Akademie Fur Alte Musik Berlin Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 8 CD

The least famous of Beethoven's symphonies? Yet these two works are genuine tours de force: the composer takes the listener on a journey whose destination never seems to be known in advance, one brimming over with structural innovations subtly brought out in this interpretation by the musicians of the Akademie f?r Alte Musik Berlin. This recording is also an opportunity to discover just how clearly Cherubini's music prefigured that of Beethoven, whereas M?hul's symphony is a response ? la fran?aise to the German composer.

1. Cherubini: Lodo?ska: Overture. Adagio - Allegro Vivace - Moderato - Allegro Vivace 2. Beethoven: Symphony No.4 in B-Flat Major, Op.60: I. Adagio - Allegro Vivace 3. Beethoven: Symphony No.4 in B-Flat Major, Op.60: II. Adagio 4. Beethoven: Symphony No.4 in B-Flat Major, Op.60: III. Allegro Molto E Vivace - Trio. Un Poco Meno Allegro 5. Beethoven: Symphony No.4 in B-Flat Major, Op.60: IV. Allegro Ma Non Troppo 6. M?hul: Symphony No.1 in G minor: I. Allegro 7. M?hul: Symphony No.1 in G minor: II. Andante 8. M?hul: Symphony No.1 in G minor: III. Menuet. Allegro - Trio 9. M?hul: Symphony No.1 in G minor: IV. Finale. Allegro Agitato 10. Beethoven: Symphony No.8 in F Major, Op.93: I. Allegro Vivace E Con Brio 11. Beethoven: Symphony No.8 in F Major, Op.93: II. Allegretto Scherzando 12. Beethoven: Symphony No.8 in F Major, Op.93: III. Tempo Di Menuetto 13. Beethoven: Symphony No.8 in F Major, Op.93: IV. Allegro Vivace