Ludwig van Beethove : Complete Symphonies transcribed for piano by Franz Liszt (CD7)

CD1

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
3. Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21 - III. Menuetto. Allegro molto e vivace. Trio
4. Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21 - IV. Finale. Adagio. Allegro molto e vivace
5. Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36 - I. Adagio molto. Allegro con brio
6. Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36 - II. Larghetto
7. Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36 - III. Scherzo. Allegro. Trio
8. Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36 - IV. Allegro molto

CD2

1. Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica" - I. Allegro con brio
2. Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica" - II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai
3. Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica" - III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace - Trio
4. Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica" - IV. Finale. Allegro molto

CD3

1. Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 60 - I. Adagio. Allegro vivace
2. Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 60 - II. Adagio
3. Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 60 - III. [Scherzo] Allegro vivace. Un poco meno allegro
4. Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 60 - IV. [Finale] Allegro ma non troppo
5. Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93 - I. Allegro vivace e con brio
6. Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93 - II. Allegro scherzando
7. Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93 - III. Tempo di menuetto
8. Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93 - IV. Allegro vivace e con brio

CD4

1. Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 - I. Allegro con brio
2. Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 - II. Allegro con moto
3. Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 - III. Allegro
4. Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 - IV. Allegro
5. Piano Sonata in C Minor, D. 958 - I. Allegro
6. Piano Sonata in C Minor, D. 958 - II. Adagio
7. Piano Sonata in C Minor, D. 958 - III. Menuetto. Allegro. Trio
8. Piano Sonata in C Minor, D. 958 - IV. Allegro

CD5

1. Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral" - I. Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande (Allegro ma non troppo)
2. Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral" - II. Szene am Bach (Andante molto moto)
3. Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral" - III. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute (Allegro)
4. Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral" - IV. Gewitter : Sturm (Allegro)
5. Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral" - V. Hirtengesang (Allegretto)

CD6

1. Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92 - I. Poco sostenuto. Vivace
2. Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92 - II. Allegretto
3. Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92 - III. [Scherzo] Presto. Trio assai meno presto
4. Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92 - IV. Allegro con brio

CD7

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. Scherzo molto vivace. Trio. Presto
3. Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral" - III. Adagio molto e cantabile
4. Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 ""Choral"" - IV. Presto - Allegro assai - Recitativo - Allegro assai vivace alla marcia Andante maestoso - Adagio ma non troppo ma devoto Allegro energico - Allegro ma non tanto - Poco Allegro stringendo - Prestissimo

This box set assembles the complete Beethoven symphonies, patiently transcribed for piano over a quarter of a century and recorded for harmonia mundi by a glittering array of soloists in the late 1980s. Liszt’s assiduity in this task reminds us of his spiritual, well-nigh religious admiration for the older composer, a genius ‘consecrated in art’ whose ‘conscientious translator’ he wished to be, thanks to the latest pianistic advances. Traduttore or traditore? Judge for yourself: Liszt does not make simple reductions or arrangements, but totally rewrites the works, as if they had been originally conceived for the piano!