Beethoven: Symphony No. 7; Triple Concerto (2006)

Since they first began releasing compact discs in early 1999, the London Symphony Orchestra's homebrew labels -- LSO and LSO Live -- have been pioneers in the independent label field and a powerful model for other orchestras to follow. The youthful LSO has always been enterprising and progressive: since its conception in 1904, its administrative structure has been -- and continues to be -- one of innovative self-government.This disc presents the results of live concerts from November 2005 with venerated guest conductor ... Read More

Since they first began releasing compact discs in early 1999, the London Symphony Orchestra's homebrew labels -- LSO and LSO Live -- have been pioneers in the independent label field and a powerful model for other orchestras to follow. The youthful LSO has always been enterprising and progressive: since its conception in 1904, its administrative structure has been -- and continues to be -- one of innovative self-government.This disc presents the results of live concerts from November 2005 with venerated guest conductor Bernard Haitink. It is tempting to assume that Haitink, in his late seventies, is stuck in the older, more heavy-handed performance traditions of the previous generation. Indeed, as his earlier recordings of both Beethoven's Seventh Symphony and the Triple Concerto with the Royal Concertgebouw demonstrate -- though they are nowhere close to the scope of Karajan or Klemperer in grandiosity, weight, or forcefulness -- they were certainly not lighthearted in any sense. It is refreshing to... Read Less