LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770 – 1827) Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 (“Pastoral”), 1808 Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, conducted by WILLIAM STEINBERG 1) Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande (Awakening of cheerful feelings upon arrival in the countryside): Allegro ma non troppo 2) Szene am Bach (Scene by the brook): Andante molto mosso 3) Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute (Merry gathering of country folk): Allegro 4) Gewitter, Sturm (Thunder. Storm): Allegro 5) Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm (Shepherds song; cheerful and thankful feelings after the storm): Allegretto This, despite numerous other magnificent renditions of this work, has always been my favorite recording of Beethoven’s middle-period, sunny-and-stormy masterpiece. William Steinberg (1899-1978), one of the greatest conductors of his generation (and still, more than 36 years after his death, absurdly under-appreciated), leads his outstanding ensemble, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, in one of its most memorable performances. youtube/watch?v=jsYjxXd7Nuk
Posted on: Tue, 04 Nov 2014 00:05:49 +0000
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