Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra / Carolin Widmann / Jörg Widmann

Cheerful, lively, dance-like – in hardly any other work does Ludwig van Beethoven reveal himself as exuberantly as in his Seventh Symphony. It brims with surprising ideas, cheerful melodies, and thrilling rhythms. The orchestra's sound, too, leaves nothing to be desired, with its almost exuberantly blaring horns and resounding timpani. For conductor and composer Jörg Widmann, the Seventh is therefore always a special event: "Beethoven unleashes a...