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Manze, Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra - Beethoven: Symphony No 3 (2008)

Posted By: peotuvave

Date: 9 Jan 2015 18:59:26

Emerging from a dark depression, Beethoven chose art rather than death, thus embracing a notion of destiny and heroism which links him to heroes of the past - and of his present.The Eroica Symphony, dedicated initially to Napoleon, and ultimately 'to the memory of a great man', was to prompt contemporary commentators to seek out interpretations in the Iliad.

It was this work which first inspired the concept of a 'symphonic poem': here, it is the metaphor that serves the music and not the contrary.

Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor: Andrew Manze
Orchestra/Ensemble: Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra

Reviews: This is a "concept" album, and one that works very well. The concept in question is the dance tune that found its way into the finale of the Prometheus ballet as well as the Eroica Symphony (and the set of piano variations not included here). It's a good idea, and one that illuminates the symphony in a particularly gratifying way. After all, the finale always has been seen as its most problematic movement both formally and expressively (it's extremely well-played here), and having the chance to follow Beethoven's favorite early tune through its various iterations gives us the opportunity to consider what it must have meant to him personally, and what its simple charm tells us about his aesthetic–what Tovey defined as the special quality that "the greatest victories are always won in common daylight."

Manze's performance of the "Eroica" also is surprising. He doesn't ride the "period-instrument" bandwagon at all. This is a lyrical, elegant performance characterized above all by crisp string playing and clear, well-balanced textures. Trumpets and drums aren't as prominent as in most HIP-influenced interpretations, not even in the first-movement coda, where Manze tones down the brass so that the first half of the main theme blends better with its brass-less second half. The funeral march is grave and gorgeous, even old fashioned. It times out at more than 16 minutes, where some period-instrument folks bring it in at less than 12. The great fugue is particularly impressive: Manze really grinds it out with grim intensity.

I can imagine that some listeners might want a more anguished and eruptive interpretation. The first-movement development section, for example, lacks those volcanic climaxes that others have brought to it. However, taken on its own terms, and with the very enlightening couplings, this well-played, well-engineered SACD multichannel release remains a most attractive option.

Tracklisting:

1. Symphony No. 3 in E flat major ('Eroica'), Op. 55: 1. Allegro con brio
2. Symphony No. 3 in E flat major ('Eroica'), Op. 55: 2. Marcia funebre: Adagio assai
3. Symphony No. 3 in E flat major ('Eroica'), Op. 55: 3. Scherzo: Allegro vivace
4. Symphony No. 3 in E flat major ('Eroica'), Op. 55: 4. Finale. Allegro molto
5. Contredanses (12) for orchestra, WoO14: No. 1 in D major
6. Contredanses (12) for orchestra, WoO14: No. 2 in A major
7. Contredanses (12) for orchestra, WoO14: No. 3 in D major
8. Contredanses (12) for orchestra, WoO14: No. 4 in B flat major
9. Contredanses (12) for orchestra, WoO14: No. 5 in E flat major
10. Contredanses (12) for orchestra, WoO 14: No. 6 in C major
11. Contredanses (12) for orchestra, WoO 14: No. 7 in E flat major
12. Contredanses (12) for orchestra, WoO 14: No. 8 in C major
13. Contredanses (12) for orchestra, WoO 14: No. 9 in A major
14. Contredanses (12) for orchestra, WoO14: No. 10 in C major
15. Contredanses (12) for orchestra, WoO14: No. 11 in D major
16. Contredanses (12) for orchestra, WoO14: No. 12 in E flat major

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