Beethoven's Eroica

Reinhard Goebels Aufnahmeprojekt "Beethovens Welt" erhält begeisterten Zuspruch in der Presse: "Zum Beethoven-Jahr keine neuen Lesarten von Beethovens Werk zu bieten, sondern Raritäten aus seinem Umfeld, ist eine Idee, wie sie typisch ist für Reinhard Goebel, den unermüdlichen Entdecker."(Rondo)

The ensemble KLANGKOLLEKTIV WIEN as newly founded orchestral body in the Austrian cultural landscape has already with their first Schubert recording (Gramola 99180) been met with an enthusiastic reception. The unique approach of the musicians with conductor and sound designer Rémy Ballot to get to the bottom of the works of Viennese classical music and to reveal their inner logic, leads to a new understanding of orchestra. Gramola now publishes a concert recording of the Vorstadt premiere in Viennas Penzing district with Beethovens Symphony No. 3 Eroica as well as the Egmont Overture for the Beethoven year 2020 (250th anniversary of his birth). The musicians gathering within KLANGKOLLEKTIV WIEN feel the need to interpret the works of their professional everyday life out-side of the music business in a different way for themselves and the public.

Conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler already enjoyed a worldwide legendary standing during his lifetime he was considered the German conductor and performances were greeted with rapturous applause. Today, more than 50 years after his death, Wilhelm Furtwängler is still an icon and his work has become an integral part of the music scene.

The Beethoven cycle of the 21st century! Christian Thielemanns and Wiener Philharmonikers recording of BEETHOVEN 9 had been their first recording in HD of all nine Beethoven symphonies, accompanied by nine hour-long documentaries, one on each symphony, featuring Thielemann and Prof. Joachim Kaiser. From insights into Beethovens musical thinking to interpretational comparisons, including excerpts from performances by Karajan, Böhm, Bernstein, Järvi etc., to historical perspectives no aspect of Beethovens symphonic oeuvre will remain untreated! Thielemanns recordings of the Beethoven symphonies stand head and shoulders above the countless and mostly undistinguishable versions on offer. (Die Presse) The Vienna Philharmonic literally grew beyond itself that evening in the Konzerthaus. (Neue Züricher Zeitung) Missa Solemnis: Thielemann conjured up the gigantic cosmos of the Missa with such lightness and grace that its mystery seemed to reveal itself.