Christoph König – Beethoven: The Symphonies (2020) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

With many of the Beethoven 250 anniversary events sadly cancelled, the great man’s genius can still be celebrated thanks to the many new recordings of his works appearing during 2020. A new cycle of the symphonies is a big event for any orchestra, and the superb Solistes Europeèn Luxembourg and their chief conductor Christoph König have over the past few years been recording all these ground breaking masterpieces. The 9th was recorded in the summer of 2019, and the 2nd and 10th were recorded in 2020 just before the Coronavirus pandemic struck. As you would expect from this orchestra and conductor, these are individualistic and searching interpretations – anyone who has heard their recording of the ‘Eroica’(RCD1020 ‘powerful and rich in detail’ Sunday Times) will know what to expect. For this complete cycle there is a new recording of the ‘Eroica’ so expect more surprises! The 10th Symphony 1st movement in Dr.Barry Cooper’s realisation from the composer’s extensive sketches and Carl Czerny’s recollections of Beethoven playing through passages on the piano.

Tracklist:
1. Solistes Européens Luxembourg – Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: I. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio (08:55)
2. Solistes Européens Luxembourg – Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: II. Andante cantabile con moto (06:42)
3. Solistes Européens Luxembourg – Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: III. Menuetto: Allegro molto e vivace (03:36)
4. Solistes Européens Luxembourg – Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: IV. Adagio. Allegro molto e vivace (05:44)
5. Solistes Européens Luxembourg – The Creatures Of Prometheus, Op. 43: Overture (05:09)
6. Solistes Européens Luxembourg – The Creatures Of Prometheus, Op. 43: IX. Adagio (03:58)
7. Solistes Européens Luxembourg – The Creatures Of Prometheus, Op. 43: XVI. Finale. Allegretto (06:19)
8. Solistes Européens Luxembourg – Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: I. Adagio molto. Allegro con brio (12:01)
9. Solistes Européens Luxembourg – Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: II. Larghetto (09:46)
10. Solistes Européens Luxembourg – Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: III. Scherzo. Allegro (03:44)
11. Solistes Européens Luxembourg – Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: IV. Allegro molto (06:31)
12. Solistes Européens Luxembourg – Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op.55 “Eroica”: I. Allegro con brio (15:43)
13. Solistes Européens Luxembourg – Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op.55 “Eroica”: II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai (13:18)
14. Solistes Européens Luxembourg – Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op.55 “Eroica”: III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace – Trio (05:33)
15. Solistes Européens Luxembourg – Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op.55 “Eroica”: IV. Finale. Allegro molto – Poco Andante – Presto (10:49)
16. Solistes Européens Luxembourg – Coriolan Overture, Op. 62 (07:33)
17. Solistes Européens Luxembourg – Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 40: I. Adagio. Allegro vivace (11:10)
18. Solistes Européens Luxembourg – Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 40: II. Adagio (08:45)
19. Solistes Européens Luxembourg – Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 40: III. Allegro vivace (05:29)
20. Solistes Européens Luxembourg – Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 40: IV. Allegro ma non troppo (06:50)
21. Solistes Européens Luxembourg – Leonora Overture No. 3, Op. 72 (13:48)
22. Solistes Européens Luxembourg – Symphony No 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio (07:14)
23. Solistes Européens Luxembourg – Symphony No 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: II. Andante con moto (09:01)
24. Solistes Européens Luxembourg – Symphony No 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: III. Scherzo. Allegro (04:47)
25. Solistes Européens Luxembourg – Symphony No 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: IV. Allegro (07:49)
26. Solistes Européens Luxembourg – Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op.68 “Pastoral”: I. Allegro ma non troppo (08:42)
27. Solistes Européens Luxembourg – Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op.68 “Pastoral”: II. Andante molto mosso (11:24)
28. Solistes Européens Luxembourg – Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op.68 “Pastoral”: III. Allegro (04:54)
29. Solistes Européens Luxembourg – Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op.68 “Pastoral”: IV. Allegro (03:25)
30. Solistes Européens Luxembourg – Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op.68 “Pastoral”: V. Allegretto (09:25)
31. Solistes Européens Luxembourg – Egmont Overture, Op. 84 (07:55)
32. Solistes Européens Luxembourg – Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: I. Poco sostenuto. Vivace (13:44)
33. Solistes Européens Luxembourg – Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto (08:04)
34. Solistes Européens Luxembourg – Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: III. Presto. Assai meno presto (08:46)
35. Solistes Européens Luxembourg – Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: IV. Allegro con brio (06:55)
36. Solistes Européens Luxembourg – Fidelio Overture, Op. 72b (06:11)
37. Solistes Européens Luxembourg – Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: I. Allegro vivace e con brio (09:01)
38. Solistes Européens Luxembourg – Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: II. Allegretto scherzando (03:55)
39. Solistes Européens Luxembourg – Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: III. Tempo di Menuetto (05:04)
40. Solistes Européens Luxembourg – Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: IV. Allegro vivace (07:30)
41. Solistes Européens Luxembourg – Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125: I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso (13:36)
42. Solistes Européens Luxembourg – Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125: II. Molto vivace (13:09)
43. Solistes Européens Luxembourg – Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125: III. Adagio molto e cantabile (11:40)
44. Solistes Européens Luxembourg – Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125: IV. Finale. Presto. Allegro assai. Andante energico, sempre ben marcato (21:45)
45. Solistes Européens Luxembourg – Symphony No. 10 in E-Flat: I. Andante – Allegro – Andante (realised from the composer’s sketches by Dr. Barry Cooper) (14:40)