphony “Eroica” was the subject of an instalment in the acclaimed Keeping Score DVD and Blu-ray series (SFS0013). MTT and SFS will conclude their 2011-12 Centenary Season with performances of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 “Choral”, to be recorded for release next season.

San Francisco Symphony
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor

Recorded live at Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco, September 14-17, 2011 and October 7-9, 2011
Produced by Jack Vad

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