Ernest Ansermet - Beethoven: Complete Symphonies (2009)
BAND/ARTIST: Ernest Ansermet
- Title: Beethoven: Complete Symphonies
- Year Of Release: 2009
- Label: Decca
- Genre: Classical
- Quality: FLAC (*image + .cue, log, scans)
- Total Time: 07:01:34
- Total Size: 2,2 GB (+3%rec.)
- WebSite: Album Preview
In the latest instalment of the Decca Ansermet Legacy, Decca Eloquence introduces the Swiss conductor’s recordings of Beethoven – his symphony cycle, overtures and the rare Weingartner arrangement of the Grosse Fuge. They are issued as three 2CD sets.
François Hudry, the supreme commentator on the art of Ernest Ansermet writes, “the new vision he brought to the Beethoven symphonies was astonishing. Perhaps he was too early in what he did, in his respect for the text and in his weeding out of all the Romantic touches and subjectivity which held sway at the time. Without recourse to so-called ‘authentic’ instruments, Ansermet was trying to return to the composer’s intentions, as given in the score, avoiding the imposition of any responses of his own on the audience.”
In Beethoven, Ansermet heard not just a titan but a romantic, sensual man, not just a thunderer but a composer of sensitivity and subtlety. Even the mighty ‘Eroica’ was allowed to a reveal a softer, perhaps even a more feminine aspect. Whether he was conducting Beethoven or Ravel, Ansermet had a fine ear for instrumental colour and a talent for keeping rhythms well-sprung and flexible. At times, Ansermet’s Beethoven even seems to anticipate the ‘authentic’ Beethoven performances that became popular in the 1990s although Ansermet got his results without having to rely on the sometimes unpredictable behaviour of period instruments.
Tracks:
Volume 1
CD 1
Symphony No.1 in C, op.21 (1800) [26:54]
Symphony No.3 in E flat, Eroica, op.55 (1803) [48:05]
CD 2
Symphony No.2 in D, op.36 (1803) [33:21]
Symphony No.4 in B flat, op.60 (1806) [33:26]
Coriolan Overture, op.62 (1807) [7:06]
rec. Victoria Hall, Geneva, November 1958 (Symphony B flat and Coriolan), January 1960 (Symphony 2), April 1960 (Symphony 3) and November 1963 (Symphony 4)
Volume 2
CD 1
Symphony No.5 in C minor, op.67 (1807) [31:07]
Symphony No.6 in F, Pastoral, op.68 (1808) [40:25]
CD 2
Symphony No.7 in A, op.92 (1812) [38:52]
Symphony No.8 in F, op.93 (1812) [27:31]
Egmont Overture, op.84 (1810) [8:27]
rec. Victoria Hall, Geneva, May 1958 (Symphony 5 and Egmont), October 1959 (Symphony 6), January 1960 (Symphony 7) and November 1963 (Symphony 8)
Volume 3
CD 1
Symphony No.9 in D minor, op.125 (1822/1824) [67:12]
CD 2
The Creatures of Prometheus Overture, op.43 (c 1801) [5:12]
Fidelio Overture, op.72c (1805 rev 1806) [5:51]
Leonora No.2 Overture, op.72a (1805 rev 1806) [13:44]
Leonora No.3 Overture, op.72b (1805 rev 1806) [13:47]
Grosse Fuge in B flat, op.133 (orch. Felix WEINGARTNER (1863 - 1942)) (1825/1826) [17:05]
Joan Sutherland (soprano); Norma Proctor (mezzo); Anton Dermota (tenor); Arnold van Mill (bass); Choeur du Brassus/André Charlet; Choeur des Jeunes de l’Église National de Vandoise;
rec. Victoria Hall, Geneva, May 1958 (Leonora No.3), April 1959 (Symphony 9), May 1959 (Grosse Fuge) and January 1960 (Prometheus, Fidelio and Leonora No.2)
Personnel:
L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Ernest Ansermet
François Hudry, the supreme commentator on the art of Ernest Ansermet writes, “the new vision he brought to the Beethoven symphonies was astonishing. Perhaps he was too early in what he did, in his respect for the text and in his weeding out of all the Romantic touches and subjectivity which held sway at the time. Without recourse to so-called ‘authentic’ instruments, Ansermet was trying to return to the composer’s intentions, as given in the score, avoiding the imposition of any responses of his own on the audience.”
In Beethoven, Ansermet heard not just a titan but a romantic, sensual man, not just a thunderer but a composer of sensitivity and subtlety. Even the mighty ‘Eroica’ was allowed to a reveal a softer, perhaps even a more feminine aspect. Whether he was conducting Beethoven or Ravel, Ansermet had a fine ear for instrumental colour and a talent for keeping rhythms well-sprung and flexible. At times, Ansermet’s Beethoven even seems to anticipate the ‘authentic’ Beethoven performances that became popular in the 1990s although Ansermet got his results without having to rely on the sometimes unpredictable behaviour of period instruments.
Tracks:
Volume 1
CD 1
Symphony No.1 in C, op.21 (1800) [26:54]
Symphony No.3 in E flat, Eroica, op.55 (1803) [48:05]
CD 2
Symphony No.2 in D, op.36 (1803) [33:21]
Symphony No.4 in B flat, op.60 (1806) [33:26]
Coriolan Overture, op.62 (1807) [7:06]
rec. Victoria Hall, Geneva, November 1958 (Symphony B flat and Coriolan), January 1960 (Symphony 2), April 1960 (Symphony 3) and November 1963 (Symphony 4)
Volume 2
CD 1
Symphony No.5 in C minor, op.67 (1807) [31:07]
Symphony No.6 in F, Pastoral, op.68 (1808) [40:25]
CD 2
Symphony No.7 in A, op.92 (1812) [38:52]
Symphony No.8 in F, op.93 (1812) [27:31]
Egmont Overture, op.84 (1810) [8:27]
rec. Victoria Hall, Geneva, May 1958 (Symphony 5 and Egmont), October 1959 (Symphony 6), January 1960 (Symphony 7) and November 1963 (Symphony 8)
Volume 3
CD 1
Symphony No.9 in D minor, op.125 (1822/1824) [67:12]
CD 2
The Creatures of Prometheus Overture, op.43 (c 1801) [5:12]
Fidelio Overture, op.72c (1805 rev 1806) [5:51]
Leonora No.2 Overture, op.72a (1805 rev 1806) [13:44]
Leonora No.3 Overture, op.72b (1805 rev 1806) [13:47]
Grosse Fuge in B flat, op.133 (orch. Felix WEINGARTNER (1863 - 1942)) (1825/1826) [17:05]
Joan Sutherland (soprano); Norma Proctor (mezzo); Anton Dermota (tenor); Arnold van Mill (bass); Choeur du Brassus/André Charlet; Choeur des Jeunes de l’Église National de Vandoise;
rec. Victoria Hall, Geneva, May 1958 (Leonora No.3), April 1959 (Symphony 9), May 1959 (Grosse Fuge) and January 1960 (Prometheus, Fidelio and Leonora No.2)
Personnel:
L’Orchestre de la Suisse Romande
Ernest Ansermet
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