19 December 2012

When Mariss Jansons met Ludwig van Beethoven

Mariss Jansons performed Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra before a papal audience in the Paul VI Audience Hall, Vatican on 27 October 2007, and this concert was issued on DVD (Arthaus Musik 101457) and SACD (BR Klassik 900108) before to much acclaim.

Now comes his full cycle on BR Klassik 900118, a 5-CD box set, recorded between 2007 and 2012. The oldest was the Second recorded on 1-2 March 2007 and the newest was the Sixth, on 8-9 November 2012 -- just a little more than a month ago! 


I have to say that it is a very impressive cycle.

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