BEETHOVEN: THE COMPLETE SYMPHONIES - JAN WILLEM DE VRIEND, THE NETHERLANDS SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (6 HYBRID SACDS)

This is Challenge Records' contribution to the 250th anniversary celebrations of Beethoven's birth, and a very fine one it is as well. All of these recordings have been released over the years in single and/or box sets of SACD multi-layer discs, and this all-inclusive box is a more budget-friendly release on standard CDs.[...] All things considered this is a collection that is well worth having.[...] These are all excellent recordings, with a very high standard of performance and a consistent sound that blends period-informed transparency with satisfyingly modern sonorities."

Musicweb International, 01-11-2020

Symphony No. 4 op. 60 in B Flat Major (1806)
1-1 Adagio - Allegro Vivace 11:45
1-2 Adagio 8:19
1-3 Allegro Molto E Vivace 5:41
1-4 Allegro Ma Non Troppo 7:10
Symphony No. 6 Op. 68 (Simphonia Pastorale) In F Major (1808)
1-5 Allegro Ma Non Troppo 11:30
1-6 Andante Molto Moto 11:49
1-7 Allegro 5:10
1-8 Allegro 3:51
1-9 Allegretto 9:12

Symphony No. 1 Op. 21 In C Major (1799/1800)
2-1 Adagio Molto 8:58
2-2 Andante Cantabile Con Moto 7:06
2-3 Menuetto (Allegro Molto E Vivace) 4:02
2-4 Adagio - Allegro Molto E Vivace 6:08
Symphony No. 5 Op. 67 In C Minor (1808)
2-5 Allegro Con Brio 6:37
2-6 Andante Con Moto 8:29
2-7 Allegro 4:47
2-8 Allegro 10:02

Symphony No. 7 Op. 92 in A Major
3-1 Poco sostenuto - Vivace 13:42
3-2 Allegretto 8:44
3-3 Presto 9:14
3-4 Allegro con brio 8:56
Symphony No. 8 Op. 93 in F Major
3-5 Allegro vivace e con brio 8:53
3-6 Allegretto scherzando 4:07
3-7 Tempo di Menuetto 4:40
3-8 Allegro vivace 7:41

Symphony No. 2 Op. 36 In D Major (1801)
4-1 Adagio - Allegro Con Brio 12:17
4-2 Larghetto 10:21
4-3 Scherzo: Allegro 4:52
4-4 Allegro Molto 6:49

Symphony No. 3 Op. 55 In E-Flat Major "Eroica" (1803/4)
5-1 Allegro Con Brio 16:48
5-2 Marcia Funebre: Adagio Assai 12:49
5-3 Scherzo: Allegro Vivace 5:38
5-4 Finale: Allegro Molto 11:25

Symphony No. 9 Op. 125 In D Minor (1824)
Alto Vocals – Wilke Te Brummelstroete
Baritone Vocals – Geert Smits
Choir – Consensus Vocalis
Conductor, Choir – Klaas Stok
Soprano Vocals – Annemarie Kremer
Tenor Vocals – Marcel Reijans
6-1 Allegro Man Non Troppo E Un Poco Maestoso 14:45
6-2 Molto Vivace 13:08
6-3 Adagio Molto E Cantabile 12:32
6-4 Finale: Presto 22:47