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Hans Rosbaud conducts Beethoven

Year recorded

1953-1962

Year published

2020

Composer

Ludwig van Beethoven

Artists

Hans Rosbaud

Südwestfunk-Orchester Baden-Baden

Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester

Ginette Neveu (Violine)

Trio di Trieste

Géra Anda

Tracks

Sinfonie Nr. 1 C-Dur op. 21
Sinfonie Nr. 2 D-Dur op. 36
Sinfonie Nr. 3 Es-Dur op. 55
Sinfonie Nr. 5 c-Moll op. 67
Sinfonie Nr. 6 F-Dur op. 68
Sinfonie Nr. 7 A-Dur op. 92
Sinfonie Nr. 8 F-Dur op. 93 (Aufnahme 1956)
Sinfonie Nr. 8 F-Dur op. 93 (Aufnahme 1961)
Violinkonzert D-Dur op. 61
Konzert für Klavier, Violine, Violoncello und Orchester C-Dur op. 56
Klavierkonzert Nr. 5 Es-Dur op. 73
Ouvertüre c-Moll zu Coriolan op. 62
Ouvertüre f-Moll zu Egmont op. 84
Ouvertüre E-Dur zu Fidelio op. 72
Ouvertüre zu August von Kotzebues König Stephan op. 117
Ouvertüre C-Dur Leonore III op. 72a

Especially in connection with Beeethoven one cannot help but deeply admire Rosbaud’s artistic ability to combine a structural approach with musical brilliance, the forward-pushing with the magic of poetry, and austerity with creative inspiration. The more you concentrate on the nuances of Rosbaud’s artistry the more you will admire his ability to convey his precise ideas to the orchestra without compromising vivacity, verve and spontaneity. After listening to these Beethoven recordings it is beyond doubt that Rosbaud is definitely one of the greatest musicians and conductors of the 21st century. This also applies when he provides the accompaniment to the enthusiastically playing Trio di Trieste in the Triple Concerto, to the brilliant Titan Ginette Neveu in the Violin Concerto or to Géza Anda, whose every tone conveys incorruptible sincerity, in Piano Concerto No.4. Under Rosbaud’s conductorship the orchestra nearly always succeeds in performing even minute details to perfection and with an exciting touch but always remains faithful to the distinctive character of the music. The form with its development of marked contrasts and thus typical of Beethoven is presented as an integrated, homogeneous whole.

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