Artist: Freiburger Barockorchester
Album: Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 & Choral Fantasy
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2020
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 96 kHz
Duration: 01:19:56
Total Tracks: 8
Total Size: 1,28 GB

Tracklist:

1. Pablo Heras-Casado – Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 “Choral”: I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso (13:35)
2. Pablo Heras-Casado – Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 “Choral”: II. Molto vivace (13:32)
3. Pablo Heras-Casado – Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 “Choral”: III. Adagio molto e cantabile (12:07)
4. Pablo Heras-Casado – Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 “Choral”: IV. Finale. Presto (21:58)
5. Pablo Heras-Casado – Fantasia in C Minor, Op. 80 “Choral Fantasy”: I. Adagio (03:54)
6. Pablo Heras-Casado – Fantasia in C Minor, Op. 80 “Choral Fantasy”: II. Finale. Allegro (06:29)
7. Pablo Heras-Casado – Fantasia in C Minor, Op. 80 “Choral Fantasy”: III. Adagio, ma non troppo (04:23)
8. Pablo Heras-Casado – Fantasia in C Minor, Op. 80 “Choral Fantasy”: IV. Allegro (03:56)

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First and foremost, this double album enshrines the exemplary work of an ensemble whose designation ‘Baroque Orchestra’ by no means limits its excursions into later repertories: under the watchful eye of a gifted conductor, the ‘Freiburgers’ (and co.) offer us a profoundly renewed vision of the Ninth, that myth among myths, that touchstone of a genre in quest of the absolute – and the direct descendant of a much earlier ‘Choral Fantasy’. The latter work showcased one of Beethoven’s most extraordinary talents: improvisation. Kristian Bezuidenhout has joined forces again with his concerto partners to let us experience this little-known score as if it had just been premiered… then transcribed by Beethoven himself!A fantasy that turned into a symphony? First and foremost, this double album enshrines the exemplary work of an ensemble whose designation ‘Baroque Orchestra’ by no means limits its excursions into later repertories: under the watchful eye of a gifted conductor, the ‘Freiburgers’ (and co.) offer us a profoundly renewed vision of the Ninth, that myth among myths, that touchstone of a genre in quest of the absolute – and the direct descendant of a much earlier Choral Fantasy. The latter work showcased one of Beethoven’s most extraordinary talents: improvisation. Kristian Bezuidenhout has joined forces again with his concerto partners to let us experience this little-known score as if it had just been premiered … then transcribed by Beethoven himself!