BERLINER PHILHARMONIKER, ANDRÉ CLUYTENS Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9

BERLINER PHILHARMONIKER, ANDRÉ CLUYTENS Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9 5CD 2020

The very first recording of the Complete Beethoven Symphonies by the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra. Born into a musical family in Antwerp in 1905, André Cluytens moved to France in 1932 to take up a post at the Théâtre du Capitole in Toulouse. In the course of his career he held posts at several major French opera houses and orchestras, but he also enjoyed great success at the Bayreuth Festival (he was the first French conductor to appear there), in Berlin and Vienna, and recorded with the Philharmonia in London. He also appeared with the New York Philharmonic

CD 1 80.23
1‐4 Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
5 Fidelio, Op. 72c: Overture
6‐9 Symphony No. 3 in E‐flat major, Op. 55 “Eroica”

CD 2 77.27
1‐4 Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
5‐8 Symphony No. 4 in B‐flat major, Op. 60
9 Coriolan Overture, Op. 62

CD 3 80.53
1‐4 Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
5‐8 Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
9 Egmont Overture, Op. 84

CD 4 76.37
1‐5 Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 “Pastoral”
6 Die Ruinen von Athen, Op. 113: Overture
7‐10 Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

CD 5 78.11
1‐4 Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 “Choral”
5 Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus, Op. 43: Overture

Gré Brouwenstijn soprano · Kerstin Meyer contralto
Nicolai Gedda tenor · Frederick Guthrie bass
Chor der St. Hedwigs‐Kathedrale Berlin
Berliner Philharmoniker, André Cluytens conductor

Release Date: 3 Apr 2020