Beethoven, Ludwig van: Symphony No. 1, op. 21; Symphony No. 2, op. 36
Heidelberger Sinfoniker
Thomas Fey, Conductor
“Few Beethoven cycles have gotten off to as exciting and heady a start as this one!” – Classics Today
Having already set the music world on it's ear with the revelatory first releases of his on-going Haydn Symphony cycle, young Maestro Fey turns his hand to tackle the early scores of the Titan himself. While some may thing that with all the recordings available of the 'Immortal Nine' there is little to be added, Fey and his unique hybrid ensemble, the Heidelberger Sinfoniker (featuring both period and modern instruments…) silence the nay-sayers from the first bar. All that remains to be said with a maiden voyage like this is: “Bring on the Eroica!”