Beethoven: The Symphonies (Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos Conducts the Danish National Symphony Orchestra) — Season 1, Episode 1: Symphony No. 1 in C major, op. 21 (1799/1800)

Episode synopsis

Recorded on September 06 and 07, 2012 at DR Koncerthuset in Copenhagen.

About Beethoven: The Symphonies (Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos Conducts the Danish National Symphony Orchestra)

Spanish maestro Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos (1933-2014) concluded his acclaimed international conducting career spanning nearly six decades with two memorable years as the revered Principal Conductor of the Danish National Symphony Orchestra. Recorded live at Copenhagen's new DR Koncerthuset, Koncertsalen from 2012 to 2014, this exclusive recording combines Fruhbeck de Burgos's powerful interpretation of Ludwig van Beethoven's complete symphonies with his spectacular renditions of Hector Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique and Richard Strauss's Eine Alpensinfonie, as well as Joaquin Rodrigos's popular Concerto de Aranjuez, with world-renowned Spanish guitarist Pepe Romero.

More episodes from Season 1

• E2Symphony No. 2 in D major, op. 36 (1801-1802)
• E3Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 “Eroica” (1803-05)
• E4Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, op. 60 (1806)
• E5Symphony No. 5 in C minor, op. 67 (1804-1808)
• E6Symphony No. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastoral” (1808)
• E7Symphony No. 7 in A major, op. 92 (1811-1812)
• E8Symphony No. 8 in F major, op. 93 (1812)
• E9Symphony No. 9 in D minor, op. 125 « Choral » (1822-1824)
• E10(Joaquín Rodrigo) Concierto de Aranjuez (1939)
• E11(Hector Berlioz) Symphonie fantastique, op. 14 (1830)
• E12(Richard Strauss) Eine Alpensinfonie, op. 64 (1911-1915)