Barenboim conducts Beethoven

Synopsis

The Staatskapelle Berlin and its chief conductor Daniel Barenboim continue their symphonic Beethoven cycle with this recording of Beethoven’s First and Second Symphony. eethoven’s First is both a retrospective and a foresight: it is still in the tradition of Mozart and Haydn and nevertheless hints at some of what later made the “mature” Beethoven. The world premiere in April 1800 in Vienna was a temporary high point in the career of the twenty-nine year old Beethoven. First performed in Vienna in 1803 with Beethoven conducting, the Second Symphony exhibits a daring departure from the traditional form: Beethoven replaced the minuet by a scherzo. While working on this symphony, Beethoven was undergoing an enormous personal crisis: the growing deafness. PROGRAM Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 (28′), Symphony No. 2 (34′), both titles available separately.

Additional Info

• No: A05551518/19
• Composer: L.v. Beethoven
• Conductor: Daniel Barenboim
• Orchestra: Staatskapelle Berlin
• Production year: 2021
• Run time: 01:02:00
• Producers: Bel Air Media, Staatsoper Unter den Linden, Staatskapelle Berlin, Unitel