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Mariss Jansons - The Beethoven Symphonies [Blu-ray]

Ludwig van Beethoven – a composer between genius and madness, tradition and modernism. It is not without good reason that the German composer is considered both consummator of Viennese Classicism as well as pioneer of Romanticism. He created works whose impact on the development of several genres in terms of formal structures can hardly be matched in music history. His large-scale orchestral compositions constitute an integral part of his oeuvre. He composed nine symphonies within 24 years – the “First” at the age of 29, the “Ninth” and last he completed almost entirely deaf in 1824. Last year, Latvian conductor Mariss Jansons fulfilled his heart’s desire and performed all of Beethoven’s symphonies together with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra in one of the world’s most beautiful concert halls – the Suntory Hall in Tokyo. Concerts, that received enthusiastic response from the audience. Music, that inspires.

This must be one of the year's best performances of the Ninth Symphony. Not a trace of lofty heroism here - Mariss Jansons and the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra bring out the life-affirming aspects of the work, culminating in a hymn of heartfelt naturalness from which the audience draws inner strength,'



LIVE RECORDINGS FROM SUNTORY HALL, TOKYO, 2012
SYMPHONIEORCHESTER DES BAYERISCHEN RUNDFUNKS
Conducted by MARISS JANSONS


Disc 1
Symphony No. 1 in C major op. 21
Symphony No. 2 in D major op. 36
Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major op. 55 "Eroica"
Special Feature: Mariss Jansons rehearses Beethoven's Eroica

Disc 2
Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major op. 60
Symphony No. 5 in C minor op. 67
Symphony No. 6 in F major, op. 68 "Pastorale"

Disc 3
Symphony No. 7 in A major op. 92
Symphony No. 8 in F major op. 93
Symphony No. 9 in D major, op. 125


CHRISTIANE KARG Soprano
MIHOKO FUJIMURA Alto
MICHAEL SCHADE Tenor
MICHAEL VOLLE Bass
CHOR DES BAYERISCHEN RUNDFUNKS


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