Pablo Heras-Casado, Freiburger Barockorchester - Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 & Choral Fantasy (2020)
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue & Log) ~ 345 Mb | Total time: 79:59 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Harmonia Mundi | # HMM 902431.41 | Recorded: 2019
EAC | FLAC | Tracks (Cue & Log) ~ 345 Mb | Total time: 79:59 | Scans included
Classical | Label: Harmonia Mundi | # HMM 902431.41 | Recorded: 2019
A fantasy that turned into a symphony? First and foremost, this double album enshrines the exemplary work of an ensemble whose designation 'Baroque Orchestra' by no means limits it's excursions into later repertories: under the watchful eye of a gifted conductor, the 'Freiburgers' (and co.) offer us a profoundly renewed vision of the Ninth, that myth among myths, that touchstone of a genre in quest of the absolute - and the direct descendant of a much earlier 'Choral Fantasy'. The latter work showcased one of Beethoven's most extraordinary talents: improvisation. Kristian Bezuidenhout has joined forces again with his concerto partners to let us experience this little-known score as if it had just been premiered… then transcribed by Beethoven himself!