本套盒是Challenge Classics对贝多芬诞辰250周年的独特贡献。专辑《交响曲 & 协奏曲全集》（钢琴、小提琴和三重协奏曲）由荷兰交响乐团（Netherlands Symphony Orchestra）和指挥家扬·威廉·德·迪费恩德（Jan Willem de Vriend）演出并录制。这张唱片由北极星唱片公司（Northstar Recording）的贝尔特•范•德•沃夫（Bert van der Wolf）策划，他是古典音乐界最具创新和能力的音响工程师之一。

指挥家简介：

迪费恩德（Jan Willem de Vriend）自2006年起担任荷兰交响乐团的首席指挥兼艺术总监。
自从他担任荷兰交响乐团的首席指挥后，该乐团成为了荷兰音乐界的一张名片。他们录制过莫扎特、贝多芬、施特劳斯和门德尔松的作品，还进行过奥芬巴赫和马勒部分作品的首演。在演奏18及19世纪这段时期的作品时，乐团使用那个时代的古乐器，展现出了一种只有荷兰交响乐团才能演奏出来的声音质感。除担任荷兰交响乐团的首席指挥之外，迪费恩德（Jan Willem de Vriend）还是布拉班特管弦乐团的常驻客座指挥。他还指挥过其他知名荷兰乐团，如荷兰皇家大会堂管弦乐团、荷兰广播爱乐乐团和海牙爱乐乐团。迪费恩德也很受其他国家乐团的欢迎，曾多次赴中国、德国、奥地利、意大利和法国等国的乐团任客座指挥。

乐团简介：

荷兰交响乐团（Netherlands Symphony Orchestra）每年在恩斯赫德、亨格洛、兹沃勒和德文特尔以及整个上艾瑟尔省和兰德斯塔德省举办约75场音乐会。荷兰交响乐图还担任荷兰巡回歌剧院(Nederlandse Reisopera)的管弦乐队，每年演出两场，并与各省合唱团合作。

曲目列表：

Symphony No. 4 op. 60 in B flat Major: Adagio – Allegro vivace
Symphony No. 4 op. 60 in B flat Major: Adagio
Symphony No. 4 op. 60 in B flat Major: Allegro molto e vivace
Symphony No. 4 op. 60 in B flat Major: Allegro ma non troppo
Symphony No. 6 Op. 68 (sinfonia pastorale) in F Major (1808): Allegro ma non troppo – Angenehme, heitere Empfindungen, welche bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande im Menschen erwachsen
Symphony No. 6 Op. 68 (sinfonia pastorale) in F Major (1808): Andante molto moto – Szene am Bach
Symphony No. 6 Op. 68 (sinfonia pastorale) in F Major (1808): Allegro – Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute
Symphony No. 6 Op. 68 (sinfonia pastorale) in F Major (1808): Allegro – Donner. Sturm
Symphony No. 6 Op. 68 (sinfonia pastorale) in F Major (1808): Allegretto – Hirtengesang. Wohltätige, mit Dank an die Gottheit verbundene Gefühle nach dem Sturm
Symphony No. 1 Op. 21 in C Major (1799/1800): Adagio molto – Allegro con brio
Symphony No. 1 Op. 21 in C Major (1799/1800): Andante cantabile con moto
Symphony No. 1 Op. 21 in C Major (1799/1800): Menuetto (Allegro molto e vivace)
Symphony No. 1 Op. 21 in C Major (1799/1800): Adagio – Allegro molto e vivace
Symphony No. 5 Op. 67 in c minor (1808): Allegro con brio
Symphony No. 5 Op. 67 in c minor (1808): Andante con moto
Symphony No. 5 Op. 67 in c minor (1808): Allegro
Symphony No. 5 Op. 67 in c minor (1808): Allegro
Symphony No. 7 Op. 92 in A Major (1811/12): Poco sostenuto – Vivace
Symphony No. 7 Op. 92 in A Major (1811/12): Allegretto
Symphony No. 7 Op. 92 in A Major (1811/12): Presto
Symphony No. 7 Op. 92 in A Major (1811/12): Allegro con brio
Symphony No. 8 Op. 93 in F Major (1812): Allegro vivace e con brio
Symphony No. 8 Op. 93 in F Major (1812): Allegretto scherzando
Symphony No. 8 Op. 93 in F Major (1812): Tempo di Menuetto
Symphony No. 8 Op. 93 in F Major (1812): Allegro vivace
Symphony No. 2 Op. 36 in D Major (1801): Adagio – Allegro con brio
Symphony No. 2 Op. 36 in D Major (1801): Larghetto
Symphony No. 2 Op. 36 in D Major (1801): Scherzo: Allegro
Symphony No. 2 Op. 36 in D Major (1801): Allegro molto
Symphony No. 3 Op. 55 in E-flat Major “Eroica” (1803/4): Allegro con brio
Symphony No. 3 Op. 55 in E-flat Major “Eroica” (1803/4): Marcia funebre: Adagio assai
Symphony No. 3 Op. 55 in E-flat Major “Eroica” (1803/4): Scherzo: Allegro vivace
Symphony No. 3 Op. 55 in E-flat Major “Eroica” (1803/4): Finale: Allegro molto
Symphony No. 9 Op. 125 in d minor (1824): Allegro ma non troppo e un poco maestoso
Symphony No. 9 Op. 125 in d minor (1824): Molto vivace
Symphony No. 9 Op. 125 in d minor (1824): Adagio molto e cantabile
Symphony No. 9 Op. 125 in d minor (1824): Finale: Presto
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat Major Op. 19: Allegro con brio
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat Major Op. 19: Adagio
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat Major Op. 19: Rondo: Allegro molto
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major Op. 15: Allegro con brio
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major Op. 15: Largo
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major Op. 15: Rondo: Allegro
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37: Allegro con brio
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37: Largo
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37: Rondo: Allegro
Concerto for violin, cello and piano in C major op. 56 (1803) “Triple Concerto”: Allegro
Concerto for violin, cello and piano in C major op. 56 (1803) “Triple Concerto”: Largo (attacca)
Concerto for violin, cello and piano in C major op. 56 (1803) “Triple Concerto”: Rondo alla polacca
Piano Concerto No. 4 Op. 58 in G Major (1807): Allegro moderato
Piano Concerto No. 4 Op. 58 in G Major (1807): Andante con moto
Piano Concerto No. 4 Op. 58 in G Major (1807): Rondo. Vivace
Piano Concerto No. 5 Op. 73 in E flat Major (‘Emperor’) (1809): Allegro
Piano Concerto No. 5 Op. 73 in E flat Major (‘Emperor’) (1809): Adagio un poco mosso
Piano Concerto No. 5 Op. 73 in E flat Major (‘Emperor’) (1809): Rondo. Allegro
Violin Concerto Op. 61 in D Major (1806): Allegro ma non troppo
Violin Concerto Op. 61 in D Major (1806): Larghetto
Violin Concerto Op. 61 in D Major (1806): Rondo (Allegro)
Violin Romance No. 1 Op. 40 in G Major (ca. 1802): Violin Romance No. 1 Op. 40 in G Major (ca. 1802)
Violin Romance No. 2 Op. 50 in F Major (1805): Violin Romance No. 2 Op. 50 in F Major (1805)