George Szell Conducts Beethoven: Symphonies 1-9 & Overtures

Many facets of George Szell come together in this album: Although born in Budapest to a Hungarian Jewish family, he was a true Viennese musician, supremely talented and rudely arrogant. Beethoven was central to his repertoire - even more so than for most conductors. The Cleveland Orchestra was the pearl in Szell's crown. Artur Rodzinski turned a mediocre group into a fine ensemble; Szell polished it to perfection. Donal Henahan of The New York Times called it 'the world's keenest symphonic instrument.' A decade after Szell's death, Cleveland's music director Christoph von Dohnanyi complained: 'We give a great concert, and George Szell gets a great review'.

Disc 1
1: I. Adagio Molto - Allegro Con Brio
2: II. Andante Cantabile Con Moto
3: III. Menuetto - Allegro Molto E Vivace
4: IV. Finale. Adagio - Allegro Molto E Vivace
5: I. Adagio Molto - Allegro Con Brio
6: II. Larghetto
7: III. Scherzo - Allegro
8: IV. Allegro Molto

Disc 2
1: I. Allegro Con Brio
2: II. Marcia Funebre. Adagio Assai
3: III. Scherzo. Allegro Vivace
4: IV. Finale. Allegro Molto

Disc 3
1: I. Adagio - Allegro Vivace
2: II. Adagio
3: III. Menuetto. Allegro Vivace - Trio. Un Poco Meno Allegro
4: IV. Allegro Ma Non Troppo
5: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72b
6: I. Allegro Con Brio
7: II. Andante Con Moto
8: III. Scherzo - Allegro
9: IV. Allegro

Disc 4
1: I. Allegro Ma Non Troppo
2: II. Andante Molto Moto
3: III. Allegro
4: IV. Allegro
5: V. Allegretto

Disc 5
1: I. Poco Sostenuto - Vivace
2: II. Allegretto
3: III. Presto - Presto Meno Assai
4: IV. Allegro Con Brio
5: I. Allegro Vivace E Con Brio
6: II. Allegretto Scherzando
7: III. Tempo Di Menuetto
8: IV. Allegro Vivace

Disc 6
1: I. Allegro Ma Non Troppo, Un Poco Maestoso
2: II. Molto Vivace
3: III. Adagio Molto E Cantabile - Andante Moderato
4: IV. Finale (Final Chorus On Schiller's 'Ode to Joy')

Disc 7
1: Overture
2: Coriolan Overture, Op. 62
3: Overture
4: Leonore Overture No. 2, Op. 72a
5: Leonore Overture No. 1, Op. 138
6: Overture

Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

Conductor: George Szell

Number of Discs: 7

Orchestra: Cleveland Orchestra

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