Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7 Berliner Philharmoniker & Sir Simon Rattle

• 1 I. Adagio - Allegro vivace 11:35
• 2 II. Adagio 09:45
• 3 III. Allegro molto e vivace - Trio: Un poco meno allegro - Tempo I - Un poco meno allegro 05:30
• 4 IV. Allegro ma non troppo 06:37
• 5 I. Poco sostenuto - Vivace 13:45
• 6 II. Allegretto 08:42
• 7 III. Presto - Trio I & II: Assai meno presto 08:27
• 8 IV. Allegro con brio 08:17
• Total Runtime 01:12:38

Info for Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7

Recordings of all the Beethoven symphonies with their chief conductor are always a milestone in the artistic work of the Berliner Philharmoniker. So it was with Herbert von Karajan and Claudio Abbado, and expectations are correspondingly high for this cycle conducted by Sir Simon Rattle. Where does the special status of these symphonies come from? Simon Rattle has an explanation: “One of the things Beethoven does is to give you a mirror into yourself – where you are now as a musician.” In fact, this music contains such a wealth of extreme emotions and brilliant compositional ideas that reveal the qualities of the orchestra and its conductor as if under a magnifying glass.

Annette Dasch, soprano
Eva Vogel, mezzo-soprano
Christian Elsner, tenor
Dimitry Ivashchenko, bass
Rundfunkchor Berlin
Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle, conductor

Recorded Oktober 2015 at Berliner Philharmonie, Berlin

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