CD REVIEW: Beethoven Symphonies 4 & 7
Beethoven: Symphonies No. 4 & 7
The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Paavo Järvi
RCA/BMG (original Japanese release: 23 May 2007; recorded 2004/5)
Mostly Classics Magazine, July 2007
CD Review by Minoru Okamoto
Beethoven Standard of Today
Second installment of the complete recording of all nine Beethoven symphonies, which everyone has been waiting for
The second CD in a recording of the complete Beethoven symphonies by Paavo Järvi and The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen is again impressive because of the fantastic collaboration between conductor and orchestra. They have already established historically informed practice (HIP) – the use of original playing techniques on modern instruments – as a means of expressing their music. They present the most high-spirited music that anyone could ever create.
It rarely happens that a famous work which every listener knows appears with a completely new image. Hearing this CD makes it possible to relive the sense of excitement that Beethoven's music generated earlier. This complete recording of the Beethoven symphonies will undoubtedly become the new standard for the twenty-first century.
The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Paavo Järvi
RCA/BMG (original Japanese release: 23 May 2007; recorded 2004/5)
Mostly Classics Magazine, July 2007
CD Review by Minoru Okamoto
Beethoven Standard of Today
Second installment of the complete recording of all nine Beethoven symphonies, which everyone has been waiting for
The second CD in a recording of the complete Beethoven symphonies by Paavo Järvi and The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen is again impressive because of the fantastic collaboration between conductor and orchestra. They have already established historically informed practice (HIP) – the use of original playing techniques on modern instruments – as a means of expressing their music. They present the most high-spirited music that anyone could ever create.
It rarely happens that a famous work which every listener knows appears with a completely new image. Hearing this CD makes it possible to relive the sense of excitement that Beethoven's music generated earlier. This complete recording of the Beethoven symphonies will undoubtedly become the new standard for the twenty-first century.
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PS: ignore the typo in the heading