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The Beethoven symphonies: all nine of them stunning masterworks, all nine performed countless times. Be that as it may, there are conductors who can recontextualise these symphonies in such a way that they sound completely new, as Iván Fischer proved in 2013 and 2014 in his Beethoven Series with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, spread out over two seasons. A veritable journey of discovery through a familiar landscape.

More Info:

• Conductor and composer Ivan Fischer is founder and Music Director of the Budapest Festival Orchestra.

• As a guest conductor, Fischer leads every year two weeks of programs with the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.

• "Fischer's Beethoven: As if the ink is still wet" Volkskrant"RCO plays a perfect Pastoral... The swinging Seventh [...] can compete with the legendary performance of Carlos Kleiber..." Het Parool"

• Fischer shed new light on Beethoven" NRC Handelsblad

Works on This Recording
1.
Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral" by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer: Myrto Papatanasiu (Soprano), Bernarda Fink (Mezzo Soprano), Burkhard Fritz (Tenor), Gerald Finley (Baritone)
Conductor: Iván Fischer
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1822-1824; Vienna, Austria
2.
Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor: Iván Fischer
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1812; Vienna, Austria
3.
Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor: Iván Fischer
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1811-1812; Vienna, Austria
4.
Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral" by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor: Iván Fischer
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Written: 1808
5.
Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor: Iván Fischer
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1807
6.
Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor: Iván Fischer
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1806; Vienna, Austria
7.
Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica" by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor: Iván Fischer
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1803; Vienna, Austria
8.
Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor: Iván Fischer
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1801-1802; Vienna, Austria
9.
Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor: Iván Fischer
Orchestra/Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1800; Vienna, Austria