Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 5
Manchester Camerata
Douglas Boyd, conductor
29th March 2004
AV0040
£6.99 (1CD Jewel Case | 12-page booklet)
Summary:
This is the Avie debut by Douglas Boyd and Manchester Camerata, a hair-raising live recording of Beethoven’s Symphonies No. 2 and No. 5. A BBC Music Magazine Benchmark, it’s also “A bargain at a budget price,” according to Classic fM Magazine.
Tracklist:
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770–1827)
Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36 (33:01)
1. I Adagio – Allegro con brio (12:18)
2. II Larghetto (10:58)
3. III Scherzo: Allegro (3:33)
4. IV Allegro molto (6:04)
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 (35:02)
5. I Allegro con brio (6:51)
6. II Andante con moto (9:29)
7. III Allegro (7:48)
8. IV Allegro (10:45)
Total duration: 68:12
Manchester Camerata
Douglas Boyd, conductor
Recorded 14 February and 19 October 2002, live at Bridgewater Hall, Manchester
Producer: Andrew Keener
Engineers: Mike Hatch (Symphony No. 2), Simon Eadon (Symphony No. 5)
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