Abbado has been in semi-permanent revolt against the Italian school of Beethoven interpretation. In these vibrant Rome performances he achieves an intensity of effect his hero Furtwängler just might ...

In the early Classical period, symphonies usually had three movements, but by ... 178 Theme 1 C major (tonic) – strings and woodwind play the theme in unison. Bar 206 Theme 2 C major (tonic ...

Breadth, flexibility, wit and an all-pervading sense of musical line are among the many virtues that distinguish Peter Maag’s immensely likeable Beethoven ... asking price.' Symphony No. 1 Symphony No ...