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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9, Choral Fantasy / Gardiner

Beethoven / Gardiner / Orr / Monteverdi Choir
Release Date: 07/24/2012 
Label:  Archiv Produktion (Dg)   Catalog #: 001697002   Spars Code: n/a 
Composer:  Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:  Robert [Tenor Vocal] Johnston,  Julian Podger,  Constanze Backes,  Julian Clarkson,   ... 
Conductor:  John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Monteverdi Choir,  Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
Number of Discs: 1 
Recorded in: Stereo 
Length: 1 Hours 18 Mins. 

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Works on This Recording

1.
Fantasia in C minor, Op. 80 "Choral Fantasy" by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:  Robert [Tenor Vocal] Johnston (), Julian Podger (), Constanze Backes (),
Julian Clarkson (), Robert Levin (Fortepiano)
Conductor:  John Eliot Gardiner
Period: Classical 
Written: 1808; Vienna, Austria 
 Date of Recording: 01/1995 
Venue:  London, St. John's, Smith Square 
Length: 3 Minutes 26 Secs. 
2.
Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral" by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:  Anne Sofie von Otter (Mezzo Soprano), Anthony Rolfe Johnson (Tenor), Luba Orgonasova (Soprano),
Gilles Cachemaille (Bass)
Conductor:  John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestra/Ensemble:  Monteverdi Choir,  Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
Period: Classical 
Written: 1822-1824; Vienna, Austria 
 Date of Recording: 10/1992 
Venue:  All Saint's Church, Tooting, London 
Length: 59 Minutes 43 Secs. 
Language: German 

Customer Reviews

Average Customer Review:  ( 1 Customer Review )
 Another Race to the Finish by Mr. Gardiner December 15, 2012 By Dan E. (Fredericksburg, VA) See All My Reviews "Mr. Gardiner continues his effort to hip-hop the classical reportoire with this recording. His performances often sound as though he has somewhere he needs to be and wants to get this recording done as quickly as possible. That is the case here. If you are a modern person in a hurry who doesn't have time to waste listening to classical recordings performed in a dignified, proper tempo, then this is your cup of tea. Otherwise, there are many, many superior performances of the Beethoven 9th." Report Abuse
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