Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-3 (Arr. by Ries & Ebers)

Part of the 2020 celebration of Beethoven is the publication of unusual compositions by unknown masters that have not been ridden to death for decades and, in the case of Beethoven, his compositions in unusual instrumentations, such as instrumentally reduced to the absolutely necessary arrangements of the Beethoven Symphonies 1, 2 and 3 by his contemporaries Ferdinand Ries and Carl Friedrich Ebers. The two arrangers were motivated to their work by the fact that in Beethoven's recording-free times it was customary to distribute new compositions not only in the original, but also in instrumentally reduced arrangements. The musicians of the ensemble Compagnia di Punto have thrown themselves into the adventure of editing these arrangements of Beethoven's music in revised versions - a study of the booklet of the new album is recommended for further details.