Manfred Honeck & Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra Beethoven Symphony Nos.5 & 7 Hybrid Multi-Channel & Stereo SACD

New Beethoven Interpretation From Manfred Honeck And The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra!
The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and its Music Director Manfred Honeck present Ludwig van Beethoven's 5th and 7th symphonies on their new album. Honeck, who has held the post of Music Director in Pittsburgh since the 2008/2009 season, writes about the recording: "It is interesting to note that there have been surprisingly few CD recordings of Beethoven's 5th and 7th symphonies in the United States in recent years. A recording of Beethoven is always a great event. The combination of historical interpretation, brilliant orchestral playing and fantastic technology of the production company Soundmirror have made this recording possible, summarized from three live concerts from December 2014. It was a pleasure to look deep into Beethoven's composition, to understand the meaning and content of the music and thus also the reason for the composition. For me, this is always the most beautiful part of the creative process."
Following the recording of Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 4 in spring 2015, the new album is now the fourth in a series of multichannel hybrid SACDs on Reference Recordings' FRESH! label with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra under Manfred Honeck. In 2016, the orchestra will go on a major European tour with its Music Director, giving 14 concerts in 4 countries: Germany, Austria, Belgium and Switzerland. Soloists on the tour are Daniil Trifonov, Martin Grubinger, Leonidas Kavakos and Anne Sophie Mutter.
This release is the fourth in the highly acclaimed Pittsburgh Live! series of multi-channel hybrid SACD releases on the FRESH! series from Reference Recordings. Conductor Manfred Honeck writes in his fascinating and thorough music notes: "A recording of Beethoven is always a great occasion and event. The marrying of the music's historic interpretation with the brilliance of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra's playing and the fantastic technique of Soundmirror have made this recording, comprised of three live concerts from December 2014, possible. It has been a joy to look deeply into that which Beethoven has composed, while also discovering the sense and content of the music and thus the reason why it has been written. For me, this is always the most beautiful part of the creative process."
Since 1896, the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra has been known for its artistic excellence, a rich history of the world's finest conductors and musicians, and a strong cimmitment to the Pittsburgh region and its citizens. Past music directors have included many of the greats, including Fritz Reiner (1938-1948), William Steinberg (1952-1976), Andre Previn (1976-1984), Lorin Maazel (1984-1996), and Mariss Jansons (1995-2004). This tradition of outstanding international music directors was furthered in fall 2008, when Austrian conductor Manfred Honeck became the music director of the Pittsburgh Symphony.
The orchestra has been at the forefront of championing new American works, and gave the first performance of Leonard Bernstein's Symphony No. 1 "Jeremiah" in 1944, and John Adams' "Short Ride in a Fast Machine" in 1986. The Pittsburgh Symphony has a long and illustrious history in the areas of recordings and radio concerts. As early as 1936, the Pittsburgh Symphony broadcast on the airwaves coast-to-coast and in the late 1970s it made the gruondbreaking PBS series "Previn and the Pittsburgh." The orchestra has received increased national attention since 1982 through network radio broadcasts on Public Radio International, produced by Classical WQED-FM 89.3, which are made possible by the musicians of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra.
This release and the entire Pittsburgh Live! series are recorded and mastered by the team at Soundmirror, whose outstanding orchestral, solo, opera and chamber recordings have received more than 70 Grammy nominations and awards. Soundmirror has recorded for every major classical label, now including Reference Recordings.
"Good barely covers it. All eight of the releases that the Pittsburgh forces have brought out on Reference Recordings, with the aid of microphone whizzes from Soundmirror, come with the highest of recommendations."Four have received nominations for the Grammy for best orchestral performance. One, of Shostakovich's Symphony No. 5 and Barber's Adagio for Strings, won in 2018." - David Allen, The New York Times

Features:

• Super Audio CD
• SACD 5.1 Multi-Channel SACD Layer
• SACD Stereo SACD Layer
• This Hybrid SACD contains a 'Red Book' Stereo CD Layer which is playable on most conventional CD Players!
• Mastered at Soundmirror

Musicians:

• Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
• Manfred Honeck, music director

Selections:

Ludwig Van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Symphony No.5 in C Minor, Op.67
1. Allegro Con Brio
2. Andante Con Monto
3. Allegro
4. Allegro
Symphony No.7 in A Major, Op.92
5. Poco Sostenuto - Vivace
6. Allegretto
7. Presto
8. Allegro Con Brio