Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 8 and 9 (Choral) on tonight’s “Evening Concert”

Tonight at 7:00 on the Evening Concert on WILL-FM 90.9 conductor Andris Nelsons leads the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra in performances of Beethoven’s 8th Symphony, and the 9th Symphony, the “Choral” Symphony recorded at the Beethoven Hall, Bonn from the Deutsche Welle Festival Concerts.

Monday November 16: Deutsche Welle Festival Concerts (DWF 14-13)

Beethoven Symphonies IV at the Beethovenfest, Bonn

Conductor: Andris Nelsons; Orchestra: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra

City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Chorus; Annette Dasch, soprano;

Lioba Braun, alto; Toby Spence, tenor; Vuyani Mlinde, bass

Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F Major, op. 93

Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14 in C-sharp Minor, op. 131, 1st mvt. (Borodin Qt.)

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, op. 125

Recorded by West German Radio, Cologne (WDR) in the Beethoven Hall, Bonn on September 10, 2014