Beethoven Symphonies, Vol. 5

Tessa Uys, Ben Schoeman

SOMM Recordings proudly announces this fifth and penultimate release in the complete cycle of the Beethoven Symphonies arranged for piano four-hands by the great Polish-German composer and pianist Xaver Scharwenka. This is a series that has consistently had listeners “waiting impatiently for the next volume” (MusicWeb International).

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827), Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)

Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60
Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
Mozart: The Magic Flute Overture, BV B 93

July 2024

Exemplary phrasing and strong linear orientation result in one of the most intelligently balanced and nuanced recordings of Busoni’s two-piano arrangement of Mozart’s Magic Flute Overture I’ve ever heard.