Immerse yourself in the profound and timeless compositions of Ludwig van Beethoven, masterfully conducted by the esteemed Claudio Abbado, in the expansive album "Abbado A-Z: Beethoven." Released on February 10, 2023, under the prestigious Deutsche Grammophon label, this extraordinary collection spans an impressive 7 hours and 39 minutes, featuring a staggering 186 tracks that encapsulate the essence of Beethoven's symphonic genius.
This album is a comprehensive journey through Beethoven's symphonic works, showcasing his evolution as a composer and his unparalleled ability to convey deep emotion and complexity through music. The recordings, spanning performances at iconic venues such as the Accademia di Santa Cecilia in Rome and the Philharmonie in Berlin, capture the essence of live performances with a richness and depth that only Abbado's conducting can bring.
From the powerful opening of Symphony No. 1 in C Major to the triumphant finale of Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, "Choral," the album offers a complete exploration of Beethoven's symphonies. Each movement is rendered with precision and passion, highlighting the intricate details and dynamic range of Beethoven's compositions. The inclusion of both live and studio recordings provides a unique perspective, allowing listeners to experience the music in its most authentic and vibrant form.
Claudio Abbado's interpretation of Beethoven's works is renowned for its clarity, depth, and emotional resonance. His collaboration with the Berliner Philharmoniker and other esteemed orchestras brings a new dimension to these timeless pieces, making this album a must-listen for both classical music enthusiasts and newcomers alike. Whether you are a seasoned listener or new to Beethoven's music, "Abbado A-Z: Beethoven" offers an unparalleled opportunity to appreciate the full scope of his symphonic legacy.
Tracks
Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio - Live at Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome, 2001Ludwig van Beethoven, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: II. Andante cantabile con moto - Live at Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome, 2001Ludwig van Beethoven, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: III. Menuetto. Allegro molto e vivace - Live at Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome, 2001Ludwig van Beethoven, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: IV. Finale. Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace - Live at Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome, 2001Ludwig van Beethoven, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica": I. Allegro con brio - Live at Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome, 2001Ludwig van Beethoven, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica": II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai - Live at Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome, 2001Ludwig van Beethoven, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica": III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace - Live at Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome, 2001Ludwig van Beethoven, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica": IV. Finale. Allegro molto - Live at Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome, 2001Ludwig van Beethoven, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio - Live at Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome, 2001Ludwig van Beethoven, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: II. Larghetto - Live at Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome, 2001Ludwig van Beethoven, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: III. Scherzo. Allegro - Live at Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome, 2001Ludwig van Beethoven, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: IV. Allegro molto - Live at Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome, 2001Ludwig van Beethoven, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 60: I. Adagio - Allegro vivace - Live at Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome, 2001Ludwig van Beethoven, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 60: II. Adagio - Live at Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome, 2001Ludwig van Beethoven, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 60: III. Allegro vivace - Live at Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome, 2001Ludwig van Beethoven, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 60: IV. Allegro ma non troppo - Live at Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome, 2001Ludwig van Beethoven, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio - Live at Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome, 2001Ludwig van Beethoven, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: II. Andante con moto - Live at Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome, 2001Ludwig van Beethoven, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: III. Scherzo. Allegro - Live at Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome, 2001Ludwig van Beethoven, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: IV. Finale. Allegro - Live at Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome, 2001Ludwig van Beethoven, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": I. Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande. Allegro ma non troppo - Live at Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome, 2001Ludwig van Beethoven, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": II. Szene am Bach. Andante molto mosso - Live at Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome, 2001Ludwig van Beethoven, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": III. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute. Allegro - Live at Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome, 2001Ludwig van Beethoven, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": IV. Gewitter, Sturm. Allegro - Live at Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome, 2001Ludwig van Beethoven, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": V. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm. Allegretto - Live at Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome, 2001Ludwig van Beethoven, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: I. Poco sostenuto - Vivace - Live at Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome, 2001Ludwig van Beethoven, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto - Live at Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome, 2001Ludwig van Beethoven, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: III. Presto - Assai meno presto - Live at Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome, 2001Ludwig van Beethoven, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: IV. Allegro con brio - Live at Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome, 2001Ludwig van Beethoven, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: I. Allegro vivace e con brio - Live at Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome, 2001Ludwig van Beethoven, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: II. Allegretto scherzando - Live at Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome, 2001Ludwig van Beethoven, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: III. Tempo di menuetto - Live at Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome, 2001Ludwig van Beethoven, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: IV. Allegro vivace - Live at Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome, 2001Ludwig van Beethoven, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso - Live at Philharmonie, Berlin, 2000Ludwig van Beethoven, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": II. Scherzo. Molto vivace - Presto - Live at Philharmonie, Berlin, 2000Ludwig van Beethoven, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": III. Adagio molto e cantabile - Live at Philharmonie, Berlin, 2000Ludwig van Beethoven, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IVa.-b. Presto - Allegro assai - Live at Philharmonie, Berlin, 2000Ludwig van Beethoven, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IVc.-j. Presto. O Freunde nicht diese Töne - Prestissimo - Live at Philharmonie, Berlin, 2000Ludwig van Beethoven, Karita Mattila, Violeta Urmana, Thomas Moser, Thomas Quasthoff, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado, Eric Ericson Chamber Choir, Swedish Radio Choir
Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio - Live at Musikverein, Vienna, 1988Ludwig van Beethoven, Wiener Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: II. Andante cantabile con moto - Live at Musikverein, Vienna, 1988Ludwig van Beethoven, Wiener Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: III. Menuetto. Allegro molto e vivace - Live at Musikverein, Vienna, 1988Ludwig van Beethoven, Wiener Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: IV. Finale. Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace - Live at Musikverein, Vienna, 1988Ludwig van Beethoven, Wiener Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brioLudwig van Beethoven, Wiener Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: II. LarghettoLudwig van Beethoven, Wiener Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: III. Scherzo. AllegroLudwig van Beethoven, Wiener Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: IV. Allegro moltoLudwig van Beethoven, Wiener Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica": I. Allegro con brioLudwig van Beethoven, Wiener Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica": II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assaiLudwig van Beethoven, Wiener Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica": III. Scherzo. Allegro vivaceLudwig van Beethoven, Wiener Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica": IV. Finale. Allegro moltoLudwig van Beethoven, Wiener Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado
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