CSO: Ludwig van Beethoven
Chicago Symphony
In addition to the composer’s symphonies, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra has recorded Beethoven’s overtures and piano concertos — featuring pianists Vladimir Ashkenazy, Van Cliburn, and Artur Schnabel — as well as Fidelio and the Missa solemnis with the Chicago Symphony Chorus.
Act 1, "O welche Lust, in freier Luft den Atem leicht zu heben!"
Philip Kraus, A. Robert Johnson, Chicago Symphony Chorus, Georg Solti, Chicago Symphony Orchestra
3. Rondo. Allegro (Cadenza: Fritz Kreisler)
Act 1, "Komm, Hoffnung, lass den letzten Stern"
Benedictus
Yvonne Minton, Mallory Walker, Gwynne Howell, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Lucia Popp, Chicago Symphony Chorus, Georg Solti