To mark their 30th Anniversary, Britten Sinfonia and Thomas Adès 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 Adès InchThis 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.Inch Gerald Barry InchTom Adès 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.Inch Album Tracks 1. Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21~I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio 2. Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21~II. Andante cantabile con moto 3. Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21~III. Menuetto. Allegro molto e vivace 4. Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21~IV. Finale. Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace 5. Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36~I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio 6. Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36~II. Larghetto 7. Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36~III. Scherzo. Allegro 8. Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36~IV. Allegro molto 9. Beethoven 1. Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica'~I. Allegro con brio 2. Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica'~II.