Beethoven: The Symphonies (Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos Conducts the Danish National Symphony Orchestra)

Season 1

2012 · 12 episodes · 9h 21m in all

"Beethoven: The Symphonies" is presented on Blu-ray courtesy of DRS and Da Capo with AVC encoded 1080p transfers in 1.78:1. You have to hunt a little bit, but on the back of the three cardboard sleeves attached to the left side of the inside of this somewhat oddly configured package is information detailing that everything save for Eine Alpensinfonie was captured in native 1080p, while the Strauss piece has been upscaled from standard definition (it's not just obvious from the rampant stair stepping and similar anomalies on display, but also from the fact that Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos is noticeably younger and more spry, and conducts that piece standing up). While the really wide shots taken from what looks like the second balcony of Copenhagen's new(ish) Concert Hall look fairly ragged.

Episodes

1. 

   1. Symphony No. 1 in C major, op. 21 (1799/1800)

   6 Sept 2012 · 33 min

   Recorded on September 06 and 07, 2012 at DR Koncerthuset in Copenhagen.

2. 

   2. Symphony No. 2 in D major, op. 36 (1801-1802)

   13 Sept 2012 · 48 min

   Recorded on September 13 and 14, 2012 at DR Koncerthuset in Copenhagen.

3. 

   3. Symphony No. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 “Eroica” (1803-05)

   6 Dec 2012 · 56 min

   Recorded December 06 and 07, 2012 at DR Koncerthuset in Copenhagen.

4. 

   4. Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, op. 60 (1806)

   24 Jan 2013 · 40 min

   Recorded January 24 and 25, 2013 at DR Koncerthuset, Copenhagen.

5. 

   5. Symphony No. 5 in C minor, op. 67 (1804-1808)

   31 Jan 2013 · 40 min

   Recorded on March 21 and 21, 2013 at DR Koncerthuset in Copenhagen.

6. 

   6. Symphony No. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastoral” (1808)

   25 Apr 2013 · 48 min

   Recorded on April 25 and 26, 2013 at DR Koncerthuset in Copenhagen.

7. 

   7. Symphony No. 7 in A major, op. 92 (1811-1812)

   24 May 2013 · 45 min

   Recorded May 24 and 25, 2013 at DR Koncerthuset, Copenhagen.

8. 

   8. Symphony No. 8 in F major, op. 93 (1812)

   30 Jun 2013 · 30 min

   Recorded on June 30 and 31, 2013 at DR Koncerthuset in Copenhagen.

9. 

   9. Symphony No. 9 in D minor, op. 125 « Choral » (1822-1824)

   30 Jun 2013 · 76 min

   Recorded on June 30 and 31, 2013 at DR Koncerthuset in Copenhagen.

10. 

    10. (Joaquín Rodrigo) Concierto de Aranjuez (1939)

    21 Mar 2013 · 28 min

    Recorded on March 21 and 22, 2013 at DR Koncerthuset in Copenhagen.

11. 

    11. (Hector Berlioz) Symphonie fantastique, op. 14 (1830)

    24 Jan 2013 · 57 min

    Recorded January 24 and 25, 2013 at DR Koncerthuset, Copenhagen.

12. 

    12. (Richard Strauss) Eine Alpensinfonie, op. 64 (1911-1915)

    23 Jan 2014 · 60 min

    Recorded on January 23, 2014 at DR Koncerthuset in Copenhagen.