Artist: London Philharmonic Orchestra, Kurt Masur
Album: Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 5
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2019
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 44,1 kHz
Duration: 01:22:58
Total Tracks: 8
Total Size: 740 MB

Tracklist:

1-1. Kurt Masur – Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat, Op. 55 “Eroica”: I. Allegro con brio (16:58)
1-2. Kurt Masur – Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat, Op. 55 “Eroica”: II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai (14:05)
1-3. Kurt Masur – Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat, Op. 55 “Eroica”: III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace (05:34)
1-4. Kurt Masur – Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat, Op. 55 “Eroica”: IV. Finale. Allegro molto (11:27)
1-5. Kurt Masur – Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio (07:14)
1-6. Kurt Masur – Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: II. Andante con moto (09:16)
1-7. Kurt Masur – Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: III. Allegro (07:58)
1-8. Kurt Masur – Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: IV. Allegro (10:23)

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Recorded live at Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall, London on 24 November 2004 (Symphony No. 3) and 27 November 2004 (Symphony No. 5).

This recording features former Principal Conductor of the London Philharmonic Orchestra Kurt Masur, who conducted more than 150 performances in London and internationally during his tenure.

Masur inaugurated the launch of the LPO’s own label in 2005 with live performances of Shostakovich’s Symphonies Nos. 1 and 5.
Kurt Masur was renowned for conducting Beethoven with insight and cohesion; these concert performances were conducted from memory. He sadly passed away in December 2015; this captivating pair of concert recordings from 2004 pays tribute to his musical legacy.The concert performances of these symphonies were praised at the time. The Daily Telegraph said of the Fifth Symphony “it was the joyous conclusion of the Fifth, with all Beethoven’s guns blazing, that left the packed audience in a euphoric mood… Masur shaped the whole symphonic drama… with the hands of a master.” (The Daily Telegraph, UK)