Claudio Abbado Symphonien Edition – Beethoven

in 2014, Deutsche Grammophon presented the Claudio Abbado Symphony Edition with four individual editions, each dedicated to the symphonic works of one composer. After Brahms, Bruckner, Mahler and Mozart, four more editions are now released with important recordings of Beethoven, Haydn, Mendelssohn and Schubert under the direction of the brilliant conductor

The Beethoven Edition offers on 10 recordings, in addition to the Symphonies No. 1 – 9 with the Berlin Philharmonic, the Piano Concertos No. 1 – 5 with Maurizio Pollini and the Triple Concerto op. 56 with Alexander Lonquich, Ilya Gringolts and Mario Brunello as soloists. Other highlights include the Choral Fantasy op. 80 with Yevgeny Kissin and “Ah! perfido” op. 65 with Cheryl Studer, the overtures “Leonore No. 2” op. 72, “Coriolan” op. 62 and “Zur Namensfeier” op. 115 as well as the music for Goethe’s “Egmont” op. 84 and “Leonore Prohaska” WoO 96.

Reviews

FonoForum 3/2001: “The Viennese recordings (of the symphonies) are characterized by a fruity, full sound, which matched the full-bodied, pithy string sound of the Philharmoniker. The interpretations are animated by a broadly swinging, cantabile melos.” FonoForum 6/1994: “Here a complete recording (of the piano concertos) has succeeded which, due to its straightforward straightforwardness and stringent realization of its concept, has absolute validity and will probably continue to have it for a long time.”