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Akademie Fur Alte Musik Berlin

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Harmonia Mundis Beethoven Year SeriesThe final installment of the complete Beethoven symphony recording project is here!The Berlin Academy of Early Music presents Symphonies Nos. 4 and 8the final installment of the Beethoven Year Series symphony collection released by Harmonia Mundi! As with previous symphony releases, this volume also features works by contemporary composers as companion pieces. This time, works by Cherubini (17601842) and Mhul (17631817) have been selected. This release allows you to fully enjoy the Berlin Academy of Early Musics artistry and the superb quality of the recording.In Beethovens Symphony No. 4, the final movement features the bassoons staccato passagesa pinnacle of virtuosityperformed flawlessly without the slightest misstep. The rich resonance of the timpani also lingers in the listeners ears (the timpanist is Francisco Manuel Angus Rodrguez, b