Beethoven: Symphonies Nos 1–9 Buy:6SACD and combines the emotive force

and combines the emotive force of his later Missa Solemnis with the theatre of a Bach Passion

yearning harmonies reveal a sombre and dramatic warning of the cost of conflict

Symphony No 6 in F Major 'Pastoral': I

we move towards the light with Britten’s choral Spring Symphony

skilled oratorio repertoire

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos 1–9 Buy:6SACD and combines the emotive forceBernard Haitink, London Symphony Orchestra The release of Bernard Haitink's new cycle of the Beethoven symphonies was one of the most talked about classical events of 2006. Over recent years many people had questioned whether another complete set of Beethoven's symphonies would ever be recorded. But Haitink's revelatory recordings have demonstrated why fresh new interpretations of Beethoven's music are so important and why the composer's music is