Beethoven: The Symphonies; etc – review

Beranova/Paasikiv/Smith/Müller-Brachmann/Leipzig Gewandhaus Chorus and O/Chailly(Decca, 5 CDs)Riccardo Chailly and the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra recently ended their London cycle of the Beethoven symphonies at the Barbican, having also given complete cycles over the last couple of months in Leipzig, Paris and Vienna. The recordings on this set were made in the Gewandhaus between 2007 and 2009, but the musical principles that have characterised the recent live performances come across equall...

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