Despite the storm unleashed at its midpoint, Beethoven’s "Pastoral" Symphony creates a warm and relaxed mood, unlike most of his other high-drama symphonies. The Vienna Philharmonic, founded not long after Beethoven’s death, then follows the road of history, to Wagner’s passionate ecstasy and Schoenberg’s blend of total abandon and total control.
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim, Conductor
BEETHOVEN
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Symphony No. 6, "Pastoral"
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SCHOENBERG
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Variations for Orchestra, Op. 31
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WAGNER
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Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan und Isolde
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