Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9 [Special Edition] [Hybrid SACD] [Box Set]

Disc 1
1	Symphony No. 3 in E flat
2	Symphony No. 3 in E flat
3	Symphony No. 3 in E flat
4	Symphony No. 3 in E flat
5	Leonore Overture No. 2 in
Disc 2
1	Symphony No. 4 in B flat
2	Symphony No. 4 in B flat
3	Symphony No. 4 in B flat
4	Symphony No. 4 in B flat
5	Symphony No. 8 in F major
6	Symphony No. 8 in F major
7	Symphony No. 8 in F major
8	Symphony No. 8 in F major
Disc 3
1	Symphony No. 5 in C minor
2	Symphony No. 5 in C minor
3	Symphony No. 5 in C minor
4	Symphony No. 5 in C minor
5	Symphony No. 1 in C major
6	Symphony No. 1 in C major
7	Symphony No. 1 in C major
8	Symphony No. 1 in C major
Disc 4
1	Symphony No. 6 in F major
2	Symphony No. 6 in F major
3	Symphony No. 6 in F major
4	Symphony No. 6 in F major
5	Symphony No. 6 in F major
6	Symphony No. 2 in D major
7	Symphony No. 2 in D major
8	Symphony No. 2 in D major
9	Symphony No. 2 in D major
Disc 5
1	Symphony No. 7 in A major
2	Symphony No. 7 in A major
3	Symphony No. 7 in A major
4	Symphony No. 7 in A major
5	Concerto for piano, violi
6	Concerto for piano, violi
7	Concerto for piano, violi
Disc 6
1	Symphony No. 9 in D minor
2	Symphony No. 9 in D minor
3	Symphony No. 9 in D minor
4	Symphony No. 9 in D minor
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9 [Special Edition] [Hybrid SACD] [Box Set]
1.	Symphony No. 3 in E flat major ("Eroica"), Op. 55 49:11
	Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
	Conducted by Bernard Haitink
	Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
2.	Leonore Overture No. 2 in C major, Op. 72a 15:00
	Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
	Conducted by Bernard Haitink
	Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
3.	Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60 32:48
	Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
	Conducted by Bernard Haitink
	Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
4.	Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 24:48
	Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
	Conducted by Bernard Haitink
	Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
5.	Symphony No. 5 in C minor ("Fate"), Op. 67 31:22
	Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
	Conducted by Bernard Haitink
	Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
6.	Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21 25:35
	Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
	Conducted by Bernard Haitink
	Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
7.	Symphony No. 6 in F major ("Pastoral"), Op. 68 41:32
	Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
	Conducted by Bernard Haitink
	Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
8.	Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36 34:25
	Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
	Conducted by Bernard Haitink
	Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
9.	Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 38:40
	Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
	Conducted by Bernard Haitink
	Performed by London Symphony Orchestra
10.	Concerto for piano, violin, cello & orchestra in C major ("Triple Concerto"), Op. 56 35:53
	Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
	Conducted by Bernard Haitink
	Performed by Timothy Hugh, London Symphony Orchestra, Lars Vogt and Gordan Nikolic
11.	Symphony No. 9 in D minor ("Choral"), Op. 125 1:08:09
	Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
	Performed by Gerald Finley, London Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, John MacMaster, Twyla Robinson and Karen Cargill
	Conducted by Bernard Haitink

All Music Guide

Beethoven's nine symphonies -- what can one say? The greatest body of orchestral works ever composed? Probably. The most performed body of orchestral works ever composed? Certainly. The most recorded body of orchestral works ever composed? Absolutely. Not only has virtually every conductor recorded a Beethoven cycle, some of them have gotten to record it multiple times: Abbado, Bernstein, Solti, Karajan, and Haitink, among others. What does this proliferation tell us? Usually nothing about the music that hasn't been heard before, but sometimes something about what the conductor thinks about the music. These performances with the London Symphony Orchestra recorded in 2005 and 2006 tell what Bernard Haitink thinks about the greatest body of orchestral works ever composed. And what does Haitink think? Pretty much nothing that hasn't been thought before. His tempos are neither too fast nor too slow, but straight down the moderato. His dynamics are neither too loud nor too quiet, but right in the mezzo. His textures are clear and lucid. His colors are blended and smooth. His interpretations are solid and sincere. But what does Haitink tell us about what he thinks about Beethoven's symphonies? Pretty much nothing except that he is an experienced conductor with a superb baton technique who keeps his opinions to himself. The London Symphony's playing is enthusiastic but too often ragged around the edges for comfort. LSO Live's recording is transparent but the perspective seems to shift from work to work -- sometimes the strings are too far away, other times the brass are too close. James Leonard

Washington Post

Brilliant.... Haitink's Beethoven is generally swift, streamlined, objective, elemental; he phrases in broad strokes, without elaborate italicizing, and one is always aware of the music's pulse.... The London Symphony Orchestra is now probably not only the best orchestra England has ever had but one of the finest in the world -- marvelously blended, top to bottom, with lush and reflexive playing. Tim Page

The New Yorker

Among the most assured, idiomatic Beethoven cycles to have appeared since Karajan’s classic survey of the nineteen-sixties. Alex Ross

Newark Star-Ledger

[Haitink's] new recordings reveal a rich, affectionate view of Beethoven, conveyed by the LSO's usual breathtaking virtuosity. Bradley Bambarger