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Complete Symphonies
Ludwig van Beethoven

Complete Symphonies

Jan Willem de Vriend / The Netherlands Symphony Orchestra

Label: Challenge Classics
Format: SACD hybrid
Barcode: 0608917255027
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Catalog number: CC 72550
Releasedate: 29-07-16
Over the past few years, Jan Willem de Vriend and The Netherlands Symphony Orchestra have made CD recordings of all the symphonies of Ludwig van Beethoven. This box contains them all. At an international level, Jan Willem de Vriend is  more and more regarded as an outstanding conductor with a new, fresh point of view. As is his vision of Beethoven.
  • Storyteller Jan Willem de Vriend tells this symphonic story impressively - this series is now complete!
  • Not only a very musical interpretation but everything is embedded in extensive musicological study ánd knowlegde of the period in which Beethoven lived
  • Jan Willem de Vriend is becoming more and more prolific and visible as a symphonic conductor and does extremely well in this role
  • Conductor Jan Willem de Vriend's name is now settled and known worldwide 
  • A recording full of energy and spirit, in which every note is played with a sparkling intensity
  • For volume 2 and volume 3 of this series, De Vriend and the orchestra were awarded the highest recognition in the international classical music journal Pizzicato: a Supersonic award twice in a row!
Over the past few years, Jan Willem de Vriend and The Netherlands Symphony Orchestra have made CD recordings of all the symphonies of Ludwig van Beethoven. This box contains them all.

At an international level, Jan Willem de Vriend is  more and more regarded as an outstanding conductor with a new, fresh point of view. As is his vision of Beethoven. Important classical magazines like Gramophone are enthusiastic about the series: "These are strong, thrustful performances which make sense in terms of  the music in hand and the orchestra;s own character and competence.

Jan Willem de Vriend has an intense passion for music. He will never stop investigating. Curiosity and eagerness are simply part of him and the way he works. And this means that, in his hands, music from the past comes to life, time and time again. (from the linernotes of Valentine Laout)