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Beethoven: Complete Symphonies; Barry: Orchestral Works / Adès, Britten Sinfonia
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Beethoven: Complete Symphonies; Barry: Orchestral Works / Adès, Britten Sinfonia

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Details

Composer
Gerald Barry, Ludwig van Beethoven
Artist
Mark Stone, Nicolas Hodges, Lawrence Power, Joshua Bloom, Jennifer France, Christianne Stotijn, Ed L
Format
CD
Label
Signum Classics
Released
Oct 21, 2022
Catalog #
SIGCD687
UPC
635212068724

About

To mark their 30th Anniversary, Britten Sinfonia and Thomas Adès are releasing their acclaimed Beethoven and Barry cycle as a box set. The works were recorded between 2017 and 2019 at Barbican Hall, London and Theatre Royal, Brighton. Thomas Adès: “This collection is the fruit of two parallel passions. After twenty years of performing and often premiering Gerald Barry’s works, I was frantic to record as much of it as possible. I had also loved working on Beethoven Symphonies with Britten Sinfonia, and suddenly an idea was born: why not dare the two firebrands to join hands? As soon as this idea took hold, everything fell into place. I believe Ludwig van Beethoven must be treated as a living composer, and I find Gerald’s music to be entirely classic. So the two complement each other ideally.” Gerald Barry: “Tom Adès decided on this pairing. It startled me. The first record I bought when I was about 13 was Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto. We didn’t have a record player so all I could do was study the cover and advertisements on the back. I could look and see but not hear. I would take the record out and smell it. I used my nose as a stylus going round and round.”

Tracklist 42 tracks

  1. Disc 1
  2. 1 I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio 08:52
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio
    Duration
    08:52
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Britten Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Thomas Adès
  3. 2 II. Andante cantabile con moto 06:56
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Andante cantabile con moto
    Duration
    06:56
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Britten Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Thomas Adès
  4. 3 III. Menuetto: Allegro molto e vivace 03:54
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Menuetto: Allegro molto e vivace
    Duration
    03:54
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Britten Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Thomas Adès
  5. 4 IV. Finale: Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace 05:17
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale: Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace
    Duration
    05:17
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Britten Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Thomas Adès
  6. 5 I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio 11:45
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio
    Duration
    11:45
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Britten Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Thomas Adès
  7. 6 II. Larghetto 09:56
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Larghetto
    Duration
    09:56
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Britten Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Thomas Adès
  8. 7 III. Scherzo: Allegro 03:56
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Allegro
    Duration
    03:56
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Britten Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Thomas Adès
  9. 8 IV. Allegro molto 06:08
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Allegro molto
    Duration
    06:08
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Britten Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Thomas Adès
  10. 9 Beethoven 17:35
    Track
    9
    Title
    Beethoven
    Duration
    17:35
    Composer
    Gerald Barry
    Performer
    Mark Stone
    Ensemble
    Britten Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Thomas Adès
  11. Disc 2
  12. 1 I. Allegro con brio 15:27
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro con brio
    Duration
    15:27
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Britten Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Thomas Adès
  13. 2 II. Marcia funebre: Adagio assai 13:42
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Marcia funebre: Adagio assai
    Duration
    13:42
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Britten Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Thomas Adès
  14. 3 III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace 05:40
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace
    Duration
    05:40
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Britten Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Thomas Adès
  15. 4 IV. Finale: Allegro molto 10:18
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale: Allegro molto
    Duration
    10:18
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Britten Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Thomas Adès
  16. 5 Piano Concerto 22:41
    Track
    5
    Title
    Piano Concerto
    Duration
    22:41
    Composer
    Gerald Barry
    Performer
    Nicolas Hodges
    Ensemble
    Britten Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Thomas Adès
  17. Disc 3
  18. 1 I. Adagio - Allegro vivace 11:35
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Adagio - Allegro vivace
    Duration
    11:35
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Britten Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Thomas Adès
  19. 2 II. Adagio 08:57
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    08:57
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Britten Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Thomas Adès
  20. 3 III. Allegro molto e vivace 05:25
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Allegro molto e vivace
    Duration
    05:25
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Britten Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Thomas Adès
  21. 4 IV. Allegro ma non troppo 06:44
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro ma non troppo
    Duration
    06:44
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Britten Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Thomas Adès
  22. 5 I. Allegro con brio 07:21
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro con brio
    Duration
    07:21
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Britten Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Thomas Adès
  23. 6 II. Andante con moto 09:18
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Andante con moto
    Duration
    09:18
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Britten Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Thomas Adès
  24. 7 III. Allegro - 04:38
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Allegro -
    Duration
    04:38
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Britten Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Thomas Adès
  25. 8 IV. Allegro 10:47
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Allegro
    Duration
    10:47
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Britten Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Thomas Adès
  26. 9 Viola Concerto 15:06
    Track
    9
    Title
    Viola Concerto
    Duration
    15:06
    Composer
    Gerald Barry
    Performer
    Lawrence Power
    Ensemble
    Britten Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Thomas Adès
  27. Disc 4
  28. 1 I. Awakening of Cheerful Feelings Upon Arrival in the Country: Allegro ma non troppo 10:56
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Awakening of Cheerful Feelings Upon Arrival in the Country: Allegro ma non troppo
    Duration
    10:56
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Britten Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Thomas Adès
  29. 2 II. Scene by the Brook: Andante molto mosso 11:38
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Scene by the Brook: Andante molto mosso
    Duration
    11:38
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Britten Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Thomas Adès
  30. 3 III. Merry Gathering of Country Folk: Allegro 04:53
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Merry Gathering of Country Folk: Allegro
    Duration
    04:53
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Britten Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Thomas Adès
  31. 4 IV. Thunderstorm: Allegro 03:38
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Thunderstorm: Allegro
    Duration
    03:38
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Britten Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Thomas Adès
  32. 5 V. Shepherd's Song: Happy and Thankful Feelings after the Storm: Allegretto 08:49
    Track
    5
    Title
    V. Shepherd's Song: Happy and Thankful Feelings after the Storm: Allegretto
    Duration
    08:49
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Britten Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Thomas Adès
  33. 6 The Conquest of Ireland 19:37
    Track
    6
    Title
    The Conquest of Ireland
    Duration
    19:37
    Composer
    Gerald Barry
    Performer
    Joshua Bloom
    Ensemble
    Britten Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Thomas Adès
  34. Disc 5
  35. 1 I. Poco sostenuto - Vivace 13:57
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Poco sostenuto - Vivace
    Duration
    13:57
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Britten Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Thomas Adès
  36. 2 II. Allegretto 08:08
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Allegretto
    Duration
    08:08
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Britten Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Thomas Adès
  37. 3 III. Presto, assai meno presto 08:53
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Presto, assai meno presto
    Duration
    08:53
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Britten Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Thomas Adès
  38. 4 IV. Allegro con brio 08:08
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Allegro con brio
    Duration
    08:08
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Britten Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Thomas Adès
  39. 5 I. Allegro vivace e con brio 08:10
    Track
    5
    Title
    I. Allegro vivace e con brio
    Duration
    08:10
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Britten Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Thomas Adès
  40. 6 II. Allegretto scherzando 03:49
    Track
    6
    Title
    II. Allegretto scherzando
    Duration
    03:49
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Britten Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Thomas Adès
  41. 7 III. Tempo di menuetto 04:33
    Track
    7
    Title
    III. Tempo di menuetto
    Duration
    04:33
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Britten Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Thomas Adès
  42. 8 IV. Allegro vivace 06:54
    Track
    8
    Title
    IV. Allegro vivace
    Duration
    06:54
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Britten Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Thomas Adès
  43. Disc 6
  44. 1 I. Allegro ma non troppo e un poco maestoso 14:18
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro ma non troppo e un poco maestoso
    Duration
    14:18
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Britten Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Thomas Adès
  45. 2 II. Molto vivace 15:12
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Molto vivace
    Duration
    15:12
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Britten Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Thomas Adès
  46. 3 III. Adagio molto e cantabile 12:10
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Adagio molto e cantabile
    Duration
    12:10
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Britten Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Thomas Adès
  47. 4 IV. Finale: Presto - Allegro assai 23:06
    Track
    4
    Title
    IV. Finale: Presto - Allegro assai
    Duration
    23:06
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Jennifer France, Christianne Stotijn, Ed Lyon, Matthew Rose
    Ensemble
    Britten Sinfonia Voices, University of London Royal Holloway Choir, Britten Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Thomas Adès
  48. 5 The Eternal Recurrence 11:41
    Track
    5
    Title
    The Eternal Recurrence
    Duration
    11:41
    Composer
    Gerald Barry
    Performer
    Jennifer France
    Ensemble
    Britten Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Thomas Adès