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The early reviews on conductor Gianandrea Noseda's tenure with the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington are good, and it may be that he will become as familiar a figure in the U.S. as he is across the pond. He has recording projects underway devoted to the contrasting figures of Beethoven and George Walker, and these have been positively reviewed. This live recording (no audience noise or applause) of Beethoven's Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60, and Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67, offers fine examples of Noseda's rigorous yet eminently crowd-pleasing style. The Symphony No. 5 opens with a strikingly short pair of fermatas in the famed "Fate" motif, and the forward motion thus propelled never really lets up. The first movement is impressively concentrated and exciting, although by the time the finale is reached, one has a bit of a feeling that there is no higher level to go to. However, Noseda's slow movements are elegant, and there are signs that he is getting a more beautiful sound out of his large string section than has been heard in some time. At times (hear the beginning of the Symphony No. 4 Scherzo), that string sound falls victim to Kennedy Center's indifferent (and much-tinkered-with) acoustics, but this is a satisfying Beethoven recording from a conductor emerging as one of the world's best.
© James Manheim /TiVo
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Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 60 (Ludwig van Beethoven)
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Gianandrea Noseda, Conductor, MainArtist - National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center, Orchestra, MainArtist
2023 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 2023 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Gianandrea Noseda, Conductor, MainArtist - National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center, Orchestra, MainArtist
2023 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 2023 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Gianandrea Noseda, Conductor, MainArtist - National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center, Orchestra, MainArtist
2023 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 2023 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Gianandrea Noseda, Conductor, MainArtist - National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center, Orchestra, MainArtist
2023 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 2023 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Gianandrea Noseda, Conductor, MainArtist - National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center, Orchestra, MainArtist
2023 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 2023 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Gianandrea Noseda, Conductor, MainArtist - National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center, Orchestra, MainArtist
2023 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 2023 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Gianandrea Noseda, Conductor, MainArtist - National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center, Orchestra, MainArtist
2023 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 2023 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer - Gianandrea Noseda, Conductor, MainArtist - National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center, Orchestra, MainArtist
2023 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 2023 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
Album review
The early reviews on conductor Gianandrea Noseda's tenure with the National Symphony Orchestra in Washington are good, and it may be that he will become as familiar a figure in the U.S. as he is across the pond. He has recording projects underway devoted to the contrasting figures of Beethoven and George Walker, and these have been positively reviewed. This live recording (no audience noise or applause) of Beethoven's Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60, and Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67, offers fine examples of Noseda's rigorous yet eminently crowd-pleasing style. The Symphony No. 5 opens with a strikingly short pair of fermatas in the famed "Fate" motif, and the forward motion thus propelled never really lets up. The first movement is impressively concentrated and exciting, although by the time the finale is reached, one has a bit of a feeling that there is no higher level to go to. However, Noseda's slow movements are elegant, and there are signs that he is getting a more beautiful sound out of his large string section than has been heard in some time. At times (hear the beginning of the Symphony No. 4 Scherzo), that string sound falls victim to Kennedy Center's indifferent (and much-tinkered-with) acoustics, but this is a satisfying Beethoven recording from a conductor emerging as one of the world's best.
© James Manheim /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 8 track(s)
- Total length: 01:02:20
- 1 Digital booklet
- Main artists: National Symphony Orchestra, Kennedy Center Gianandrea Noseda
- Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
- Label: National Symphony Orchestra
- Genre: Classical Symphonic Music Symphonies
2023 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts 2023 John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts
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