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Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 8 in F, op. 93, I: Allegro vivace e con brio, North German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Günter Wand, cond.
Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 8 in F, op. 93, I: Allegro vivace e con brio, North German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Günter Wand, cond.
Best farewell I have seen! Although I love Haydn and baroque music, I just watch his “Farewell” symphony to see how funny/unfunny the musicans’ make their leaving gestures.
Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale,” V: Shepherd’s Song: Happy and Thankful Feeling after the Storm, Allegretto, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Karl Böhm, cond.
Antonin Dvorak, Symphony No. 8 in G major, op. 88, I: Allegro con brio, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Libor Pesek, cond.
Until the latest round of news, this is the only Libor I had ever heard of (and it’s pronounced lee-bor, not lye-bor).
Carl Nielsen (born June 9, 1865), Symphony No. 4, op. 29 “The Inextinguishable,” IV: Allegro, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Simon Rattle, cond.
Jean Sibelius, Symphony No. 3 in C, op. 52, I: Allegro moderato, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Mariss Jansons, cond.
W.A. Mozart, Symphony No. 25 in G minor, K. 183, I: Allegro con brio, The Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood, dir.
Happy birthday Wolfie, you don’t look a day over 35.
Antonin Dvorak, Symphony No. 7 in D minor, op. 70, III: Scherzo–vivace, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Libor Pesek, cond.
Franz Schubert, Symphony No. 5 in B flat, D. 485, I: Allegro, Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Neville Marriner, cond.
Ludwig van Beethoven, Symphony No. 7 in A, op. 92, II: Allegretto, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlos Kleiber, cond.
In this recording, the string parts are played pizzicato all the way to the end of the movement instead of returning to arco for its last few bars as indicated by the score. Compare this to a performance that follows the score’s instructions.
