Beethoven: Symphony no.5 (plus Gossec: Symphonie)
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Beethoven: Symphony no.5 (plus Gossec: Symphonie)
Les Siècles, François-Xavier Roth
[ Harmonia Mundi / CD ]
Release Date: Friday 4 September 2020
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This release, part of harmonia mundi's series celebrating the Beethoven year, pairs the composer's iconic and much-loved Symphony No.5 with the far less well-known Symphony In 17 Parts by Francois-Joseph Gossec. The dramatic power and intensity of Beethoven stands in sharp contrast to to the cheerful and gallant music of Gossec. Les Siècles, led by François-Xavier Roth, apply their usual virtuosity and keen insight to both works in performances that are sure to delight.
"Another 250th anniversary Beethoven's Fifth, and the best. Never have I heard so dramatic a performance, with the dynamic contrasts so violent and vivid...Pairing it with a Gossec symphony from 1809 is a potent reminder of Beethoven's French connections." - Sunday Times
"It is hard to recall a more relentlessly driven performance of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony than this newcomer...especially in the outer movements. It is not that it sets any new land-speed records, though it is certainly brisk. Rather, Roth elicits a consistent and persistent sense of forward momentum that, allied to a willingness to accentuate the coarser aspects of the period instruments, places this symphony as an irruption of the Classical era rather than a blueprint for musical Romanticism." BBC Music
Tracks:
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Gossec: Symphonie à 17 parties in F Rh 64
