Cleverly paired with two symphonies by Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach – written in 1755/56 and 1775/76 respectively – Beethoven's first two contributions to the symphonic genre reveal the bubbling creativity of a thirty-year-old composer determined to go even further in the renewal of the genre than another, very recent reference, Mozart's 'Jupiter'. So much is clear from the very first chord of his Symphony no.1! Relive this decisive moment in the company of the musicians of the Akademie fur Alte Musik, under the guidance of their Konzertmeister Bernhard Forck.
CARL PHILIPP EMANUEL BACH (1714-1788) Sinfonie [Sinfonia] Wq. 175, H. 650 F-Dur / Fa majeur / F major 1 I. Allegro assai 3'21 2 II. Andante 3'06 3 III. Tempo di Menuetto 2'28
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827) Sinfonie Nr. 1, op. 21 C-Dur / Ut majeur / C major 4 I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio 9'11 5 II. Andante cantabile con moto 7'12 6 III. Menuetto. Allegro molto e vivace - Trio 4'06 7 IV. Finale. [Adagio] Allegro molto e vivace 5'43
CARL PHILIPP EMANUEL BACH Sinfonie Wq. 183/4, H. 666 [from Vier Orchester-Sinfonien (componiert 1776)] G-Dur / Sol majeur / G major 8 I. Allegro assai 2'58 9 II. Poco andante 3'28 10 III. Presto 3'25
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN Sinfonie Nr. 2, op. 36 D-Dur / Re majeur / D major 11 I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio 12'15 12 II. Larghetto 10'30 13 III. Scherzo. Allegro - Trio 4'25 14 IV. Allegro molto 6'27
