San Francisco Symphony
Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor
Repertoire
Ludwig van Beethoven: Leonore Overture No. 3, Op. 72a
Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92
Considered among his best, Beethoven’s Symphony No.7 was immensely popular from its first playing. While Beethoven wrote only one opera, he wrote multiple overtures for it, and the third of the series fully captures the joyful outcome of the story. This album continues MTT and the SFS’s ongoing exploration of the music of Beethoven.
These live recordings of Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No. 7 in A major and the Leonore Overture No. 3 represent the orchestra at its best, playing with absolute clarity of tone colors, lines, and textures, and with true unity of purpose, while Tilson Thomas' interpretations are characteristically lucid, well-balanced, and buoyant.AllMusic