This set of Beethoven's orchestral music is among the best things in Deutsche Grammophon's 1997 Beethoven edition. First, it has some of the best performances in Claudio Abbado's dramatically compelling Egmont incidental music and Orpheus' entirely danceable Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus. Second, it has some of the best of Beethoven's orchestral music that infrequently gets recorded: the incidental music to Die Ruinen von Athens, Die Weihe des Hauses, König Stephan, and Leonore Prohaska in superb performances by Bernhard ...
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This set of Beethoven's orchestral music is among the best things in Deutsche Grammophon's 1997 Beethoven edition. First, it has some of the best performances in Claudio Abbado's dramatically compelling Egmont incidental music and Orpheus' entirely danceable Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus. Second, it has some of the best of Beethoven's orchestral music that infrequently gets recorded: the incidental music to Die Ruinen von Athens, Die Weihe des Hauses, König Stephan, and Leonore Prohaska in superb performances by Bernhard Klee and Abbado. Third, it has recordings of pieces that have rarely if ever been recorded: the massive choruses celebrating the victory of the Allies over Napoleonic France, the sweetly rhythmic Gratulations-Menuet, and the grandly goofy Ritterballett in magnificent performances by Herbert von Karajan, Abbado, and Klee. Fourth, it has recordings of the silly orchestra dances that Beethoven wrote early in his career in elegantly stylish performances by Neville Marriner and a young Lorin...
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Add this copy of Complete Beethoven Edition, Vol. 3: Orchestral Works / to cart. $100.43, new condition, Sold by tttkelly1 rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Fresno, TX, UNITED STATES, published 1997 by Deutsche Grammophon.
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