Symphonies nos. 4 & 6 (Complete Symphonies vol.1)
Jan Willem de Vriend / The Netherlands Symphony Orchestra
CC 72361 - 0608917236125
A refreshing new recording of the Beethoven symphonies (volume 1), through the eyes of conductor Jan Willem de Vriend and his orchestra. De Vriend's name as a symphonic conductor is emerging fast now in the music world, and this first volume of the Beethoven series is a fine musical signature, with which he and his musicians perpetuate themselves.
In the linernotes with this CD we can read: If you want to perform his symphonies and surely if you want to record them, you must make a thorough study of Beethoven’s personal situation and that of the world around him. Here we can only set down a few short brushstrokes on an enormous empty metaphoric canvas. A canvas that must be filled completely, preferably painted true to life right down to the smallest details, using a fantastic palette of colours. When it is finished, we will see Beethoven, situated in his time. The painting will tell a story.
With this new Beethoven cycle conductor Jan Willem de Vriend, together with the Netherlands Symphony Orchestra, ventures to tell a new story. His story. With enormous passion and enthusiasm, he has immersed himself in the life and work of Beethoven. To gain the best possible understanding of Beethoven, he says, you must know something about the people around him: for example, his teachers Albrechtsberger and Neefe, who watched his career. You need to know what it was like in Bonn when he grew up there. You need to know that his grandfather enjoyed trading wine and that Beethoven therefore took pleasure in allowing himself to be paid in wine, for example by his publisher. You need to know where his roots are. You need to know the music of his pupils, such as Ries and Moscheles. Jan Willem de Vriend has conducted the music of Beethoven, of people who composed for him, of his contemporaries. He has been working on this intensively for the past twenty years.
This recording of the Fourth and Sixth symphonies is an interpretation of Jan Willem de Vriend and his orchestra, belonging to a certain moment in time and recounted entirely in sounds. It is a story understood in detail and given shape in masterly fashion. (Valentine Laout - linernotes)
Mit diesem neuen Beethoven-Zyklus wagt Jan Willem de Vriend, zusammen mit dem Netherlands Symphony Orchestra, eine neue Sicht auf diese wohlbekannten Werke. Mit enormer Leidenschaft und großem Engagement taucht er ein in Leben und Werk von Ludwig van Beethoven. Auch bei seiner Arbeit mit dem Combattimento Consort Amsterdam kam er sehr oft mit der Musik von Beethoven und dessen Vorgängern in Berührung. Dabei hat er das Bild jener Zeit gründlich kennengelernt, und mit diesen Kenntnissen kann er jetzt seine Geschichte in der Tat konstruieren.
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CC 72361 - Symphonies nos. 4 & 6 (Complete Symphonies vol.1) - Jan Willem de Vriend / The Netherlands Symphony Orchestra - HVT-
1Symphony no. 4 op. 60 in B flat majorAdagio - Allegro vivace11:45
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2Symphony no. 4 op. 60 in B flat majorAdagio08:19
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3Symphony no. 4 op. 60 in B flat majorAllegro molto e vivace05:41
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4Symphony no. 4 op. 60 in B flat majorAllegro ma non troppo07:10
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5Symphony no. 6 op. 68Allegro ma non troppo ? Angenehme, heitere Empfindungen, welche bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande im Menschen erwachsen11:30
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6Symphony no. 6 op. 68Andante molto moto ? Szene am Bach11:49
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7Symphony no. 6 op. 68Allegro ? Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute05:10
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8Symphony no. 6 op. 68Allegro ? Donner. Sturm03:51
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9Symphony no. 6 op. 68Allegretto ? Hirtengesang. Wohltätige, mit Dank an die Gottheit verbundene Gefühle nach dem Sturm09:12
Jan Willem de Vriend - Complete Symphonies - Allmusic.com - Januari 2012
08-10-2010Jan Willem de Vriend - Symphonies nos 4 & 6 - Pizzicato - oktober 2010
01-09-2010L. van Beethoven: Sympohien nr. 4 & 6 - Pizzicato 09-2010
26-07-2010Netherlands Symphony Orchestra - Beethoven Symphonies Vol I - Opus Klassiek