Akademie Fur Alte Musik Berlin - Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 8 - COMPACT DISCS [CD]

The least famous of Beethoven's symphonies? Yet these two works are genuine tours de force the composer takes the listener on a journey whose destination never seems to be known in advance, one brimming over with structural innovations subtly brought out in this interpretation by the musicians of the Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin. This recording is also an opportunity to discover just how clearly Cherubini's music prefigured that of Beethoven, whereas Méhul's symphony is a response à la française to the German composer. Album Tracks 1. Cherubini Lodoïska Overture. Adagio - Allegro Vivace - Moderato - Allegro Vivace 2. Beethoven Symphony No.4 in B-Flat Major, Op.60 I. Adagio - Allegro Vivace 3. Beethoven Symphony No.4 in B-Flat Major, Op.60 II. Adagio 4. Beethoven Symphony No.4 in B-Flat Major, Op.60 III. Allegro Molto E Vivace - Trio. Un Poco Meno Allegro 5. Beethoven Symphony No.4 in B-Flat Major, Op.60 IV. Allegro Ma Non Troppo 6. Méhul Symphony No.1 in G minor I. Allegro 7. Méhul Symphony No.1 in G minor II. Andante 8. Méhul Symphony No.1 in G minor III. Menuet. Allegro - Trio 9. Méhul Symphony No.1 in G minor IV. Finale. Allegro Agitato 10. Beethoven Symphony No.8 in F Major, Op.93 I. Allegro Vivace E Con Brio 11. Beethoven Symphony No.8 in F Major, Op.93 II. Allegretto Scherzando 12. Beethoven Symphony No.8 in F Major, Op.93 III. Tempo Di Menuetto 13. Beethoven Symphony No.8 in F Major, Op.93 IV. Allegro Vivace