Archive for Beethoven Symphony No. 9
TheaterByte Gives Manfred Honeck’s Beethoven Symphony No. 9 its Highest Recommendation
TheaterByte‘s Lawrence Devoe puts Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra’s Beethoven Symphony No. 9 recording at the top of his list: “A thrilling performance of Beethoven’s crowning symphonic achievement by Manfred Honeck and his Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra that in terms of sound and musical execution goes to the top of my list of recordings of this venerable work. Maestro Manfred Honeck is in his twelfth season as music director of one of America’s top-tier…
InfoDad Reviews Manfred Honeck’s Beethoven Symphony
The InfoDad Team revels in Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony’s Beethoven Symphony No. 9 recording, giving it their highest rating! “there are near-infinite ways of presenting a symphony as crucial to all of classical music as Beethoven’s Ninth, and any recording that has something new to say is certainly entitled to say it. In the case of the performance led by Manfred Honeck and released by Reference Recordings, it happens that there is much new to…
Pizzicato Reviews Manfred Honeck and Pittsburgh Symphony’s Beethoven Symphony No. 9
Remy Franck reviews Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony’s recording of Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in Pizzicato Magazine: “Manfred Honeck is a conductor who thinks a lot about music… This always results in personal interpretations like this one. …There is plenty of excitement in his very detailed and pulsating interpretation, with emphatically bright colors and many a tumble in the woodwinds, in addition to some more austere-sounding passages (including the somewhat eerie funeral march at…
Four Stars from ConcertoNet for Pittsburgh Symphony’s Beethoven Symphony No. 9
ConcertoNet critic Linda Holt, gives a four-star (of four) review to the Pittsburgh Symphony and Manfred Honeck’s Beethoven Symphony No. 9 recording: “Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra have released a remarkable new reading of one of the most venerated classics of the Western canon, Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony in D minor, opus 125. Honeck’s vision of this work is impressive for its respect for the instructions of the composer and its dynamic sense of unfolding…
Manfred Honeck Discusses Beethoven Symphony No. 9 with The New York Times
Don’t miss this incredible look at Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 with Manfred Honeck and New York Times critic David Allen! See it on nytimes.com “Manfred Honeck is one of today’s leading Beethoven conductors. As music director of the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, he has created notably exciting recordings of the Third, Fifth and Seventh Symphonies. Now he and the orchestra, founded 125 years ago this month, are releasing their interpretation of the mighty Ninth. What makes Honeck’s approach so…
HR Audio Reviews Pittsburgh Symphony’s Beethoven Symphony No. 9
HRaudio.net reviews the Pittsburgh Symphony and Manfred Honeck’s Beethoven Symphony No. 9 recording, giving it 4.5 stars for performance, and 5 stars for sonics! “the brilliance and charisma of Honeck’s conducting, his unique interpretive insights into the works he performs and the manner in which they are realised by the magnificent orchestra of which he has been Music Director for the past ten years, have resulted in each of these recordings moving effortlessly and justifiably…