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	Ludwig van Beethoven, Bernard Haitink, London Symphony Orchestra Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 6 "Pastoral" & 2 [Hybrid SACD] Genre: Classical The 'Pastoral' symphony is one of Beethoven's most consistently popular works, evoking feelings of the natural world's beauty. The symphony embodies the spirit of the dawning Romantic era in its depiction of the countrysid... more » « less
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All Artists: Ludwig van Beethoven, Bernard Haitink, London Symphony Orchestra
Title: Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 6 "Pastoral" & 2 [Hybrid SACD]
Members Wishing: 2
Total Copies: 0
Label: Lso Live UK
Original Release Date: 1/1/2006
Re-Release Date: 7/11/2006
Album Type: Hybrid SACD - DSD, Import
Genre: Classical
Styles: Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Symphonies
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 822231158226

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Album Description

The 'Pastoral' symphony is one of Beethoven's most consistently popular works, evoking feelings of the natural world's beauty. The symphony embodies the spirit of the dawning Romantic era in its depiction of the countryside, and allowed Beethoven to express his love of nature and the outdoors. At the time of its completion, the Second Symphony was probably the longest yet composed. Written while he was coming to terms with the onset of deafness, it is surprisingly light hearted and cheerful.

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CD Reviews

Respectable performances and so-so sound

Virginia Opera Fan | Falls Church, VA USA | 10/24/2006

(3 out of 5 stars)

"Haitink's interpretations are thoroughly respectable and well executed by the LSO. I suspect they will wear well over repeated listening. I've listened to the two symphonies presented here in their entirety twice over the last few days. The impression is that of an uneccentric interpretive stance that hasn't changed much since the maestro's Concertgebouw cycle of the symphonies some thirty years ago. It's satisfying enough, but I'm not anxious to rush out and acquire the rest of the cycle.

My comments concerning the technical quality of the recording are based on the multi-channel SACD encoding. The violins' upper register sounds a little glassy in comparison to some other DSD recordings. Not that its offensive, but one of the benefits of SACD technology has been a more natural string tone. I am glad my amplifier has the ability to adjust the channel levels. At the default (0 decibel) settings, I felt like I was sitting in the middle of the orchestra, an effect I find unrealistic. Taking down the rear channels a few decibels provided a more realistic front and center perspective."