BBCSSO Beethoven Cycle

[DracoM]

Don't think enough has been said - or praised - concerning some very fine playing by the Scottish team this week.
Delicate, exuberant, and right on the money.
Particularly enjoyed brass and woodwind.

[Nick Armstrong]

Don't think enough has been said - or praised - concerning some very fine playing by the Scottish team this week.
Delicate, exuberant, and right on the money.
Particularly enjoyed brass and woodwind.

Agreed. I’ve listened twice to the exhilarating No 7 under Dausgaard... the terrific horn section having a field day but the whole transparently balanced and ideally paced.

[BBMmk2]

There’s always so much to listen too!

[Barbirollians]

I thought Dausgaard’s recording of the Ninth from a few years back was very fine - shall have to listen to these.

[Bryn]

I thought Dausgaard’s recording of the Ninth from a few years back was very fine - shall have to listen to these.

"performance recorded at City Halls, Glasgow in 2017"

Note that they were not all conducted by Dausgaard. The 8th, for instance, was conducted by Volkov.

[Ein Heldenleben]

Don't think enough has been said - or praised - concerning some very fine playing by the Scottish team this week.
Delicate, exuberant, and right on the money.
Particularly enjoyed brass and woodwind.

Seconded and with some very interesting pre performance thoughts from the conductor. The performances had such tremendous rhythmic vigour - that is more important in LvB than just about any other composer. Also some very interesting balances in the orchestra with woodwind details so often lost really to the fore. I absolutely loved the Pastoral - the woodwind colouring in the bird song coda - lovely clarinet playing throughout. The drone effect at the beginning of the last movt - it all sounded so fresh. I think the Marseillaise before the ninth slightly outstayed its welcome though...

[bluestateprommer]

"performance recorded at City Halls, Glasgow in 2017"

Note that they were not all conducted by Dausgaard. The 8th, for instance, was conducted by Volkov.

Just to take up Bryn's point, here's the line-up:

#1: Runnicles (Aberdeen, 2009)
#2: Christoph König (Glasgow, 2007)
#3: Volkov (Glasgow, 2017)
#4: Runnicles (Perth, 2013)
#5: Dausgaard (Edinburgh, 2016)
#6: Dausgaard (Glasgow, 2016)
#7: Dausgaard (Edinburgh, 2016)
#8: Volkov (Glasgow, 2008)
#9: Dausgaard (Glasgow, 2017)