Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral"
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Composer: Ludwig van BeethovenConductor: Otto Klemperer
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra of London
Performer: Birgit Nilsson
Edition: Music CD
Format: Original recording remastered
CD Release Date: 2003-04-08
Music Label: EMI Classics
Soundtracks:
- Die Gesch�¶pfe des Prometheus (The Creatures of Prometheus), ballet, Op. 43: Overture
- Coriolan Overture, Op. 62
- Egmont, incidental music, Op. 84: Overture
- Egmont, incidental music, Op. 84: Die Trommel gerühret
- Egmont, incidental music, Op. 84: Freudvoll und leidvoll
- Egmont, incidental music, Op. 84: Klärchens Tod bezeichnend
- Symphony No. 6 in F major ('Pastoral'), Op. 68: I. Awakening of pleasant feelings upon arriving in the country (Allegro ma non troppo
- Symphony No. 6 in F major ('Pastoral'), Op. 68: II. Scene at the brook (Andante molto mosso)
- Symphony No. 6 in F major ('Pastoral'), Op. 68: III. Peasants' merrymaking (Allegro)
- Symphony No. 6 in F major ('Pastoral'), Op. 68: IV. Storm and tempest (Allegro)
- Symphony No. 6 in F major ('Pastoral'), Op. 68: V. Shepherds' song. Happy and thankful feelings after the storm
Music reviews of Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 "Pastoral"
Music Review: A classic and surprisingly gentle 'Pastorale'
Rating: 4 Stars
In the early stereo era American critics swore by Bruno Walter's account of Beethoven's 'Pastorale' Sym. for Columbia, while their British counterparts favored this 1957 Klemperer recording on EMI. Something in Walter's spirit clicked so perfectly with the Sixth that his account is unique, but this is a flowing, sometimes slow, surprisingly gentle account from Klemperer. Comentators keep parroting the same adjectives (granitic, rock-like, solid, serious) to describe his conducting style, but Klemperer wasn't so monochromatic. He finds a great deal of color in every movement.
If you're accustomed to the old-fashioned way of playing the Beethoven Sixth, Klemperer's first and second movement won't sound as stately as they must to younger listeners. Balance and detail are lovely. I don't like how he slows down the Scherzo, misisng all the humor and hardly giving us a jolly rustic dance. The storm movement is a bit underplayed, too, but the sublime hymn-like theme in the finale is beautifuly phrased, as is the whole movement.
The fillers are almost the best thing in this reissue. We get three overtures--Prometheus, Egmont, and Coriolan--done in a weighty heroic styl. No one was better at it than Klemperer. In addition there are three incidental numbers from Egmont, including two brilliantly sung arias by the young Birgit Nilsson. The sonics for the CD are the latest from EMI but not an advance over the previous 'Klemperer Legacy' series.
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