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!"
Chicago Symphony Chorus· Chicago Symphony Orchestra· A. Robert Johnson· Georg Solti· Philip Kraus
3. Rondo. Allegro (Cadenza: Fritz Kreisler)
Act 1, "Komm, Hoffnung, lass den letzten Stern"
Benedictus
Gwynne Howell· Lucia Popp· Georg Solti· Chicago Symphony Chorus· Yvonne Minton· Chicago Symphony Orchestra· Mallory Walker