Leonard Bernstein - Leonard Bernstein conducts Beethoven (6CD) (2011)

Hailed as one of the most important musicians in America in the 20th-Century, legendary conductor Leonard Bernstein conducts the momentous collection of Beethoven’s nine symphonies in this impressive 6 CD boxset for Sony Classics. Recorded whilst Bernstein was at the peak of his musical capabilities during his famous spell as director of Music at the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, the Beethoven symphonies provide the listener with an array of emotions, from the serious nature of the Fifth Symphony to the Third ‘Eroica’ Symphony, to the Fourth Symphony ‘Pastorale’ and to the passionate ninth, the ‘Chorale’. This collection of works by the most well-known classical music composer of the most famous and important works in classical music makes this boxset a ‘must-have’ for the classical music lover.

Track List:

CD 1
1. Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21 / I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio
2. Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21 / II. Andante cantabile con moto
3. Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21 / III. Menuetto. Allegro molto e vivace
4. Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21 / IV. Finale. Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace
5. Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica" / I. Allegro con brio
6. Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica" / II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai
7. Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica" / III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
8. Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica" / IV. Finale. Allegro molto

CD 2
1. Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36 / I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio
2. Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36 / II. Larghetto
3. Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36 / III. Scherzo. Allegro
4. Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36 / IV. Allegro molto
5. Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92 / I. Poco sostenuto - Vivace
6. Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92 / II. Allegretto
7. Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92 / III. Presto, assai meno presto
8. Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92 / IV. Allegro con brio

CD 3
1. Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 60 / I. Adagio - Allegro vivace
2. Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 60 / II. Adagio
3. Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 60 / III. Menuetto. Allegro vivace
4. Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 60 / IV. Allegro ma non troppo
5. Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 / I. Allegro con brio
6. Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 / II. Andante con moto
7. Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 / III. Scherzo. Allegro
8. Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 / IV. Allegro
9. Egmont, Op. 84: Overture

CD 4
1. Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral" / I. Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande. Allegro ma non troppo
2. Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral" / II. Szene am Bach. Andante molto mosso
3. Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral" / III. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute. Allegro
4. Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral" / IV. Gewitter, Sturm. Allegro
5. Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral" / V. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm. Allegretto
6. Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93 / I. Allegro vivace e con brio
7. Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93 / II. Allegretto scherzando
8. Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93 / III. Tempo di menuetto
9. Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93 / IV. Allegro vivace
10. King Stephen, Op. 117: Overture

CD 5
1. Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral" / I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
2. Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral" / II. Scherzo. Molto vivace - Presto
3. Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral" / III. Adagio molto e cantabile - Andante moderato
4. Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral" / IVa. Finale. Presto - Allegro assai
5. Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral" / IVb. Recitativo. O Freunde, nicht diese Töne!
6. Fidelio Overture, Op. 72b: Allegro

CD 6
1. Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61 / I. Allegro ma non troppo - Isaac Stern
2. Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61 / II. Larghetto - Isaac Stern
3. Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61 / III. Rondo. Allegro - Isaac Stern
4. The Consecration of the House, Op. 124: Overture
5. Leonora Overture No. 3, Op. 72b

Performers:
Martina Arroyo (soprano)
Regina Sarfaty (mezzo)
Nicholas Di Virgilio (tenor)
Norman Scott (bass)
Isaac Stern (violin)
New York Philharmonic Orchestra
Leonard Bernstein, conductor