Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 – Westdeutsche Sinfonia & Dirk Joeres

45 minutes bonus DVD, in which the conductor illustrates the relevance of Beethoven’s music today.

Heritage Records presents a new Beethoven symphony cycle exploring the fascination of Beethoven’s symphonic writing and its continued relevance today. Each CD in the series will be accompanied by a specially conceived DVD, in which Dirk illustrates Beethoven’s compositional genius, performing excerpts on the piano and commenting on snippets from the new recordings.