℗ 2021 Parlophone Records Limited; A Warner Classics compilation,
| Released | April 23, 2021 |
| Duration | 1h 17m 55s |
| Record Label | Warner Classics |
| Genre | Classical (Orchestral) |
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3 "Eroica"
Wilhelm Furtwängler, Wiener Philharmoniker
Available in MQA and 192 kHz / 24-bit, 96 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC high resolution audio formats
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Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21
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1.1
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I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio
Ludwig van Beethoven; Wilhelm Furtwängler; Wiener Philharmoniker |
7:56 | |||
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1.2
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II. Andante cantabile con moto
Ludwig van Beethoven; Wilhelm Furtwängler; Wiener Philharmoniker |
7:24 | |||
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1.3
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III. Menuetto. Allegro molto e vivace
Ludwig van Beethoven; Wilhelm Furtwängler; Wiener Philharmoniker |
3:53 | |||
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1.4
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IV. Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace
Ludwig van Beethoven; Wilhelm Furtwängler; Wiener Philharmoniker |
6:26 | |||
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Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica"
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1.5
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I. Allegro con brio
Ludwig van Beethoven; Wilhelm Furtwängler; Wiener Philharmoniker |
16:08 | |||
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1.6
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II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai
Ludwig van Beethoven; Wilhelm Furtwängler; Wiener Philharmoniker |
17:20 | |||
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1.7
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III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
Ludwig van Beethoven; Wilhelm Furtwängler; Wiener Philharmoniker |
6:31 | |||
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1.8
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IV. Allegro molto - Poco andante - Presto
Ludwig van Beethoven; Wilhelm Furtwängler; Wiener Philharmoniker |
12:17 | |||
Despite making his name as an interpreter of Wagner and Bruckner, Furtwängler’s first and last love was Beethoven. Furtwängler came back to the symphonies again and again. Throughout his career they dominated his concert programmes, increasingly so in the final years.
Furtwängler was the culmination of the German tradition of conducting. In its view, the score told only part of the truth. To quote Neville Cardus, Furtwängler “did not regard the printed notes as a final statement but rather as so many symbols in an imaginative conception, ever changing and always to be felt and realized subjectively”. The first movement of the Eroica in the 1952 studio recording is a magnificent example of his flexible but organic handling of tempo. The speed varies in response to the constantly changing pulse of the musical drama, yet the whole thing is driven and permeated by a single underlying impulse. At the same time the conductor’s concern for balance and clarity is such that we hear everything. Every singing line is glowingly audible, every incisive offbeat accent tells. Lyricism and heroic conflict are fused in a single act of exultant re-creation.
These two symphonies sound better than ever thanks to the new remastering from original tapes in HD 192kHz/24-bit done for Warner's upcoming Furtwängler box!
192 kHz / 24-bit, 96 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Warner Classics Studio Masters
Tracks 1-8 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
Tracks 1-8 – contains high-resolution digital transfers of material originating from an analogue master source
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -1.56 -3.99 to -0.49 | -21.60 -24.36 to -19.55 | -17.44 -20.50 to -15.30 | 12 11 to 14 | |
| 1 | I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio | -1.17 | -19.55 | -16.0 | 11 |
| 2 | II. Andante cantabile con moto | -3.99 | -24.36 | -20.5 | 12 |
| 3 | III. Menuetto. Allegro molto e vivace | -2.12 | -21.42 | -17.5 | 12 |
| 4 | IV. Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace | -1.66 | -19.85 | -15.3 | 11 |
| 5 | I. Allegro con brio | -0.49 | -20.82 | -16.7 | 12 |
| 6 | II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai | 0.00 | -22.82 | -18.4 | 14 |
| 7 | III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace | -0.96 | -22.81 | -18.2 | 12 |
| 8 | IV. Allegro molto - Poco andante - Presto | -0.56 | -21.17 | -16.9 | 12 |