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Beethoven: Symphony No 9; Choral Fantasy - Freiburger Barockorchester
HMM 902431.32 (harmonia mundi, CD, 2 discs)
NEW RELEASE
Playing time: 61'17"/18'42" - TT 79'59"
Tracks: 4 + 4
Booklet pages: 56
© 2020 harmonia mundi musique sas
Main country of recording: Germany
Country of manufacture: European Union
Reviewer: Lucas Ball
Review of Beethoven: Symphony No 9; Choral Fantasy - Freiburger Barockorchester published on 12 November 2020
Listen: Beethoven: Allegro (Choral Fantasy) (CD2 track 4, 1:19-2:11)
Christiane Karg, soprano
Sophie Harmsen, mezzo-soprano
Werner Güra, tenor
Florian Boesch, bass
Kristian Bezuidenhout, fortepiano (CD2)
Zürcher Sing-Akademie
Freiburger Barockorchester
Pablo Heras-Casado, conductor
Ludwig van Beethoven:
CD1
Symphony No 9, 'Choral', Op 125
1 Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
2 Molto vivace
3 Adagio molto e cantabile
4 Finale. Presto
CD2
Choral Fantasy, Op 80, for piano, choir and orchestra
1 Adagio
2 Finale. Allegro
3 Adagio ma non troppo
4 Allegro
Recorded November 2019 at Teldex Studio Berlin, Germany