Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra & Manfred Honeck - Beethoven & Stucky: Orchestral Works (2022) [Official Digital Download]

Reference Recordings proudly presents the Symphony No. 6 of Ludwig van Beethoven, with Steven Stucky’s Silent Spring, in exceptional performances from Manfred Honeck and the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra. Maestro Honeck honors us again with his meticulous music notes. He gives rare insight into his conducting and interpretation, as well as the history and musical structure of Beethoven’s beloved Pastoral Symphony.Steven Stucky’s Silent Spring was commissioned by the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra in honor of the 50th anniversary of the publication of the book Silent Spring, the seminal work by Pittsburgh native Rachel Carson. It had its world premiere performance in February 2012. The composer generously includes his own album notes about this work, which like the book can be heard as a call to action to love and save nature and the earth before it is too late.

Track List:
1. Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": I. Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande (11:02)
2. Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": II. Scene am Bach (11:49)
3. Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": III. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute (4:58)
4. Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": IV. Gewitter. Sturm (3:29)
5. Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": V. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm (10:02)
6. Stucky: Silent Spring: I. The Sea Around Us (3:50)
7. Stucky: Silent Spring: II. The Lost Woods (5:24)
9. Stucky: Silent Spring: IV. Silent Spring (4:17)