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The Gewandhaus Orchestra's history of playing the nine symphonies of Ludwig van Beethoven extends back to 1825, when the composer was still alive, and these masterworks have been a mainstay of its repertoire ever since. After Riccardo Chailly took the helm of the Gewandhaus Orchestra in 2005, the idea of performing the full cycle for Decca under his direction became an imperative, and this recording of the Symphony No. 9 in D minor, "Choral," was made in 2008, while the Name-Day Overture and the King Stephen Overture were recorded in 2009. Chailly's Beethoven draws on the traditions of performance long honored in Leipzig, so the interpretations of these works have more than a little of historically informed practice about them, while still being mainstream performances. Tempos are generally brisk and textures are immaculate, while the strings play with minimal vibrato and the winds offer distinctive and colorful sonorities. In the Ninth, the vocal quartet is fully equipped for the demanding parts -- the tenor, for example, sings, "Froh, wie seine Sonnen fliegen," at twice the standard tempo -- and the Gewandhaus Choir is both limber in its counterpoint and imposing in its sound. The ideals of authentic period practice are realized without annoying mannerisms, and the music has the dynamic flexibility and robust qualities that everyone wants in Beethoven. Decca's sound quality is crisp and clean, with nearly ideal resonance.
© TiVo
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Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Riccardo Chailly, Conductor, MainArtist - Andrew Cornall, Producer, Recording Producer - Gewandhausorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Philip Siney, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thomas Haendel, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eike Boehm, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Decca Music Group Limited
King Stephen, Op. 117 (Ludwig van Beethoven)
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Riccardo Chailly, Conductor, MainArtist - Andrew Cornall, Producer, Recording Producer - Gewandhausorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Philip Siney, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thomas Haendel, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eike Boehm, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Decca Music Group Limited
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral" (Ludwig van Beethoven)
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Riccardo Chailly, Conductor, MainArtist - Friedrich Schiller, Author - Andrew Cornall, Producer, Recording Producer - Gewandhausorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Philip Siney, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thomas Haendel, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eike Boehm, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Decca Music Group Limited
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Riccardo Chailly, Conductor, MainArtist - Friedrich Schiller, Author - Andrew Cornall, Producer, Recording Producer - Gewandhausorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Philip Siney, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thomas Haendel, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eike Boehm, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Decca Music Group Limited
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Riccardo Chailly, Conductor, MainArtist - Friedrich Schiller, Author - Andrew Cornall, Producer, Recording Producer - Gewandhausorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Philip Siney, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Thomas Haendel, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eike Boehm, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Decca Music Group Limited
Robert Dean Smith, Tenor, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Riccardo Chailly, Conductor, MainArtist - Friedrich Schiller, Author - Andrew Cornall, Producer, Recording Producer - Lilli Paasikivi, Mezzo-Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - GewandhausKinderchor, Choir, MainArtist - Hanno Müller-Brachmann, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer, Bass (Vocal) - Katerina Beranova, Soprano, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - GewandhausChor, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Gewandhausorchester, Orchestra, MainArtist - Philip Siney, Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - MDR Rundfunkchor, Chorus, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Thomas Haendel, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel - Eike Boehm, Asst. Recording Engineer, StudioPersonnel
℗ 2011 Decca Music Group Limited
Album review
The Gewandhaus Orchestra's history of playing the nine symphonies of Ludwig van Beethoven extends back to 1825, when the composer was still alive, and these masterworks have been a mainstay of its repertoire ever since. After Riccardo Chailly took the helm of the Gewandhaus Orchestra in 2005, the idea of performing the full cycle for Decca under his direction became an imperative, and this recording of the Symphony No. 9 in D minor, "Choral," was made in 2008, while the Name-Day Overture and the King Stephen Overture were recorded in 2009. Chailly's Beethoven draws on the traditions of performance long honored in Leipzig, so the interpretations of these works have more than a little of historically informed practice about them, while still being mainstream performances. Tempos are generally brisk and textures are immaculate, while the strings play with minimal vibrato and the winds offer distinctive and colorful sonorities. In the Ninth, the vocal quartet is fully equipped for the demanding parts -- the tenor, for example, sings, "Froh, wie seine Sonnen fliegen," at twice the standard tempo -- and the Gewandhaus Choir is both limber in its counterpoint and imposing in its sound. The ideals of authentic period practice are realized without annoying mannerisms, and the music has the dynamic flexibility and robust qualities that everyone wants in Beethoven. Decca's sound quality is crisp and clean, with nearly ideal resonance.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 6 track(s)
- Total length: 01:14:54
- Main artists: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig Riccardo Chailly
- Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
- Label: Decca Music Group Ltd.
- Genre: Classical
© 2011 Decca Music Group Limited ℗ 2011 Decca Music Group Limited
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