Beethoven: Complete Edition - CD

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It would not be an overstatement to declare that Ludwig van Beethoven stands as one of the most significant figures in Western civilisation: a composer who shaped the course of music history through his mastery of rhythm, melody and harmonic exploration, pushing the boundaries of form and effectively bridging the gap between Classicism and Romanticism – and yet all the while continuously professing how difficult he found composition. Detailing his complete output – from his earliest years to his last, by which time he had almost completely lost his hearing – this 86CD box reveals an extensive palette of styles and mediums, rendered all the more obvious by the box's division into different genres (starting with the symphonies and ending with the large corpus of different national folk songs). A stellar cast of performers completes the tribute: Alfred Brendel, Sir Colin Davis, David Zinman, Herbert Blomstedt, Staatskapelle Dresden and the London Symphony Orchestra are just of the first-class names and ensembles gracing this must-buy, bargain-priced compilation.

A worthy tribute to Beethoven, the genius, the human, whose motto was:
'Vom Herzen, möge es wieder zu Herzen gehn!'(From the heart, may it go into the hearts again!).

Featuring:
Symphonies * Piano Concertos * Violin Concerto & Romances * Overtures and other orchestral works * Fidelio * Leonore * Septet * Sextet * String Quintets * String Quartets * String Trios * Violin Sonatas * Cello Sonatas * Chamber music for flute * Music for winds and brass * Piano Quintet * Clarinet Trio * Piano Sonatas & Variations * Songs * Masses

Performers include:
Staatskapelle Dresden, Tonhalle Orchestra Zurich, Staatskapelle Berlin, Berliner Symphoniker, Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, David Zinman, Sir Colin Davis, Herbert Blomstedt, Kurt Masur, Carlo Maria Giulini, Zürich String Quintet, Suske Quartett, Trio Élegiaque, Deutscher Kammerphilharmonie, Otetto Italiano, Jean-Pierre Rampal, Alfred Brendel, Klára Würtz, Yefim Bronfman, Christian Tetzlaff, Peter Schreier, Christine Brewer, Sally Matthews, Theo Adam, Edda Moser.

Extra information:
A happy return to the market of the COMPLETE BEETHOVEN EDITION, one of the most successful and iconic Editions by Brilliant Classics, establishing its reputation as the best value-for-money classical budget label!
Many 'old friends' grace this new edition: the Complete Symphonies by the Staatskapelle Dresden/Herbert Blomstedt, a golden classic (10/10 on Classicstoday.com), Alfred Brendel's first survey of the Piano Sonatas, but also a warm welcome to several newcomers:
- Piano Concertos: Bronfman/Tonhalle Zurich/Zinman.
- Violin Concerto: Tetzlaff/Tonhalle Zurich/Zinman.
- String Quartets: Suske Quartet.
- Piano Trios: new Recording by the excellent French Trio Elegiaque.
- Violin Sonatas: Kristóf Baráti/Klára Würtz. Spectacular, critically acclaimed new recording.
- Cello Sonatas: Timora Rosler/Klára Würtz, new recording by this successful duo.
- Missa Solemnis: Tomova Sintov/Gewandhaus Orchestra, Kurt Masur.
- Fidelio: London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis.
- Mass in C: Elly Ameling, LPO, Giulini.
- New artwork makes this reissue extra attractive.
- The only Complete Edition in the market!
- Liner notes available on www.brilliantclassics.com.