Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3 [SACD]

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3 [SACD]

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3 [SACD]
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Composer: Beethoven
Conductor: Herreweghe
Orchestra: Royal Flemish Philharmonic
Edition: Music CD
Audio: English (Unknown)
Format: Hybrid SACD - DSD
CD Release Date: 2008-04-29
Music Label: Pentatone
Soundtracks:
  1. Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21: 1st movement, Adagio molto-Allegro con brio
  2. Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21: 2nd movement, Andante cantabile
  3. Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21: 3rd movement, Menuetto
  4. Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21: 4th movment, Allegro molto e vivace
  5. Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica': 1st movement, Allegro con brio
  6. Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica': 2nd movement, Marcia funebre 'Adagio assai'
  7. Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica': 3rd movement, Scherzo 'Allegro vivace'
  8. Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica': 4th movement, Allegro molto

Music reviews of Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3 [SACD]

Music Review: A refined, affectionate First yoked to a light, fluffy Eroica, if that's to your taste
Rating: 4 Stars

I am a fan of Herrewedghe's Baroque recordings; he seems both musical ans sensible, putting expression before ideology when it comes to HIP practices. It's true that he's an overreacher, and his period readings of Bruckner have seemed awkward at best. But early Beethoven has always been a sharp weapon in the hands of advocates who want to push the Baroque past the age of Napoleon. It certainly works well in Sym. 1, and here we see Herreweghe's superiority over predecessors like NOrrington and Gardiner. First, he's more innately musical and talented, so that he doesn't hide behind externals like rushed tempos, hectic phrasing, and rigidly fixed rhythms. Those common qualities in early HIPser Beethoven are absent here.

As a result, Sym. 1 breathes as it should, smiles at times and displays a good deal of charm. This is far and away the best HIP Beethoven I've heard. It can stand up to any standard reading that I know. Herreweghe's Felmish orchestra is unknown to me, but they are fine, and PentaTone's sound (heard in two-channel stereo) is clean, clear, and natural. Tempo is quite secondary to me, but I will note that at times Herreweghe is quite moderate, as in the first movement and Scherzo, but his Andante cantabile in the second would be an Allegro to any traditionalist. It's saved by being so naturally phrased. but I think it's hard to credit that Beethoven would write a symphony without a slow movement of any kind. The test of any Beethoven First, for me, comes in the finale, which begins with a Haydnesque joke that almost every traditional conductor misses. Herreweghe shows a light touch here, but I didn't smile because I don't think he did. In any case, the rhythms are infectiously springy and for once the violins without vibrato sound sweet and affectionate.

The acid test comes in the Eroica, however, which must acknowledge Beethoven's incredible leap into another world of heroism, romance, intellectual rigor, and indomitable strength. Will Herreweghe pour us yet another glass of HIP weak tea? I'm afraid so, although to his credit his Eroica is just as charming, light, and cheerful as his First. The work isn't supposed to be, and only the scherzo and the beginning of the finale seem to capture a hint of the real spirit of this great revolutionary work. But then, HOP Beethoven is hobbled when ti comes to grand statements, since the orchestra is small and the strings incapable of depth and power, particularly on the lower end. Herreweghe builds his sound from the top down instead of the bottom up, a fatal problem in the Marcia funebre, with its weighty, groaning double basses that should be like granite underfoot. Instead, we get a souffle, and although souffles are nice, they don't tend to be very tragic.

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