Yannick Nézet-Séguin and the Chamber Orchestra of Europe present Beethoven’s nine symphonies in what is the very first recorded cycle to be based on the recently concluded New Complete Edition of the composer’s works. “I’m interested in how Beethoven’s music can surprise us today,” says Maestro Nézet-Séguin. “Our interpretation should make the audience feel as if they were hearing this music for the first time. That is my goal.”

Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, op. 60

1. 1. Adagio – Allegro vivace [11:36]
2. 1. Adagio [9:23]
3. 1. Allegro molto e vivace [5:46]
4. 1. Allegro ma non troppo [6:48]

Symphony No. 5 in C minor, op. 67

1. 1. Allegro con brio [7:00]
2. 1. Andante con moto [9:22]
3. 1. Allegro – attacca [5:23]
4. 1. Allegro [10:53]

Symphony No. 6 in F major “Pastoral Symphony, or Recollections of Country Life. More an Expression of Feeling Than Painting”, op. 6

1. 1. Angenehme, heitere Empfindungen, welche bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande im Menschen erwachen. Allegro ma non troppo / Pleasant, Cheerful Feelings Awakened in a Person on Arriving in the Country [11:53]
2. 1. Szene am Bach. Andante molto moto / Scene by the Brook [12:23]
3. 1. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute. Allegro – attacca / Merry Gathering of Country Folk [5:05]
4. 1. Donner, Sturm. Allegro – attacca / Thunderstorm [3:42]
5. 1. Hirtengesang. Wohltätige, mit Dank an die Gottheit verbundene Gefühle nach dem Sturm. Allegretto / Shepherd’s song. Happy and Thankful Feelings to the Deity after the Storm [9:09]

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