CSO: Ludwig van Beethoven
Chicago Symphony Center
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!"
A. Robert Johnson · Georg Solti · Chicago Symphony Orchestra · Philip Kraus · Chicago Symphony Chorus
3. Rondo. Allegro (Cadenza: Fritz Kreisler)
Act 1, "Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin?"
Act 1, "Komm, Hoffnung, lass den letzten Stern"
Benedictus
Gwynne Howell · Yvonne Minton · Georg Solti · Lucia Popp · Mallory Walker · Chicago Symphony Orchestra · Chicago Symphony Chorus