Beethoven: The Complete Symphonies (Deluxe LP10)

LPA

1. Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op.21 : I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio
2. Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op.21 : II. Andante cantabile con moto

LPB

1. Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op.21 : III. Menuetto: Allegro molto e vivace
2. Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op.21 : IV. Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace

LPC

1. Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op.36 : I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio
2. Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op.36 : II. Larghetto

LPD

1. Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op.36 : III. Scherzo (Allegro)
2. Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op.36 : IV. Allegro molto

LPE

1. Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op.55 “Eroica” : I. Allegro con brio

LPF

1. Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op.55 “Eroica” : II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai

LPG

1. Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op.55 “Eroica” : III. Scherzo - Allegro vivace
2. Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op.55 “Eroica” : IV. Finale: Allegro molto - Poco andante - Presto

LPH

1. Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op.93 : I. Allegro vivace e con brio
2. Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op.93 : II. Allegro scherzando
3. Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op.93 : III. Tempo di menuetto
4. Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op.93 : IV. Allegro vivace

LPI

1. Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op.60 :
2. Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op.60 : I. Adagio - Allegro vivace
3. Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op.60 : II. Adagio

LPJ

1. Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op.60 : III. Allegro vivace - Trio: Un poco meno allegro
2. Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op.60 : IV. Allegro ma non troppo

LPK

1. Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op.67 : I. Allegro con brio
2. Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op.67 : II. Andante con moto

LPL

1. Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op.67 : III. Allegro -
2. Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op.67 : IV. Allegro - Presto

LPM

1. Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op.68 “Pastoral” : I. Allegro non troppo - Erwachen heiterer Gefühle bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande
2. Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op.68 “Pastoral” : II. Andante molto mosso - Szene am Bach

LPN

1. Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op.68 “Pastoral” : III. Allegro - Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute
2. Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op.68 “Pastoral” : IV. Allegro - Gewitter, Sturm

LPO

1. Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op.92 : I. Poco sostenuto - Vivace
2. Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op.92 :II. Allegretto

LPP

1. Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op.92 :III. Presto - Assai meno presto
2. Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op.92 :IV. Allegro con brio

LPR

1. Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op.125 “Choral” : I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
2. Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op.125 “Choral” : II. Molto vivace

LPS

1. Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op.125 “Choral” : III. Adagio molto e cantabile

LPT

1. Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op.125 “Choral” : IV. Presto - Allegro assai - Allegro ma non troppo - Presto - Recitativo - Allegro assai - Allegro assai vivace (alla marcia) - Andante maestoso - Adagio ma non troppo ma divoto - Allegro energico e sempre ben marcato - Allegro ma non tanto - Presto - Maestoso - Prestissimo

An iconic version of the greatest symphonic cycle ever composed; the 3rd, 5th of 9th Symphonies for example are absolutely mythic recordings.

Being the best-selling album, by far, of the Budget Boxes Series since 2 years, these recordings are now brought back into vinyl in a deluxe edition.

Beethoven was Wilhelm Furtwängler’s guiding musical force. In his interpretations of the symphonies, the conductor generates irresistible dramatic momentum – and a constant sense of imaginative freshness – through the interrelationship of form, harmony, texture, rhythm and tempo. These recordings, all made in the late 1940s and early 1950s, in the Musikverein in Vienna and at concerts in London, Bayreuth and Stockholm, were remastered at Abbey Road Studios in 2010, bringing their sound more alive than ever before.