Ludwig van Beethoven - Beethoven: The Symphonies

'I am interested in how Beethoven's music can surprise us today. Our interpretation should feel to the audience as if they are hearing this music for the first time. That is my goal' - Yannick N�zet-S�guin. Originally planned for April 2020 in celebration of Beethoven's 250th birthday, the project 'Beethoven: The Symphonies' is the third composer-led collaboration between Grammy-Winner Yannick N�zet-S�guin and the COE having previously performed and recorded together complete Schumann and Mendelssohn cycles in 2014 and 2017 respectively. The Symphony Cycle was going to use the now complete performance material featuring the musical text of the 'New Beethoven Complete Edition'. Especially in Symphony No. 9 one can literally hear and experience the difference, as Beethoven's original and recently re-discovered Double Bassoon part is used for the very first time. The recording will also be the COE's first complete Beethoven Cycle on record since the landmark disc with Nikolaus Harnoncourt in the 1990's.

Disc 1:
1) I. Adagio Molto - Allegro Con Brio ()
2) II. Andante Cantabile Con Moto ()
3) III. Menuetto. Allegro Molto E Vivace ()
4) IV. Finale. Adagio - Allegro Molto E Vivace ()
5) I. Adagio Molto - Allegro Con Brio ()
6) II. Larghetto ()
7) III. Scherzo. Allegro ()
8) IV. Allegro Molto ()
9) I. Allegro Con Brio ()
10) II. Marcia Funèbre. Adagio Assai ()
11) III. Scherzo. Allegro Vivace ()
12) IV. Finale. Allegro Molto ()
13) I. Adagio - Allegro Vivace ()
14) II. Adagio ()
15) III. Allegro Vivace ()
16) IV. Allegro Ma Non Troppo ()
17) I. Allegro Con Brio ()
18) II. Andante Con Moto ()
19) III. Scherzo. Allegro - Trio ()
20) IV. Allegro ()
21) I. Erwachen Heiterer Empfindungen Bei Der Ankunft Auf Dem Lande. Allegro Ma Non Troppo ()
22) II. Szene Am Bach. Andante Molto Mosso ()
23) III. Lustiges Zusammensein Der Landleute. Allegro ()
24) IV. Gewitter, Sturm. Allegro ()
25) V. Hirtengesang. Frohe Und Dankbare Gefühle Nach Dem Sturm. Allegretto ()
26) I. Poco Sostenuto - Vivace ()
27) II. Allegretto ()
28) III. Presto - Assai Meno Presto ()
29) IV. Allegro Con Brio ()
30) I. Allegro Vivace E Con Brio ()
31) II. Allegretto Scherzando ()
32) III. Tempo Di Menuetto ()
33) IV. Allegro Vivace ()
34) I. Allegro Ma Non Troppo, Un Poco Maestoso ()
35) II. Molto Vivace ()
36) III. Adagio Molto E Cantabile ()
37) IVa. Finale. Presto ()
38) IVb. Allegro Assai ()
39) IVc. Presto - O Freunde, Nicht Diese Töne! ()
40) IVd. Allegro Assai Vivace. Alla Marcia - Froh, Wie Seine Sonnen Fliegen ()
41) IVe. Andante Maestoso - Seid Umschlungen, Millionen ()
42) IVf. Allegro Energico E Sempre Ben Marcato - Freude, Schöner Götterfunken ()
43) IVg. Allegro Ma Non Tanto - Freude, Tochter Aus Elysium ()
44) IVh. Poco Allegro - Prestissimo - Seid Umschlungen, Millionen ()