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Contents: Beethoven 100 Premium Series, First Release of 25 Titles [UHQCD] [Limited Edition] [Green Color Label Coat] [Beethoven's 250th Birthday Anniversary] A separate release from the complete symphony set that won the 1994 Record Academy Award Grand Prize and was praised as "a new standard emerging in the horizon of Beethoven performance." Gardiner's performance, in which he says, "Playing with period instruments not only allows you to hear more in the symphonies, but also highlights Beethoven's revolutionary side," brilliantly expresses the "revolution and romance" that he himself aims for. Track List: Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36. Media Reviews, etc.: A separate release from the complete symphony set that won the 1994 Record Academy Award Grand Prize and was praised as "a new standard emerging in the horizon of Beethoven performance." Gardiner says that "playing period instruments not only allows you to hear more in the symphonies, but also highlights Beethoven's revolutionary side," and his performance brilliantly expresses the "revolution and romance" that he himself aims for. (C)RS
