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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9

Ukrainian Freedom Orchestra

Classical - Released February 23, 2024 | Deutsche Grammophon (DG)

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Beethoven: Diabelli Variations

Mitsuko Uchida

Classical - Released April 8, 2022 | Decca Music Group Ltd.

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The late Beethoven recordings of pianist Mitsuko Uchida have been career makers, and it is cause for celebration that she has capped them with the 33 Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli, Op. 120, a work that perhaps poses deeper interpretive challenges than any of the late sonatas. The Variations often show a kind of rough humor, and a performer may pick up on that, or the player may deemphasize the humor and seek out the epic qualities of the Piano Sonata No. 30 in E major, Op. 109, and Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111. Uchida does neither. The outlines of her usual style, high-contrast and a bit dry, are apparent, but she does not let them dominate her reading. What Uchida realizes is that the abrupt transition from humor to the deepest existential ruminations is part and parcel of Beethoven's late style, and she works to hone the particular character of each Beethoven variation. Her left hand, as usual, is strikingly powerful, and this brings out many striking details (consider the stirring variation 16). The trio of slow minor variations toward the end are given great seriousness but are not in the least overwrought; Uchida achieves an elusive Olympian tone through the final variations. There is much more to experience here, for each variation is fully thought out, but suffice it to say that this is one of the great performances of the Diabelli Variations.© TiVo
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Beethoven: Complete Symphonies & Concertos

The Netherlands Symphony Orchestra

Classical - Released October 9, 2020 | Challenge Classics

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Beethoven: The Complete String Quartets

Smetana Quartet

Chamber Music - Released August 28, 2020 | Supraphon a.s.

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The Smetana Quartet are a true legend. For over four decades (1945-1989), the ensemble gained critical acclaim and enthused audiences all over world, particularly in the UK, USA and Japan. They attained perfect chime and extraordinary flexibility in voice leading, resulting in part from their playing the entire repertoire by heart. The quartet performed Beethoven’s works throughout their existence – following Smetana, he was the composer on whose music they focused the most and whose complete quartets were in their repertoire from 1974 onwards. They explored some of Beethoven’s pieces for several years before including them in their concert programmes. In collaboration with a Supraphon team, in 1976 the ensemble embarked upon a colossal project, which in 1985 came to fruition with the release on Nippon Columbia of a recording of the complete Beethoven string quartets. Even though the past decade has seen significant changes pertaining to interpretation and technology, the Smetana Quartet’s account of Beethoven’s works is by no means a “museum exhibit”, with their vivacity and dynamism still enthralling today’s listeners. The recording, carefully digitally remastered from the original analogue tapes, is the very first release beyond Japan. Lovers of perfect sound are afforded the opportunity to listen to it Hi-Res 24 bit/192 kHz. © Supraphon
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Ludwig van Beethoven : Complete Works for Violoncello and Piano

Jean-Guihen Queyras

Duets - Released September 22, 2014 | harmonia mundi

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Beethoven: String Quartets Nos. 4, 5 & 1

Prazak Quartet

Quartets - Released January 1, 2003 | Praga Digitals

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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9

Seiji Ozawa

Symphonies - Released December 5, 2018 | Decca Music Group Ltd.

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Beethoven: Symphonies

Paul Kletzki, Czech Philharmonic

Classical - Released February 25, 2011 | Supraphon a.s.

Recorded between 1964 and 1968, Paul Kletzki's respected cycle of Ludwig van Beethoven's symphonies on Supraphon rightly should be classified as a historical item for specialists, rather than as a recommended option for anyone seeking a great (and great sounding) modern set. Kletzki was an admired and popular conductor, noted for working with both European and American orchestras, and his interpretations of Beethoven are intelligent and insightful, regarded by some reviewers as among the finest of their time; the performances are still valuable for their musicality and significance among mid-20th century offerings. However, these recordings predate the movement for historically informed performance practice, so fans of late Classical and early Romantic period style will find this set of little interest, and only traditionalists will be enthusiastic about it. These analog versions don't compare well with the best contemporary digital recordings, and the sound of the Czech Philharmonic Orchestra is a bit too homogenized and at times too muddy in this remastering to make the music fully enjoyable. Although the instruments can be made out clearly enough, some of their upper partials seem to have been eliminated in the reduction of tape hiss, and the ensemble's overall sound seems a little dulled in tone as a result. Artistically, there is much to appreciate here, but this box set faces serious competition from later and better sounding alternatives. © TiVo
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Beethoven: Symphonie No. 9 (Transcription de F. Kalkbrenner pour solistes, chœur et piano)

Etsuko Hirosé

Symphonies - Released October 2, 2020 | Mirare

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Bach - Busoni - Beethoven

Yuuko Shiokawa

Duets - Released October 27, 2017 | ECM New Series

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Yuuko Shiokawa and her husband András Schiff are heard here in an insightful – and delightful – programme of sonatas for violin and piano which begins with Bach’s Sonata No. 3 in E major, ends with Beethoven’s Sonata No. 10 in G major, and has at its centre Busoni’s Sonata No. 2 in E minor. No other 20th century composer was as deeply steeped in the music of Bach as Ferruccio Busoni, and his second sonata, published in 1901, is indebted to both Bach and Beethoven. Its form makes references to Beethoven’s late sonatas, whereas the final movement incorporates as its variation theme Bach’s chorale “Wie wohl ist mir”. As on their earlier and widely-admired duo recording for ECM (featuring Schubert Fantasies), Shiokawa and Schiff play the music with absolute authority and deep understanding. Their Bach-Busoni-Beethoven programme was recorded in Lugano in December 2016. © SM/Qobuz
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Beethoven: Trios à cordes, Op. 9

Trio Arnold

Chamber Music - Released February 26, 2021 | Mirare

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Beethoven: The Late String Quartets

Quartetto Italiano

Classical - Released January 1, 1976 | Decca Music Group Ltd.

Originally issued on separate LPs in the late '60s, Quartetto Italiano's legendary recordings of Ludwig van Beethoven's late string quartets occupied a prestigious place in Philips' catalog and fully warranted reissue on CD for their technical acumen, intellectual clarity, and expressive depth. All serious string quartets aspire to play these monumental works, which have proved to be more influential than any others in their genre; it's fair to say that most groups wish their performances could at least be equal to Quartetto Italiano's, both in terms of staying power and sublime musicality. It's difficult to choose one opus over another, since each has a distinctive character that demonstrates Beethoven's extremely wide range of moods, and Quartetto Italiano's interpretations are magnificent across the boards, without a single low point. Philips' ADD sound is possibly the only sticking point, because these recordings sound a little cool and muted in comparison with contemporary digital recordings, and listeners who are accustomed to greater resonance and verisimilitude might find this set to be a little flat and veiled. Yet virtually all traces of analog hiss have been removed, and the practiced listener will still be able to appreciate the profundities of the music despite the slightly shallow reproduction.© TiVo
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Ludwig van Beethoven : Symphonie n° 9

Christian Thielemann

Symphonic Music - Released December 12, 2011 | Sony Classical

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Beethoven: String Trios, Op. 9 Nos. 1-3

Trio Boccherini

Chamber Music - Released May 1, 2020 | Genuin

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With its first of two Genuin Aufnahmen, the Trio Boccherini proves that Beethoven's String Trios are more than technical exercises by the composer along the way to writing quartets. Opus 9 is a rarely recorded and performed early work by the master, and yet they already reveal Beethoven in his entirety, as it were, in a tonally condensed form. The ensemble, comprising of members from three different continents, bring together diverse aspects of their musical experiences, culminating in this colorful yet unified interpretation. © Genuin
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Beethoven: Symphonie No. 9

Berliner Philharmoniker

Classical - Released January 1, 1958 | Les Indispensables de Diapason

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Fauré: Piano Music

Gabriel Fauré

Classical - Released September 23, 2016 | Challenge Classics

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Beethoven : The Nine Symphonies

Pierre Monteux

Classical - Released August 28, 2015 | Decca Music Group Limited

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Beethoven: String Quartets No.4 Op.18 & No.14 Op.131

Hagen Quartett

Classical - Released January 1, 1999 | Deutsche Grammophon (DG)