Beethoven: Symphonies No. 5, 6 & 8 (Intégrale des symphonies, Vol. 2) (Live) Orchestre Consuelo & Victor Julien-Laferrière

• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67:
• 1 Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio (Live) 06:46
• 2 Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: II. Andante con moto (Live) 09:12
• 3 Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: III. Allegro maestoso (Live) 07:26
• 4 Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: IV. Allegro vivace (Live) 11:01
• Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93:
• 5 Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: I. Allegro vivace e con brio (Live) 07:11
• 6 Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: II. Allegretto scherzando (Live) 03:35
• 7 Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: III. Tempo di menuetto (Live) 05:52
• 8 Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: IV. Allegro vivace (Live) 06:43
• Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68:
• 9 Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68: I. Allegro ma non troppo (Live) 10:39
• 10 Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68: II. Andante molto moto (Live) 12:20
• 11 Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68: III. Allegro (Live) 04:44
• 12 Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68: IV. Allegro (Live) 13:26
• Total Runtime 01:38:55

Info for Beethoven: Symphonies No. 5, 6 & 8 (Intégrale des symphonies, Vol. 2) (Live)

Victor Julien-Laferriere and his Consuelo Orchestra continue their complete works of Beethoven's symphonies with a second volume devoted to the famous diptych premiered on 22 December 1808: the Fifth and Sixth Symphonies, so contrasting and yet so close. They have added the Eighth, premiered five years later and sometimes considered the little sister of the 'Pastoral', whose key is F major.

Orchestre Consuelo
Victor Julien-Laferriere, conductor

Orchestre Consuelo
Whoever feels penetrated by a true love for his art can fear nothing" prophesied George Sand in her novel Consuelo (1843). Victor Julien-Laferrière has made this audacity and ambition his own, and in 2021 created an orchestra of the same name. This romantic heroine, Consuelo, resembling the renowned Pauline Viardot, embodies the universal aspiration of young generations of artists to explore diverse musical repertoires, to experience the joys of creation, to build their own path.

Winner of the 2017 Queen Elisabeth Competition, the cellist Victor Julien-Laferrière has developed in himself a conductor nourished by chamber music. Around the Romantic repertoire and this long-dreamed-of orchestral project, which is more of a creative community for his generation, he has united a team of artists sharing the same ideas and musical ideology. They join forces to express their musical imagination and find the best sound. The orchestra's ambition is to become a stepping-stone for artists between the ages of 20 and 30, launched on an international solo, chamber or orchestral career and looking for an experience that offers them the artistic freedom and intimacy of chamber music along with the expansive spirit of orchestral performances.

Consuelo, inspired by its muse, desires to exist in its own era and environment, all the while actively participating in a dynamic musical existence. The orchestra is based in Sens, Burgundy, with a residency spanning the whole season, aimed at enriching a region that has been under-resourced in terms of music (mediation, masterclasses, festival). The future of the orchestra lies in its adaptability, repertoire and formats, all the while maintaining the belief that music serves to provide audiences with the opportunity to dream and be emotionally stirred.

Consuelo performed at renowned festivals in France: Festival de la Chaise-Dieu, Festival de la Roque d'Anthéron, Variations Classiques d'Annecy, Festival de l'Epau, and abroad at the Sommets Musicaux de Gstaad and Les Athénéennes de Genève.

In 2024, the orchestra will make its debut at the Rocamadour Festival and the Besançon-Franche-Comté Festival.

In recent and upcoming seasons, orchestra's engagements include concerts at the Philharmonie de Paris, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Halle aux Grains in Toulouse, Opéra de Vichy and at the Festival de Música dos Capuchos in Portugal.

In parallel with its stage activities, the Orchestre Consuelo has a rich discography. Its first CD, devoted to Johannes Brahms' Serenades, was released under the label Mirare in 2023.

2024 will see the release of the first CD of the complete Beethoven symphonies for the B.Records label, in co-production with the Festival de la Chaise-Dieu.

In 2025, Tchaikovsky's Orchestral Suites no. 1 and no. 2 will be released under the label Mirare.

Orchestre Consuelo carries out its projects with the support of Caisse des Dépôts, its main sponsor. The orchestra also receives support from its Cercle des amis, Centre National de la Musique, Fonpeps, Adami and Spedidam.

Victor Julien-Laferrière
First Prize winner of the Queen Elisabeth Competition in 2017 (the first year dedicated to cello), Victor Julien-Laferrière was described as ​“one of the most reliable talents of the young generation of French cellists” by Diapason magazine. He was also awarded the first prize and two special prizes at the 2012 Prague Spring International Competition, and in 2018 he was awarded the Victoire de la Musique in France as Instrumental Soloist of the Year. ​

The 2023/24 season sees him perform with Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and Simone Lamsma under the baton of Domingo Hindoyan, as well as Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France with Mikko Franck, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra, Belgium National Orchestra, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Stuttgart Staadtheater Orchestra, Prague Radio Symphony Orchestra and Orchestre d’Auvergne and Thomas Zehetmair. He will perform recitals and chamber music at Hohenem’s Schubertiade, Philharmonie de Paris and Louisiana Museum. Additionally, he founded his own ensemble, Consuelo, which collaborates intensively with many leading French festivals, and he will conduct Consuelo at the Theatre des Champs-Elysées, amongst other French festivals and concert halls. ​

Further afield, Victor Julien-Laferrière has performed with renowned orchestras worldwide, including Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, hr-Sinfonieorchester, Orchestre de Paris, Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Orchestre National de France, Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Orchestre National de Lyon, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra,Netherlands Philharmonic Orchestra, Brussels Philharmonic, Belgium National Orchestra, Antwerp Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de Chambre Paris, Les Siècles, Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, Nordwestdeutsche Philharmonie, and with prestigious conductors such as Valery Gergiev, Kristiina Poska, Emmanuel Krivine, Tugan Sokhiev, Elim Chan, Maxim Emelyanychev, François-Xavier Roth, Jun Märkl, Philippe Herreweghe, Nathalie Stutzmann, Stéphane Denève, Joshua Weilerstein, Eivind Gullberg Jensen, Gergely Madaras and Ben Glassberg.

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