Pettman Ensemble

Uwe Grodd, Pettman Ensemble – Beethoven: Grand Symphonies, Vol. 2 (2022)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:14:40 minutes | 1,28 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Naxos

Unless one lived in a major European centre with an orchestra, the opportunity to hear large-scale works by the great composers of the age was well-nigh impossible. The insatiable demand for new chamber versions of famed orchestral works saw Hummel arranging Beethoven’s Symphonies No. 2 and No. 6 “Pastoral” not long after the great composer’s death. Hummel approached his task with great care, bringing a fresh perspective to the works in his sensitive and compelling chamber music configurations. Hummel’s arrangements of Symphonies No. 1 and No. 3 “Eroica” can be heard on the first volume of this very interesting series.

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