Description
[Syms.1&2] “two performances of masterpieces: marvellous orchestral playing and a carefree feeling to the music-making … playing is highly detailed and relaxed. The lack of bombast and aggression in the louder passages is to be applauded … performances unbuttoned and refined … sound quality is vivid, forward and clear” (MusicWeb)
[5th MC3106] “Right at the opening, the listener notes the extremely rich, dynamically full-powered and yet transparent sound of the Westdeutsche Sinfonia, also rich in its tonal quality. Under the gripping direction of Dirk Joeres, the symphony becomes a first-rate sound experience” [7th] “Joeres is not influenced by any (other) styles. He conducts a classically shaped and full-blooded Seventh in which the focus is on the music, On the accompanying note, he fully explains the symphonies and his interpretive concept with a great deal of knowledge” (Pizzicato)
| Symphony No.1 in C major, Op.21 [26:30] |
| [1] I. Allegro molto – Allegro con brio 9:21 |
| [2] II. Andante cantabile con moto 7:44 |
| [3] III. Menuetto. Allegro molto e vivace 3:44 |
| [4] IV. Finale. Adagio – Allegro molto e vivace 5:39 |
| Symphony No.2 in D major, Op.36 [34:35] |
| [5] I. Adagio – Allegro con brio 12:54 |
| [6] II. Larghetto 11:33 |
| [7] III. Scherzo. Allegro 3:45 |
| [8] IV. Allegro molto 6:22 |
