Gianandrea Noseda, National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center, Camilla Tilling, Kelley O’Connor, Issachah Savage, Ryan McKinny, The Washington Chorus – Beethoven: The Complete Symphonies (2024) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Gianandrea Noseda, National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center, Camilla Tilling, Kelley O’Connor, Issachah Savage, Ryan McKinny, The Washington Chorus – Beethoven: The Complete Symphonies (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 05:38:09 minutes | 10,88 GB | Genre: Classical
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The culmination of five digital releases, the National Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Gianandrea Noseda conclude their journey through Beethoven’s complete symphonies, releasing the complete set.

“Beethoven’s voice is as fresh and powerful today as it was when he created those masterpieces,” said Noseda. “To approach Beethoven is a journey. You know you are starting the journey, but you never know where the journey will take you. With Beethoven, any moment is a discovery.”

Capturing the complete Beethoven Symphonies was a multi-year project, with the performances and recordings spanning the NSO’s 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 seasons. The recordings of Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3 were released in 2022, followed by Nos. 4 & 5, 6 & 8, and 2 & 7 in 2023. Symphony No. 9 was recorded with special guest artists, soprano Camilla Tilling, mezzo-soprano Kelley O’Connor, tenor Issachah Savage, bass-baritone Ryan McKinny, and the Washington Chorus.

The SACD box set includes cover art by the Kennedy Center’s first Artist-in-Residence, Mo Willems. In creating the Beethoven Abstracted designs for the cover art, Willems said, “I got to know Beethoven in a new way. When you listen to a symphony you are invited into a dialogue with its creator. I had the opportunity to see his technique change over his career and to feel the journey of his musical notes.”

Also included in the box set are two Pure Audio Blu-ray discs that contain all symphonies and a bonus video of No. 9.

‘Beethoven: Complete Symphonies’ continues the legacy of the NSO’s rich recording history, which began in the 1940s. Under its own label the NSO released a pairing of Copland’s Suite from Billy the Kid and Dvořák’s Symphony No. 9, ‘From the New World’, in 2020, and the complete George Walker Sinfonias in September of 2023.

For its achievement in performances and recordings, the NSO was nominated for the 2023 Gramophone Orchestra Of The Year Award.

Tracklist:
1-01. Gianandrea Noseda – Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: I. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio (09:05)
1-02. Gianandrea Noseda – Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: II. Andante cantabile con moto (07:46)
1-03. Gianandrea Noseda – Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: III. Menuetto. Allegro molto e vivace (03:58)
1-04. Gianandrea Noseda – Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: IV. Finale. Adagio – Allegro molto e vivace (05:47)
1-05. Gianandrea Noseda – Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 “Eroica”: I. Allegro con brio (16:41)
1-06. Gianandrea Noseda – Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 “Eroica”: II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai (14:21)
1-07. Gianandrea Noseda – Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 “Eroica”: III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace (05:19)
1-08. Gianandrea Noseda – Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 “Eroica”: IV. Finale. Allegro molto (11:17)
2-01. Gianandrea Noseda – Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: I. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio (11:44)
2-02. Gianandrea Noseda – Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: II. Larghetto (11:02)
2-03. Gianandrea Noseda – Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: III. Scherzo. Allegro (03:33)
2-04. Gianandrea Noseda – Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: IV. Allegro molto (06:19)
2-05. Gianandrea Noseda – Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: I. Poco sostenuto – Vivace (13:25)
2-06. Gianandrea Noseda – Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto (07:47)
2-07. Gianandrea Noseda – Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: III. Presto – Assai meno presto (09:11)
2-08. Gianandrea Noseda – Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: IV. Allegro con brio (08:02)
3-01. Gianandrea Noseda – Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 60: I. Adagio – Allegro vivace (10:34)
3-02. Gianandrea Noseda – Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 60: II. Adagio (09:25)
3-03. Gianandrea Noseda – Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 60: III. Menuetto. Allegro vivace (05:17)
3-04. Gianandrea Noseda – Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 60: IV. Allegro ma non troppo (06:26)
3-05. Gianandrea Noseda – Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio (06:40)
3-06. Gianandrea Noseda – Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: II. Andante con moto (08:49)
3-07. Gianandrea Noseda – Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: III. Scherzo. Allegro (04:41)
3-08. Gianandrea Noseda – Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: IV. Allegro (10:28)
4-01. Gianandrea Noseda – Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 “Pastoral”: I. Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande. Allegro ma non troppo (11:15)
4-02. Gianandrea Noseda – Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 “Pastoral”: II. Szene am Bach. Andante molto moto (11:37)
4-03. Gianandrea Noseda – Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 “Pastoral”: III. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute. Allegro (04:37)
4-04. Gianandrea Noseda – Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 “Pastoral”: IV. Gewitter. Sturm. Allegro (03:29)
4-05. Gianandrea Noseda – Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 “Pastoral”: V. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm. Allegretto (09:43)
4-06. Gianandrea Noseda – Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: I. Allegro vivace e con brio (09:11)
4-07. Gianandrea Noseda – Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: II. Allegretto scherzando (04:07)
4-08. Gianandrea Noseda – Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: III. Tempo di Menuetto (04:48)
4-09. Gianandrea Noseda – Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: IV. Allegro vivace (07:33)
5-01. Gianandrea Noseda – Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 “Choral”: I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso (14:58)
5-02. Gianandrea Noseda – Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 “Choral”: II. Molto vivace – Presto (13:17)
5-03. Gianandrea Noseda – Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 “Choral”: III. Adagio molto e cantabile – Andante moderato (13:15)
5-04. Gianandrea Noseda – Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 “Choral”: IV. Finale. Presto – Allegro assai – “O Freunde, nicht diese Töne!” (Ode to Joy) (22:42)

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