“Ozawa may be entering a glorious Indian summer of creativity” Gramophone
45 years after his debut Philips recording of Beethoven’s 9th, Seiji Ozawa returns to this epic masterpiece
The Mito Chamber Orchestra features many international star players including Radek Baborák (horn), Ricardo Morales (clarinet) and Philippe Tondre (oboe). The German baritone Markus Eiche leads a quartet of leading Japanese soloists and the Tokyo Opera Singers in a fascinating performance on a chamber orchestra scale.
Tracklist:
1. 1. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso (Live) 16:41
2. 2. Molto vivace (Live) 11:57
3. 3. Adagio molto e cantabile (Live) 14:56
4. 4a. Finale: Presto (Live) 03:09
5. 4b. Allegro assai (Live) 03:40
6. 4c. Presto – “O Freunde nicht diese Töne” – (Live) 03:39
7. 4d. Alla marcia (Allegro vivace assai) (Live) 04:16
8. 4e. Andante maestoso (Live) 03:27
9. 4f. Allegro energico e sempre ben marcato (Live) 02:19
10. 4g. Allegro ma non tanto (Live) 02:28
11. 4h. Poco allegro, stringendo il tempo, sempre più allegro – Presto (Live) 02:00
Personnel:
Rie Miyake, soprano
Mihoko Fujimura, mezzo-soprano
Kei Fukui, tenor
Markus Eiche, baritone
Tokyo Opera Singers
Mito Chamber Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa, conductor