The Symphonies

Tracklist

• CD 8: Symphonies 1 & 2
• 1
  Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21: I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:41
• 2
  Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21: II. Andante cantabile con moto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:52
• 3
  Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21: III. Menuetto. Allegro molto e vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:42
• 4
  Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21: IV. Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:40
• 5
  Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36: I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  13:06
• 6
  Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36: II. Larghetto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  13:34
• 7
  Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36: III. Scherzo. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:41
• 8
  Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36: IV. Allegro molto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:35
• CD 9: Symphony no.3 "Eroica" Egmont & Coriolan overtures
• 1
  Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica": I. Allegro con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  19:34
• 2
  Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica": II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  17:33
• 3
  Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica": III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:53
• 4
  Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica": IV. Finale. Allegro molto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  12:19
• 5
  Egmont, Op. 84: Overture. Sostenuto, ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:52
• 6
  Coriolan, Op. 62: Overture. Allegro con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:09
• CD 10: Symphonies 4 & 5
• 1
  Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60: I. Adagio - Allegro vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  12:08
• 2
  Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60: II. Adagio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  10:52
• 3
  Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60: III. Allegro vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:24
• 4
  Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60: IV. Allegro ma non troppo

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  6:44
• 5
  Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:11
• 6
  Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67: II. Andante con moto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  11:11
• 7
  Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67: III. Scherzo. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:31
• 8
  Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67: IV. Allegro

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  11:32
• CD 11: Symphony no.6 "Pastoral" Leonore no.3 overture
• 1
  Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale": I. Allegro ma non troppo "Awakening of cheerful feelings upon arrival in the country"

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  12:31
• 2
  Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale": II. Andante molto mosso "Scene at the brook"

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  13:23
• 3
  Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale": III. Allegro "Happy gathering of country folk"

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:20
• 4
  Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale": IV. Allegro "Thunderstorm"

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  3:46
• 5
  Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale": V. Allegretto "Shepherds' song: Cheerful and thankful feelings after the storm"

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:47
• 6
  Leonore Overture No. 3 in C major, Op. 72c

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  13:58
• CD 12: Symphonies 7 & 8
• 1
  Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92: I. Poco sostenuto – Vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  14:42
• 2
  Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  8:57
• 3
  Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92: III. Presto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:28
• 4
  Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92: IV. Allegro con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  9:04
• 5
  Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93: I. Allegro vivace e con brio

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  10:10
• 6
  Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93: II. Allegretto scherzando

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  4:13
• 7
  Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93: III. Tempo di menuetto

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  5:35
• 8
  Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93: IV. Allegro vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  7:43
• CD 13: Symphony no.9 "Choral"
• 1
  Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125: I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  17:41
• 2
  Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125: II. Molto vivace

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  14:00
• 3
  Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125: III. Adagio molto e cantabile

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  19:44
• 4
  Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125: IV. Presto - Allegro assai - Andante maestoso - Allegro energico, sempre ben marcato

  Ludwig van Beethoven
  24:29
• CD 14: Bonus: Sir Georg Solti conversation with William Mann
• 1
  Sir Georg Solti in Conversation with William Mann - "How long had you been conducting Beethoven symphonies?"

  William Mann
  4:58
• 2
  Sir Georg Solti in Conversation with William Mann - "Which of the great Beethoven conductors of your youth..."

  William Mann
  5:40
• 3
  Sir Georg Solti in Conversation with William Mann - "Did you have to teach the Chicago Symphony..."

  William Mann
  9:20
• 4
  Sir Georg Solti in Conversation with William Mann - "Now the Eroica"

  William Mann
  4:59
• 5
  Sir Georg Solti in Conversation with William Mann - "I wanted to ask you a question..."

  William Mann
  5:07
• 6
  Sir Georg Solti in Conversation with William Mann - "The Seventh symphony...are there special problems..."

  William Mann
  3:53
• 7
  Sir Georg Solti in Conversation with William Mann - "Now the Eighth..."

  William Mann
  5:46
• 8
  Sir Georg Solti in Conversation with William Mann - "The Ninth is obviously..."

  William Mann
  6:08

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Release credits

• Chicago Symphony Chorus
  choir vocals [4]
• Chicago Symphony Orchestra
  performer [6], performing orchestra [12.1-8, 10.1-8, 11.1-6, 8.1-8, 13.1-4, 9.1-6]
• David Harvey
  producer [1-3]
• Kenneth Wilkinson
  engineer [1-3]
• Martti Talvela
  bass vocals [4]
• Pilar Lorengar
  soprano vocals [4]
• Sir Georg Solti
  conductor [12.1-8, 13.1-4, 10.1-8, 11.1-6, 9.1-6, 8.1-8]
• Stuart Burrows
  tenor vocals [4]
• Yvonne Minton
  mezzo-soprano vocals [4]

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