Munich Symphony Orchestra: Beethoven’s Symphonies Nos 2, 4 & 7conducted by Joseph Bastian
Coming Easter 2027, the Munich Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of its principal conductor Joseph Bastian, will present all nine of Beethoven’s symphonies in a series of concerts in quick succession, allowing audiences to experience the entire evolution and fascinating radiance of the composer’s symphonic oeuvre. The fact that Beethoven died on 26 March 1827 – exactly 200 years before the performance dates of this cycle – lends this “opus magnum” a particular historical significance.
Coming Easter 2027, the Munich Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of its principal conductor Joseph Bastian, will present all nine of Beethoven’s symphonies in a series of concerts in quick succession, allowing audiences to experience the entire evolution and fascinating radiance of the composer’s symphonic oeuvre. The fact that Beethoven died on 26 March 1827 – exactly 200 years before the performance dates of this cycle – lends this “opus magnum” a particular historical significance.
The mystique that surrounds this incredibly diverse cycle of works – from the First, influenced by Haydn and Mozart, to the monumental Ninth – is one thing. The other is that it shaped what came thereafter – and hence the history of music – like no other cycle. It is that very quality that continues to fill us with wonder and delight whenever we encounter Beethoven’s symphonies.
Programme
- Beethoven: Symphony No 2 in D major, Op 36
- Beethoven: Symphony No 4 in B-flat major, Op 60
- Beethoven: Symphony No 7 in A major, Op 92
With
- Joseph Bastian, conductor
- Munich Symphony Orchestra
