To mark their 30th Anniversary, Britten Sinfonia and Thomas AdÃ¨s are releasing their acclaimed Beethoven and Barry cycle as a box set. The works were recorded between 2017 and 2019 at Barbican Hall, London and Theatre Royal, Brighton. Thomas AdÃ¨s: "This collection is the fruit of two parallel passions. After twenty years of performing and often premiering Gerald Barry's works, I was frantic to record as much of it as possible. I had also loved working on Beethoven Symphonies with Britten Sinfonia, and suddenly an idea was born: why not dare the two firebrands to join hands? As soon as this idea took hold, everything fell into place. I believe Ludwig van Beethoven must be treated as a living composer, and I find Gerald's music to be entirely classic. So the two complement each other ideally." Gerald Barry: "Tom AdÃ¨s decided on this pairing. It startled me. The first record I bought when I was about 13 was Beethoven's Emperor Concerto. We didn't have a record player so all I could do was study the cover and advertisements on the back. I could look and see but not hear. I would take the record out and smell it. I used my nose as a stylus going round and round."

Tracklist:

Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21~I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio
Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21~II. Andante cantabile con moto
Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21~III. Menuetto. Allegro molto e vivace
Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21~IV. Finale. Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace
Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36~I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio
Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36~II. Larghetto
Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36~III. Scherzo. Allegro
Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36~IV. Allegro molto
Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica'~I. Allegro con brio
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica'~II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica'~III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica'~IV. Finale. Allegro molto
Piano Concerto
Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60~I. Adagio - Allegro vivace
Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60~II. Adagio
Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60~III. Allegro vivace
Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60~IV. Allegro ma non troppo
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67~I. Allegro con brio
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67~II. Andante con moto
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67~III. Scherzo: Allegro
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67~IV. Allegro
Viola Concerto
Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 'Pastoral'~I. Allegro ma non troppo. Awakening of happy feelings
Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 'Pastoral'~II. Andante molto moto. Scene by the Brook
Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 'Pastoral'~III. Allegro. Peasants' merrymaking
Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 'Pastoral'~IV. Allegro. The storm
Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 'Pastoral'~V. Allegretto. Shepherds' song. Joyous thanksgiving after the storm
The Conquest of Ireland
Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92~I. Poco sostenuto - Vivace
Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92~II. Allegretto
Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92~III. Presto - Assai meno mpresto
Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92~IV. Allegro con brio
Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93~I. Allegro vivace e con brio
Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93~II. Allegretto scherzando
Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93~III. Tempo di menuetto
Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93~IV. Allegro vivace
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral'~I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral'~II. Molto vivace
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral'~III. Adagio molto e cantabile
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral'~IV. Finale
XEternal Recurrence

UPC: 635212068724
Label: Signum Classics
Release Date: 10.21.22
Format: CD

Beethoven / Barry / Britten Sinfonia - Beethoven: Complete Symphonies Barry: Orchestral Works (CD)