CD Reviews

[Quijote]

Eyes up, fellow Beethoven freaks:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012...ies-5-7-review

[Sorrano]

It seems that this concert was broadcast on Performance Today. I caught a bit of it on the drive home, but it wasn't really enough to get a decent listen. The announcers quite liked the performances, though.

[Quijote]

And another heads up for a Beethoven symphony cycle:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012...bruggen-review

[Sorrano]

And another heads up for a Beethoven symphony cycle:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012...bruggen-review

Have you heard any of his performances with this orchestra? The review sounds promising.

[Quijote]

Have you heard any of his performances with this orchestra? The review sounds promising.

Hi Sorrano. No, I haven't, but I tend to respect the reviewer (Andrew Clements) so I'm tempted to make a purchase.

[Michael]

Eyes up, fellow Beethoven freaks:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/music/2012...ies-5-7-review

Just came across a positive review of this in the Sunday Times and I am pleased to discover that Gardiner has re-instated the scherzo and trio repeats in the third movement of the Fifth Symphony, which Beethoven removed after a lot of dithering.
I would have preferred if, instead, Beethoven had cut the repeats in the scherzo of No. 7 (but what do I know).