CD 1:
Symphony No. 4 Op. 60 in B flat major
Symphony No. 6 Op. 68 (sinfonia pastorale) in F major

CD 2:
Symphony No. 1 Op. 21 in C major
Symphony No. 5 Op. 67 in c minor

CD 3:
Symphony No. 7 Op. 92 in A major
Symphony No. 8 Op. 93 in F major

CD 4:
Symphony No. 2 Op. 36 in D major
Symphony No. 3 Op. 55 in E-flat major, “Eroica”

CD 5:
Symphony No. 9 Op. 125 in d minor

CD 6:
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15

CD 7:
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37
Concerto for violin, cello and piano in C major, Op. 56, “Triple Concerto”

CD 8:
Piano Concerto no. 4 op. 58 in G major
Piano Concerto no. 5 op. 73 in E flat major (‘Emperor’)

CD 9:
Violin Concerto op. 61 in D major
Violin Romance no. 1 op. 40 in G major
Violin Romance no. 2 op. 50 in F major

It is a unique and completely original collection in the panorama of today's discography, as it contains the complete corpus of the symphonies, as well as all the works for (instrumental) soloist and orchestra, i.e. all the concertos: the five Concertos for piano and orchestra, the Violin Concerto and the Triple Concerto for piano, violin, cello and orchestra. These works are supplemented by two of Beethoven's other works for violin and orchestra, namely the Romances.

A further and precious special feature of this boxed set is its coherence, in the sense that all the works recorded here are directed by a single conductor, Jan Willem de Vriend, at the head of a single orchestra, the Netherlands Symphony Orchestra. It is clear that this aspect provides a unity, an organic force and therefore an authority that other collections featuring different directors cannot boast. Finally, the soloists in the concertos are, like de Vriend himself, among the star artists of our record label: the pianist Hannes Minnaar and the violinist Liza Ferschtman. For the Triple Concerto, we have chosen the version appreciated by critics and audiences alike, with the Storioni Trio.

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Recordings: Muziekcentrum Enschede, the Netherlands, 30 June - 3 July 2009, 23 - 26 June 2008 (CD 1); 29-30 June 2009, 8-10 February 2010 (CD 2); 29-30 June 2010, 25-26 June 2008 (CD 3); 18-20 May 2009, 7-8 September 2010 (CD 4); 12-14 & 18 July 2011 (5).