Over a thirteen-year period (2009-2022), Gabor Takacs-Nagy and the Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra embarked on a spiritual journey through the nine symphonies of Beethoven. The resultant cycle of recordings captures the ensemble's liberated and transformative account of these masterworks, approaching each opus with a sense of spontaneity, insight, and joy. In the words of legendary Beethoven biographer Jan Swafford: 'Honesty is what we hear: no romantic lushness, no ego, rather a sense of the truth of each piece on its own terms. There is a sense of intimate communication between an orchestra and conductor in service of a vision of the works as individuals and as a whole.' The recordings take us on an exciting journey where we can share in the curiosity, the enthusiasm, and the spirit of exploration to rediscover a great and much played composer for our time.

Disc 1

Track name

Artist

1.I. Adagio Molto - Allegro Con Brio

Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra

2.II. Andante Cantabile Con Moto

Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra

3.III. Menuetto. Allegro Molto E Vivace

Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra

4.IV. Finale. Adagio - Allegro Molto E Vivace

Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra

5.I. Allegro Con Brio

Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra

6.II. Marcia Funebre. Adagio Assai

Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra

7.III. Scherzo. Allegro Vivace

Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra

8.IV. Finale. Allegro Molto

Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra

Disc 2

Track name

Artist

1.I. Adagio Molto - Allegro Con Brio

Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra

2.II. Larghetto

Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra

3.III. Scherzo. Allegro

Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra

4.IV. Allegro Molto

Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra

5.I. Adagio - Allegro Vivace

Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra

6.II. Adagio

Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra

7.III. Allegro Vivace

Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra

8.IV. Allegro Ma Non Troppo

Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra

Disc 3

Track name

Artist

1.I. Allegro Con Brio

Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra

2.II. Andante Con Moto

Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra

3.III. Scherzo. Allegro - Trio

Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra

4.IV. Allegro

Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra

5.Erwachen Heiterer Empfindungen Bei Der Ankunft Auf Dem Lande. Allegro Ma Non Troppo

Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra

6.Szene Am Bach. Andante Molto Mosso

Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra

7.Lustiges Zusammensein Der Landleute. Allegro

Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra

8.Gewitter, Sturm. Allegro

Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra

9.Hirtengesang. Frohe Und Dankbare Gefuhle Nach Dem Sturm. Allegretto

Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra

Disc 4

Track name

Artist

1.I. Poco Sostenuto. Vivace

Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra

2.II. Allegretto

Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra

3.III. Presto. Assai Meno Presto

Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra

4.IV. Allegro Con Brio

Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra

5.I. Allegro Vivace E Con Brio

Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra

6.II. Allegretto Scherzando

Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra

7.III. Tempo Di Menuetto

Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra

8.IV. Allegro Vivace

Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra

Disc 5

Track name

Artist

1.I. Allegro Ma Non Troppo, Un Poco Maestoso

Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra

2.II. Molto Vivace

Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra

3.III. Adagio Molto E Cantabile

Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra

4.IVa. Presto

Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra

5.IVb. Allegro Molto Assai 'O Freunde, Nicht Diese Tone!'

Various Performers

Delivery charges

UK Delivery:

• Orders under £20 - £2.99 
• Orders £20 and over - FREE*
• Click & Collect - FREE**
• Express Delivery - £5.99

International Delivery:
Costs are calculated at checkout based on parcel size and weight. Find out more here.

*Some items are only available via a dedicated delivery service, for an additional charge.
**Some items can only be delivered via Click & Collect to an HMV or Fopp store of your choice.

For more information, please visit the Delivery section of our Help Centre.

When will my order arrive?

• We aim to dispatch in-stock items within 24 hours* 
• Standard UK delivery: Royal Mail Tracked 48® service, usually within 2-5 working days (including Saturdays).
• Express UK delivery: Royal Mail Tracked 24® or DPD, usually within two working days (order by 2pm, Monday to Friday, excluding public holidays).
• International delivery: Tracked service, usually within 3-5 working days.
• Pre-orders: dispatched with the aim to deliver on the release date.

*Where an item is 'Back in stock soon', we usually expect stock within a week and will dispatch it once available.

For more information, please visit the Delivery section of our Help Centre.

Will you tell me when my order is on its way?

• You will receive a dispatch email when each parcel is on its way.
• Orders may arrive in multiple parcels, depending on stock availability.
• Out-of-stock items will follow as soon as we receive stock.
• You can check the status of your orders in your account.

For more information, please visit the Delivery section of our Help Centre.

Trusted Suppliers

Items marked 'item fulfilled by Exertis on behalf of hmv' are dispatched directly by Exertis via their approved couriers. Your delivery details will be shared with Exertis and their courier to fulfil your order.

Returns

• We're happy to accept returns for unwanted items within 30 days of receipt, provided they’re in their original condition with all seals intact. Clothing and technology items without a seal may be opened for inspection (as you would in a shop) but must not be used and should be repackaged carefully.  
• Some exclusions apply, please visit the Returns section of our Help Centre for more details.