Mitropoulos: Beethoven, Brahms & Verdi — Eroica, Haydn Variations & La forza del destino

Dimitri Mitropoulos and the New York Philharmonic in a programme bringing together Beethoven, Brahms and Verdi.

Recordings

The New York Philharmonic is featured throughout: Beethoven’s Symphony No. 3 “Eroica”, Brahms’s Variations on a Theme by Haydn and the Overture from Verdi’s La forza del destino.

The programme highlights Mitropoulos’s ability to move from Beethovenian symphonic architecture to Brahmsian variation and Verdi’s theatrical tension.

Tracklist

Beethoven — Symphony No. 3 “Eroica”
1. I. Allegro con brio
2. II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai
3. III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace
4. IV. Allegro molto

Brahms — Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a
5. Variations

Verdi — La forza del destino
6. Overture

Credits

Conductor: Dimitri Mitropoulos
Orchestra: New York Philharmonic
Composers: Ludwig van Beethoven; Johannes Brahms; Giuseppe Verdi
Edition: Capsa Symphōnĭa — CS604

Available formats

File PCM 44.1kHz • 16bit — CD Resolution

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