[ Signum Classics / 2 CD ]
Release Date: Friday 9 April 2021
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The final installment in the BEETHOVEN & BARRY recording series which, over three volumes, has traced all nine of Beethoven's Symphonies coupled with music by the celebrated Irish composer Gerald Barry.
"This set [Vol.1] cuts pristine interpretations of Beethoven's early symphonies with Gerald Barry's 21st- century zesty homage … tightly knit performances …"
BBC Music Magazine
CD 1
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
1 I. Poco sostenuto - Vivace 13.57
2 II. Allegretto 8.08
3 III. Presto - Assai meno presto 8.53
4 IV. Allegro con brio 8.08
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
5 I. Allegro vivace e con brio 8.10
6 II. Allegretto scherzando 3.49
7 III. Tempo di menuetto 4.33
8 IV. Allegro vivace 6.54
CD 2
BEETHOVEN: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral'
1 I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso 14.18
2 II. Molto vivace 15.12
3 III. Adagio molto e cantabile 12.10
4 IV. Finale 23.06
5 BARRY: The Eternal Recurrence 11.41
Jennifer France soprano
Christianne Stotijn mezzo-soprano
Ed Lyon tenor
Matthew Rose bass