The London Symphony Orchestra presents Beethoven

Sir Simon Rattle presents Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony. Soloists are Iwona Sobotka, Anna Stephany, Robert Murray and Florian Boesch. Engineered with unmatched symphonic finesse, Beethoven set aside ruminations on fate and heroism to compose his utterly musical and wholly satisfying ninth Symphony. It is a monumental work, renowned for its innovative use of a chorus and solo vocalists in the final movement. Known as the "Choral" symphony, it features a setting of Friedrich Schiller's poem "Ode to Joy". Premiered in 1824, it remains one of the most performed and recognizable pieces of classical music. Recorded at Barbican Hall, London on February 16th, 2020.

Sir Simon Rattle conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in a performance of Ludwig van Beethoven’s famous Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67. This performance was recorded at LSO St Luke’s in London, UK, in 2020. Here's a fascinating question: Does Beethoven's famous Fifth still have the power to surprise us? We're willing to bet that it does: thanks to Sir Simon Rattle's mischievous enthusiasm, even this famous heavyweight is sure to sound new again. Recorded on September 23rd, 2020, at St Luke’s, London, UK.

Beatrice Rana is the soloist in Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73, famously known as the “Emperor” Concerto. The concert, conducted by Gianandrea Noseda with the London Symphony Orchestra, was recorded on February 2, 2022, at London’s Barbican Hall. The Italian pianist is described by the New York Times as ‘one of the most insightful and prodigiously gifted artists of the new generation’. Beethoven’s Fifth Piano Concerto opens with a grand, majestic chord followed by a brilliant flourish from the piano, setting the tone for one of the most celebrated works in the piano repertoire. Composed between 1809 and 1811, it reflects Beethoven’s heroic spirit during a turbulent period in European history and is admired for its boldness, lyricism, and virtuosic demands.

Gianandrea Noseda conducts the combined forces of the Music Academy KestonMAX fellows and London Symphony Orchestra in Ludwig van Beethoven’s Triple Concerto in C major, Op. 56 and Hector Berlioz’s Symphonie Fantastique, Op. 14. This concert is recorded at LSO St Luke’s, London on 20 November 2022. Beethoven's Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Piano in C major, Op. 56, commonly known as the Triple Concerto, was composed from 1803 to 1804. The choice of the three solo instruments effectively makes this a concerto for piano trio, and it is the only concerto Beethoven ever completed for more than one solo instrument. Berlioz's Symphonie Fantastique (Episode in the Life of an Artist … in Five Sections) Op. 14, is a programmatic symphony written in 1830. It is a piece of programme music that tells the story of a gifted artist who, in the depths of hopelessness and despair because of his unrequited love for a woman, has poisoned himself with opium.