San Francisco Symphony & Michael Tilson Thomas - Beethoven: Symphony No. 7, Leonore Overture No. 3

Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony release live recordings of Beethoven's Leonore Overture No. 3 and Symphony No. 7 on their acclaimed SFS Media label, in Hybrid SACD format.

Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony continue their recording programme apace with the latest on their groundbreaking SFS Media label, live recordings of Beethoven's Leonore Overture No. 3 and his Seventh Symphony. Featuring two of the composer's most popular works, this Hybrid SACD release continues MTT's and the SFS's ongoing exploration of the music of Beethoven. In 2011, SFS Media released Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 and his Piano Concerto No. 4 featuring Emanuel Ax, and the Third Symphony Eroica was the subject of an instalment in the acclaimed Keeping Score DVD and Blu-ray series. MTT and SFS will conclude their 2011-12 Centenary Season with performances of Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 Choral, to be recorded for release next season.

Personnel: San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas (conductor)

Critical acclaim for MTT's and SFS's Beethoven:

(5 stars) Alive in every bar, full of passion, and marvellously played and recorded...an astonishing achievement. - BBC Music Magazine (on Beethoven Symphony No. 5)

(5 stars) Absolutely the best-sounding recording of these two works ever issued!...This is in all ways a superb release. - Audiophile Audition (on Beethoven Symphony No. 5 and Piano Concerto No. 4)