Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 & Choral Fantasy
BBC Music Magazine Choice. The Freiburger Barockorchester and conductor Pablo Heras-Casado perform that most celebrated of all symphonies, Beethoven’s Ninth, alongside the lesser-known work that paved its way: the Choral Fantasy in C minor. This almost improvisatory piece begins with music for solo piano and orchestra, before a chorus joins. Piano soloist here is Kristian Bezuidenhout, and the chorus is the Zürcher Sing-Akademie. Soloists for the Choral Symphony include soprano Christiane Karg and baritone Florian Boesch.
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- Beethoven•Symphony No. 9 in D minor op. 125 “Choral”•I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
- Beethoven•Symphony No. 9 in D minor op. 125 “Choral”•II. Molto vivace – Presto
- Beethoven•Symphony No. 9 in D minor op. 125 “Choral”•III. Adagio molto e cantabile – Andante moderato
- Beethoven•Symphony No. 9 in D minor op. 125 “Choral”•IV. Finale. Presto 'Ode to Joy'
- Beethoven•Fantasy for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra in C minor op. 80 “Choral Fantasy”•I. Adagio
- Beethoven•Fantasy for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra in C minor op. 80 “Choral Fantasy”•II. Finale. Allegro
- Beethoven•Fantasy for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra in C minor op. 80 “Choral Fantasy”•III. Adagio, ma non troppo
- Beethoven•Fantasy for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra in C minor op. 80 “Choral Fantasy”•IV. Allegro