Beethoven: Symphonies Nos.1 & 2 (with CPE Bach: Symphonies Wq 175 & 183/4)
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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos.1 & 2 (with CPE Bach: Symphonies Wq 175 & 183/4)
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Bernhard Forck
[ Harmonia Mundi / CD ]
Release Date: Thursday 2 July 2020
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From deference to reference Cleverly paired with two symphonies by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach - written in 1755/56 and 1775/76 respectively - Beethoven's first two contributions to the symphonic genre reveal the bubbling creativity of a thirty-year-old composer determined to go even further in the renewal of the genre than another, very recent reference, Mozart's 'Jupiter'. So much is clear from the very first chord of his Symphony no.1! Relive this decisive moment in the company of the musicians of the Akademie für Alte Musik, under the guidance of their Konzertmeister Bernhard Forck.
BBC Music Award Nomination 2021 - Orchestral
"If you're not bothered by the sometimes meagre string sound, there's much to savour here. The outer movements have tremendous energy...I can't remember ever hearing the Trio of the First Symphony's Menuetto rendered with such delicacy, and the windplaying is marvellous throughout…Warmly recommended" Gramophone
"The brief CPE Bach works are interesting, quirky fillers, but the real joy of the CD are this brilliant period-instrument group's two Beethovens." The Sunday Times
"This recording is designed to show how CPE's symphonies may have been distant models for Beethoven's first essays in the genre...Bernhard Forck leads the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin in these performances with springy tempos and a fine clarity of texture.' BBC Music
