The complete cycle of Beethoven’s nine Symphonies is a landmark event for Decca Classics, for Riccardo Chailly, and for the Gewandhaus Orchestra, where he has been Kapellmeister since 2005. Based on a series of critically-acclaimed Leipzig concerts, the nine symphonies, recorded in the unique acoustic of the Gewandhaus itself, are accompanied by no less than eight of the composer’s overtures, all presented on five CDs in a prestigious limited-edition package.




BEETHOVEN: COMPLETE SYMPHONIES (5CDs)
Katerina Beranova, Soprano · Lilli Paasikivi, Alto
Robert Dean Smith, Tenor · Hanno Müller-Brachmann, Bass
Gewandhausorchester, Riccardo Chailly

Catalogue number: 478 2721
International Release: October 2011

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Riccardo Chailly has recorded exclusively for Decca for more than three decades, winning many international awards with recordings from many of the world's greatest orchestras. His first recording, made in 1978, ...
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