Sony Masterworks
Classic Library - Beethoven: Symphonies No 3 And 8 / Wand
$11.98
Details
- Composer
- BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN
- Artist
- Wand
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Sony Masterworks
- Released
- Jul 13, 2004
- Catalog #
- 82876608582
- UPC
- 828766085822
About
Gunter Wand's NDR Beethoven cycle is one of the great ones, and these performances, while not quite the best in the set, will disappoint no one. Judicious tempos, lean and clean textures, and taut rhythms characterize this "Eroica", which never wears its Classical-period orientation like a hair-shirt, leaving plenty of room for Romantic angst in the funeral march. The Finale also has unusual cogency, and it's only in the first movement where I might have wished for a bit more impulsiveness. No such reservations apply to the Eighth, however. Wand's interpretation brims with humor and benefits from his careful attention to bass lines when they get the melody (as at the first-movement recapitulation). The recording also enjoys terrific sonics. If you don't have the complete set and don't want it, you can certainly get this disc with confidence. --David Hurwitz, ClassicsToday.com
Tracklist 8 tracks
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1 I. Allegro con brio 18:00
- Track
- 1
- Title
- I. Allegro con brio
- Duration
- 18:00
- Composer
- Ludwig van Beethoven
- Ensemble
- NDR Sinfonieorchester
- Conductor
- Günter Wand
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2 II. Marcia funebre: Adagio assai 14:43
- Track
- 2
- Title
- II. Marcia funebre: Adagio assai
- Duration
- 14:43
- Composer
- Ludwig van Beethoven
- Ensemble
- NDR Sinfonieorchester
- Conductor
- Günter Wand
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3 III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace 05:48
- Track
- 3
- Title
- III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace
- Duration
- 05:48
- Composer
- Ludwig van Beethoven
- Ensemble
- NDR Sinfonieorchester
- Conductor
- Günter Wand
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4 IV. Finale: Allegro molto 11:26
- Track
- 4
- Title
- IV. Finale: Allegro molto
- Duration
- 11:26
- Composer
- Ludwig van Beethoven
- Ensemble
- NDR Sinfonieorchester
- Conductor
- Günter Wand
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5 I. Allegro vivace e con brio 09:32
- Track
- 5
- Title
- I. Allegro vivace e con brio
- Duration
- 09:32
- Composer
- Ludwig van Beethoven
- Ensemble
- NDR Sinfonieorchester
- Conductor
- Günter Wand
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6 II. Allegretto scherzando 03:51
- Track
- 6
- Title
- II. Allegretto scherzando
- Duration
- 03:51
- Composer
- Ludwig van Beethoven
- Ensemble
- NDR Sinfonieorchester
- Conductor
- Günter Wand
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7 III. Tempo di menuetto 04:42
- Track
- 7
- Title
- III. Tempo di menuetto
- Duration
- 04:42
- Composer
- Ludwig van Beethoven
- Ensemble
- NDR Sinfonieorchester
- Conductor
- Günter Wand
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8 IV. Allegro vivace 07:45
- Track
- 8
- Title
- IV. Allegro vivace
- Duration
- 07:45
- Composer
- Ludwig van Beethoven
- Ensemble
- NDR Sinfonieorchester
- Conductor
- Günter Wand