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Beethoven: Symphonies 1-9 - Asahina

Fontec  FOCD-9264/9 (6 discs)

Stereo Hybrid

Classical - Orchestral

Beethoven: The 9 Symphonies

Kiyomi Toyoda (soprano), Kyoko Akiba (mezzo soprano), Makoto Hayashi (tenor), Keizo Takahashi (bass baritone)
New Japan Philharmonic
Takashi Asahina (conductor)

All

Recording

Recorded at Suntory Hall in Tokyo:
First & Third 17 February 1989
Second & Seventh 11 March 1989
Fourth & Sixth 6 April 1989
Eighth & Fifth 15 May 1989
Ninth 15 December 1988

Works (9)

• Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica'
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 'Pastoral'
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral'