BEETHOVEN

Symphonies Nos. 4 & 6

Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B Flat Major, op. 60

1. l Adagio – Allegro vivace

2. ll Adagio

3. lll Allegro molto e vivace

4. lV Allegro ma non troppo

Symphony No. 6 in F Major, op. 68 “Pastoral”

5. l Allegro ma non troppo – Angenehme, heitere Empfindungen, welche bei der

Ankunft auf dem Lande im Menschen erwachsen

6. ll Andante molto moto – Szene am Bach

7. lll Allegro – Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute

8. lV Allegro – Donner. Sturm

9. V Allegretto – Hirtengesang. Wohltätige, mit Dank an die Gottheit verbundene Gefühle nach dem Sturm

Netherlands Symphony Orchestra / Jan Willem de Vriend

Over the last 20 years the Dutch conductor Jan Willem de Vriend has, with enormous passion and enthusiasm, immersed himself in the life and work of Ludwig van Beethoven. De Vriend believes that he is now ready to embark on a series of recordings of the symphonies, and this new Hybrid SACD, on which he is joined by the highly-regarded Netherlands Symphony Orchestra, features numbers 4 and 6.

Jan Willem de Vriend is the artistic director of Combattimento Consort Amsterdam and since 2006 has been the chief conductor and artistic director of the Netherlands Symphony Orchestra. De Vriend has been a guest conductor with the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, the Netherlands Radio Chamber Philharmonic, the Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, The Hague Philharmonic and the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.

The Netherlands Symphony Orchestra is based in province of Overijssel and performs concert series in Enschede, Hengelo, Zwolle and Deventer. Another important role for the orchestra is accompanying De Nationale Reisopera and provincial choral societies.

Challenge SACD CC72361