Daniel Barenboim - Beethoven: Symphonies 7 & 9 (Vinyl)

"I waited a very long time to record the Beethoven symphonies," said Daniel Barenboim when this cycle was first released in 2000. "I waited for the music to mature in me - or me in it - and to find an orchestra that not only did what I asked it to do, but which really felt every detail in the music exactly as I did at the moment we were playing it. This is the greatest joy that a conductor can have." This is the second set of 3LPs, after the first one released in May (Symphonies 3-5); these recordings are released for the very first time on vinyl.

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Symphony No. 7 in a Major, Op. 92: I. Poco Sostenuto - Vivace
2. Symphony No. 7 in a Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto
3. Symphony No. 7 in a Major, Op. 92: III. Presto - Assai Meno Presto
4. Symphony No. 7 in a Major, Op. 92: IV. Allegro Con Brio
5. Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral": I. Allegro Ma Non Troppo, Un Poco Maestoso
6. Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral": II. Molto Vivace - Presto
7. Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral": III. Adagio Molto E Cantabile - Andante Moderato
8. Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IV. Presto - "O Freunde, Nicht Diese Töne!" (Ode to Joy)