Big Boxes: Bernstein’s First Beethoven Cycle Revisited

David Hurwitz

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Leonard Bernstein was always a very impressive Beethoven conductor. When […]

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Recording Details:

Reference Recording: Bernstein (DG); Wand (RCA); Barenboim (Teldec)

BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN:
Symphonies 1-9; Violin Concerto; Overtures: Egmont, King Stephen, Fidelio, Leonore No. 3, The Consecration of the House

Soloists: Martina Arroyo (soprano); Regina Sarfaty (mezzo soprano); Nicholas Di Virgilio (tenor); Norman Scott (bass)

Conductor: Bernstein, Leonard
Orchestra: New York Philharmonic
Orchestra: The Juilliard Chorus

Record Label: Sony Classical - 88697683812
Medium: CD

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