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The Symphonies (Blu-ray)

    Ludwig van Beethoven

    The Symphonies (Blu-ray)

    Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos

    ★★★★ “A very welcome and important tribute” Pizzicato

    The Spanish Maestro Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos concluded his acclaimed international conducting career of almost six decades with two memorable years as the Principal Conductor of the Danish National Symphony Orchestra. Recorded live in concert at the new DR Koncerthuset in Copenhagen, this new, compact Blu-ray box set combines Frühbeck de Burgos’ interpretation of the complete Symphonies by Ludwig van Beethoven with his renderings of Symphonie fantastique by Hector Berlioz and Richard Strauss’ Eine Alpensinfonie as well as Joaquín Rodrigo’s popular Concierto de Aranjuez, featuring the world-renowned Spanish guitarist Pepe Romero.

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    Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos. © Per Morten Abrahamsen
    An incredible amount of music in a pretty small box
    Peter Dürrfeld, Kristeligt Dagblad

    Symfonierne er indspillet over to år i DR Koncerthuset, hvor Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos stod i spidsen for DR SymfoniOrkestret indtil kort før sin død.

    The box set includes a 100-page booklet with an extensive essay by the Danish composer and writer Karl Aage Rasmussen, who authoritatively takes the reader through Beethoven's nine Symphonies. The book is presented in four languages – English and Danish as well as Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos's own languages German and Spanish.

     

    DISC 1:
    BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21 (1799/1800)
    Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36 (1801-1802)
    Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, Op. 55 “Eroica” (1803-05)
    Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60 (1806)

    DISC 2:
    Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 (1804-1808)
    Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 “Pastoral” (1808)
    Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 (1811-12)
    Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 (1812)

    DISC 3:
    Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 “Choral” (1822-1824) †
    RODRIGO Concierto de Aranjuez (1939) *
    BERLIOZ Symphonie fantastique, Op. 14 (1830)
    STRAUSS Eine Alpensinfonie (An Alpine Symphony), Op. 64 (1911-1915)

    †    Albina Shagimuratova, soprano; Charlotte Hellekant, mezzo-soprano; Scott MacAllister, tenor; Johan Reuter, bass; the Danish National Concert Choir

    *    Pepe Romero, guitar

    Release date: 
    October 2016
    Cat. No.: 
    2.110433-35BD
    FormatID: 
    Blu-ray
    CoverFormat: 
    Box
    Barcode: 
    747313543359
    Track count: 
    0

    Credits

    Recorded at DR Koncerthuset, Copenhagen
    Beethoven: No. 1 (6-7 September 2012), No. 2 (13-14 September 2012), No. 3 (6-7 December 2012), No. 4 (24-25 January 2013), No. 5 (21-22 March 2013), No. 6 (25-26 April 2013), No. 7 (24-25 May 2013), Symphonies Nos. 8-9 (30-31 May & 1 June 2013); Berlioz (24-25 January 2013), Rodrigo (21-22 March 2013), Strauss (23 January 2014)

    Recording producer: Bernhard Güttler
    Balance engineer: Jan Oldrup
    Surround mix: Bernhard Güttler, Jan Oldrup
    Sound technicians: Jens Langkilde, Johnny Foght Wiinholt, Bjarne Lillevang Jensen

    Camera: Ivan Strand, Thomas Larsen, Gustav Strångert, Peter Sandager, Ulrik Gedsted, Stig Bomholt, Rasmus Vilhelmsen, Thomas Ravn, Morten Jensen, Christian Frisk-Puggaard, Nikolaj Beenfeldt, Philippe-Albert Hesselmann, Claus Sisseck, Michael Molsø, Thomas Søgaard, Henrik Harpelund, Thomas Jessen, Poul Ernstved, Amdi Brøner, Peter Utzon, Dorte Bach, Jane Stokholm

    Light: Hans Sander
    CCU: Tom Ludvigsen, Flemming Pedersen, Tim Birk Hansen, Dennis Bruun, Ole Jensen, Erik Lundby, Niels-Jørgen Riisfeldt

    TV editing: Henrik Møll
    Video editing: Uli Peschke
    Colour grading: Jan Hartmann

    Production managers: Susan Larsen, Trice Angie Christiansen
    Video director: Arne J. Rasmussen
    Head of TV Project: Thomas Christensen

    Executive producers: Gordon Alsing, Dominik Falenski, Curt Kollavik Jensen
    Orchestra managers: Nina Ulf Jørgensen, Henrik Overgaard Kristensen, Jakob Helmer Mørck, Benedikte Artved
    Choir manager: Peter G. Tönshoff
    Coordination for DNSO: Hans Sørensen, Dominik Falenski
    Director of Danish National Symphony Orchestra and Danish National Concert Choir: Kim Bohr

    Graphic design: Denise Burt, elevator-design.dk

    Photos: © Per Morten Abrahamsen

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