Beethoven Eroica

Recorded live at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall, London on 24 November 2004 (Symphony No. 3) and 27 November 2004 (Symphony No. 5). This recording features former Principal Conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra Kurt Masur, who conducted more than 150 performances in London and internationally during his tenure.

"Muti's Beethoven Fifth is fleet, fluid, and transparent. He shows his usual attention to details, and offers many individual touches. I especially enjoyed the horn crescendo in bar 34 of the Allegro con brio. It's not indicated in my ancient Eulenberg score but makes perfect sense in its context. …Muti achieves a clarity and rhythmic definition found only in the finest interpretations…The playing of the Philadelphia Orchestra is nothing short of spectacular. The fast string triplets from measure 132 in the final movement are not only accurate but beautifully played with full tone.

Deutsche Harmonia Mundi invites you to listen to a double album from the early music ensemble Cologne - Compagnia di Punto. On the occasion of the anniversary of the birth of Ludwig van Beethoven, the attention of artists was directed towards the work of the master from Bonn. We will hear the first three symphonies of Beethoven in the chamber arrangements of his student Ferdinand Ries (1784-1838) and composer Carl Friedrich Ebers (1770-1836).

Beethoven: The Nine Symphonies / Mikhail Pletnev
Deutsche Grammophon | Int. Release 03 Sep. 2007 | 5 CDs
Lossless: EAC | ape (img+cue) | logs | 1,25 GB
Lossy: Easy CD-DA Extractor | mp3 (lame) | CBR 320 kbps| 785 MB

Mikhail Pletnev is a brilliant musician, an amazing pianist and an idiosyncratic conductor, and he has made a glorious mess of the Beethoven symphonies. The seesawing of tempos in this compelling, driving and sometimes shocking set induce now motion sickness, now awe . . . it demands to be heard.
Anthony Tommasini, The New York Times / 30. November 2007

Among the best-known piano trios, the Eroica Trio is also one of the most successful all-women chamber ensembles in the world. Winners of the 1991 Walter W. Naumburg Chamber Music Competition, the ensemble went on to a successful debut at Lincoln Center and several tours of the United States, Europe, and Asia. The trio quickly gained a reputation for passion and excitement in its performances and for innovative programs.