Beethoven Symphonies, Creatures of Prometheus / Frans Bruggen / Thomas Zehetmair / Orchestra of the 18th Century (7CD)

古樂專家布魯根（Frans Bruggen, 1934 - ）生於阿姆斯特丹，不僅是一位著名的指揮家，同時也是直笛演奏家與巴洛克長笛演奏家。1955年，21歲便被聘為海牙皇家音樂院教授，不久又在哈佛大學與加州大學柏克萊分校擔任客座教授。早期的名聲建立在巴洛克直笛的演奏上，後來轉作指揮，於1981年與維斯特（Sieuwert Verster）共同創辦十八世紀管弦樂團。音樂家貝里歐（Luciano Berio）形容布魯根是「偉大的藝術（音樂）家，而非考古學家」。

十八世紀管弦樂團的團員由五十位來自十六個國家的演奏家組成，兩年後該團首度到海外巡迴演出。他們專門演奏十八與十九世紀的早期音樂，以古樂器或是現代仿製的古樂器演奏，錄製了普賽爾、巴哈、拉摩、海頓、莫札特、貝多芬、舒伯特、孟德爾頌等人的作品，其中多張獲得國際唱片大獎的肯定。

本集收錄布魯根指揮十八世紀管弦樂團所演出的貝多芬（Ludwig van Beethoven, 1770 - 1827
）作品，包括錄音完成於1984-1992間的《交響曲全集》，錄製於1995年的《普羅米修斯的創造物》全曲，以及錄製於1997年的兩首《浪漫曲》與《小提琴協奏曲》。

企鵝唱片評鑑給予三星（**(*)）的評價，並評論︰「布魯根領軍十八世紀管弦樂團所錄製的貝多芬的交響曲全集，為喜愛古代音樂的樂迷提供了另一種選擇。他的第九號交響曲擁有更多的優點，必將對諾靈頓、霍格伍德與古德曼的版本造成威脅。值得注意的是，他對慢板樂章的詮釋更加溫暖且放鬆。依照傳統的標準來看，他的速度還是很快，但表現力更具自由度與彈性。而聲音也具有適當的重量感…在終樂章中，成功捕捉聲樂家的獨唱，女高音Lynne Eawson與男中音舒爾特（Eike Wilm Schulte）表現傑出。」

曲目:
CD1:
Symphony No.1 in C, Op.21
1. 1. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio 9:54
2. 2. Andante cantabile con moto 8:13
3. 3. Menuetto (Allegro molto e vivace) 3:44
4. 4. Finale (Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace) 6:05
Frans Bruggen, Orchestra Of The 18th Century

5. Music To Goethe’s Tragedy ＂Egmont＂ Op.84 7:31

6. Overture ＂Coriolan＂, Op.62 7:18

Symphony No.5 in C minor, Op.67
7. 1. Allegro con brio 6:53
8. 2. Andante con moto 9:43
9. 3. Allegro 4:56
10. 4. Allegro 10:10

Orchestra Of The 18th Century, Frans Bruggen

Total Playing Time: 1:14:27

CD2:
Symphony No.2 in D, Op.36
1. 1. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio 11:50
2. 2. Larghetto 10:12
3. 3. Scherzo (Allegro) 3:25
4. 4. Allegro molto 6:30

Symphony No.7 in A, Op.92
5. 1. Poco sostenuto - Vivace 14:43
6. 2. Allegretto 8:08
7. 3. Presto - Assai meno presto 8:28
8. 4. Allegro con brio 8:02

Frans Bruggen, Orchestra Of The 18th Century

Total Playing Time: 1:11:18

CD3:
Symphony No.3 in E flat, Op.55 -＂Eroica＂
1. 1. Allegro con brio 18:22
2. 2. Marcia funebre (Adagio assai) 13:07
3. 3. Scherzo (Allegro vivace) 5:33
4. 4. Finale (Allegro molto) 12:02

Symphony No.8 in F, Op.93
5. 1. Allegro vivace e con brio 8:30
6. 2. Allegretto scherzando 3:52
7. 3. Tempo di menuetto 4:22
8. 4. Allegro vivace 6:56

Frans Bruggen, Orchestra Of The 18th Century

Total Playing Time: 1:12:44

CD4:
Symphony No.4 in B flat, Op.60
1. 1. Adagio - Allegro vivace 11:26
2. 2. Adagio 8:52
3. 3. Allegro vivace 5:17
4. 4. Allegro ma non troppo 6:32

Frans Bruggen, Orchestra Of The 18th Century

Symphony No.6 in F, Op.68 -＂Pastoral＂
5. 1. Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande: Allegro ma non troppo 10:59
6. 2. Szene am Bach: (Andante molto mosso) 13:09
7. 3. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute (Allegro) 5:12
8. 4. Gewitter, Sturm (Allegro) 3:14
9. 3. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute (Allegro) - 4. Gewitter. Sturm (Allegro) - 5. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefuhle nach dem Sturm (Allegretto) 9:07

Orchestra Of The 18th Century, Frans Bruggen

Total Playing Time: 1:13:48

CD5:
Symphony No.9 in D minor, Op.125 - ＂Choral＂
1. 1. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso 14:28
2. 2. Molto vivace 13:07
3. 3. Adagio molto e cantabile 13:02
4. 4. Presto - 5:21
Frans Bruggen, Orchestra Of The 18th Century

5. ＂O Freunde nicht diese Tone＂ - 0:41
Eike Wilm Schulte, Frans Bruggen, Orchestra Of The 18th Century

6. Allegro assai - 2:34
Lynne Dawson, Jard van Nes, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Eike Wilm Schulte, Gulbenkian Choir, Orchestra Of The 18th Century, Frans Bruggen

7. 4. Alla marcia (Allegro vivace assai) - 4:15
Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Gulbenkian Choir, Orchestra Of The 18th Century, Frans Bruggen

8. 4. Andante maestoso - Adagio non troppo, ma divoto - 3:54

9. Allegro energico, sempre ben marcato - 2:08
Gulbenkian Choir, Orchestra Of The 18th Century, Frans Bruggen

10. 4. Allegro ma non tanto 4:04
Lynne Dawson, Jard van Nes, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Eike Wilm Schulte, Gulbenkian Choir, Orchestra Of The 18th Century, Frans Bruggen

Total Playing Time: 1:03:34

CD6:
1. Violin Romance No.2 in F major, Op.50 7:37
2. Violin Romance No.1 in G major, Op.40 5:23

Violin Concerto In D, Op.61
Cadenzas by Wolfgang Schneiderhan
3. 1. Allegro ma non troppo 22:16
4. 2. Larghetto 9:18
5. 3. Rondo. Allegro 8:57

Thomas Zehetmair, Orchestra Of The 18th Century, Frans Bruggen

Total Playing Time: 53:31

cD7:
The Creatures of Prometheus, Op.43
1. Overtura. Adagio - Allegro molto con brio 4:56
2. Introduzione. La Tempesta. Allegro non troppo 1:55
3. No.1 Poco Adagio 2:35
4. No.2 Adagio - Allegro con brio 1:51
5. No.3 Allegro vivace 1:50
6. No.4 Maestoso - Andante 1:08
7. No.5 Adagio - Andante quasi Allegretto 6:45
8. No.6 Un poco Adagio - Allegro 1:26
9. No.7 Grave 4:40
10. No.8 Allegro con brio 6:47
11. No.9 Adagio 3:39
12. No.10 Pastorale. Allegro 2:40
13. No.11 Coro di Gioja. Andante 0:32
14. No.12 Solo di Gioja. Maestoso - Adagio 2:46
15. No.13 Terzettino. Grotteschi. Allegro 3:43
16. No.14 Solo della Signora Cassentini. Andante - Adagio 4:35
17. No.15 Coro (e) Solo di Vigano. Andantino - Adagio 4:08
18. No.16 Finale. Allegretto 5:55

Frans Bruggen, Orchestra Of The 18th Century

Total Playing Time: 1:01:51