Beethoven, Ludwig van - 5CD-BOX: Complete Symphonies - Krivine, Emmanuel
GRAMOPHONE EDITOR'S CHOICESinéad Mulhern (soprano)
Carolin Masur (mezzo-soprano)
Dominik Wortig (tenor)
Konstantin Wolff (bass-baritone)
Choeur de Chambre les Éléments
Joël Suhubiette (chorusmaster)
La Chambre Philharmonique (on period instruments)
Emmanuel Krivine, conductor
This specially priced 5CD set of the complete symphonies of Beethoven is performed by the period instrument orchestra La Chambre Philharmonique under conductor Emmanuel Krivine. It includes a critically-acclaimed recording of the Symphony No. 9.
La Chambre Philharmonique was formed by Emmanuel Krivine and is made up of instrumentalists from the finest European ensembles. Its structure is original, in that conductor and players enjoy equal status and current members choose new players. The size of the ensemble is flexible, bringing together players, instruments and historical techniques as appropriate for each programme.