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Beethoven: Symphonies 2 and 7 [Hybrid SACD] | ![Beethoven: Symphonies 2 and 7 [Hybrid SACD]](http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51UWFcldh2L._SL160_.jpg)
 enlarge | Creators: Ludwig Van Beethoven, Osmo Vaenskae, Minnesota Orchestra
Label: Bis
Category: Music
List Price: $20.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  4 reviews
Sales Rank: 8574
Format: Hybrid Sacd, Import
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
UPC: 675754009908
EAN: 0675754009908
ASIN: B001DDY6UI
Release Date: August 26, 2008
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| Tracks:
| • | 1. Adagio - Allegro con brio | | • | 2. Larghetto | | • | 3. Allegro | | • | 4. Allegro molto | | • | 1. Poco sostenuto - Vivace | | • | 2. Allegretto | | • | 3. Presto | | • | 4. Allegro con brio |
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| Customer Reviews:
Superb! December 28, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
Until recently, I've not been much for classical music. Through a positive review from a radio head, I decided to give it a try. This was my fourth purchase in the set. It's beautiful. Rich. Varied.
If you're Beethoven or classical novice like me, I'd start with his 9th, also by Vanska and the Minnesota Orchestra. Amazing stuff, that.
 A Grand Finale! November 11, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
With this release, Vanska comes to the end of his Awesome Beethoven Symphony Cycle...
A Fine Finish it is, too!
Vanska's 7th is a powerhouse of dynamic cohesion throughout, and the horns are just not to be believed....you MUST hear this recording! The sonics are just superb, of course, as are the other recordings in this cycle, and there is a lovely sheen, also, to the strings.
The Second, while most people consider it "fodder", has long been one of my favorites, and here, too, the Minnesota give us a beautiful, dazzling and boyant reading. Naught to complain about, again here!
Do Treat Yourself to this, the crowning jewel of the Vanska/Minnesota Cycle of Beethoven's Symphonies!
Not sure if BIS will be issuing this series in a single box, but that SURE would be nice...I'd certainly re-purchase it in that format, if they do!
 Fairly zesty, but the style is warmed-over period cliche October 11, 2008
4 out of 8 found this review helpful
Despite their ecstatic reviews when they go to New York, I am baffled by the reception accorded Osmo Vanska and the Minnesota Orch. in Beethoven. To my ears, this isn't new, adventurous, groundbreaking performance style. It's a throwback to the days in the Eighties when Roger Norrington was making waves with HIP Beethoven. As in that era, tempos are fast, expression flat (no personality, please, we're being authentic), ensemble crisp, and no hint that Beethoven was a revolutionary -- everything is done to squash his heroism.
If you already own -- and have had enough -- period-style Beethoven from Norrington or Gardiner, if you've already experienced the "updated" traditionalists (Abbado, Rattle, Haitink), there's little of note here. Even at fast tempo there's no inner life to Vanska's Beethoven, and the best I can say is that Sym. #2, being more Haydnesque, survives the bloodletting better than Sym. #7. The orchestra plays with no great expertise; the recorded sound, as heard in two-channel stereo, is quite good.
Tireless Beethoven--a must have September 9, 2008
11 out of 12 found this review helpful
Of all the CD's in Vanska's Beethoven cycle, this is the one I've been anticipating most of all. The Minnesota Orchestra gives a phenomenal performance of both symphonies on this disc. #7 in particular is loaded with energy and enthusiasm, yet always keeping control. Special kudos go to the horns. I've heard some lackluster performances of Beethoven's symphonies. This is definitely NOT one of those. For anyone who wants a definitive collection of the Beethoven cycle, invest in this series.
I wonder if Osmo Vanska had to strap his baton to his wrist to keep from flinging it into the orchestra during the final movement? It wouldn't surprise me...
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