Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21 I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio II. Andante cantabile con moto III. Menuetto: Allegro molto e vivace - Trio IV. Finale: Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica' I. Allegro con brio II. Marcia funebre: Adagio assai III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace - Trio IV. Finale: Allegro molto - Poco andante - Presto Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36 I. Adagio - Allegro con brio II. Larghetto III. Scherzo: Allegro - Trio IV. Finale: Allegro molto Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 I. Allegro con brio II. Andante con moto III. Allegro - IV. Allegro - Presto Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60 I. Adagio - Allegro vivace II. Adagio III. Allegro molto e vivace - Trio: Un poco meno allegro - Tempo I - Un poco meno allegro IV. Allegro ma non troppo Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 I. Poco sostenuto - Vivace II. Allegretto III. Presto - Trio I und II: Assai meno presto IV. Allegro con brio Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 'Pastoral' I. Angenehme, heitere Empfindungen, welche bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande im Menschen erwachen: Allegro ma non troppo II. Szene am Bach: Andante molto mosso III. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute: Allegro - IV. Donner. Sturm: Allegro - V. Hirtengesang. Wohltätige, mit Dank an die Gottheit verbundene Gefühle nach dem Sturm: Allegretto Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 I. Allegro vivace e con brio II. Allegretto scherzando III. Tempo di Menuetto - Trio IV. Allegro vivace Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral' I. Allegro ma non troppo e un poco maestoso II. Molto vivace - Presto - Molto vivace - Presto III. Adagio molto e cantabile IV. Presto - Presto - Recitativo "O Freunde, nicht diese Töne!"
It is always a milestone in the artistic work of the Berliner Philharmoniker when, together with their chief conductor, they play the complete symphonies of Ludwig van Beethoven. Under the direction of chief conductor Sir Simon Rattle, the cycle was performed at the end of 2015 in Berlin, Paris, Vienna and New York. The reaction was overwhelming, and audiences responded with standing ovations to performances which impressively revealed the virtuosity and revolutionary energy of the works. The recording of the Berlin performances is now available in an exclusive hardcover edition which includes the cycle on CD as well as in HD video and high-resolution audio on Blu-ray. This beautifully produced edition includes many extras including a video introduction with Sir Simon Rattle and a documentary about the making of the recordings.
