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The 50 Most Essential Beethoven Masterpieces

by Various Artists
50 SONGS
Oct 2024
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 "Fate": I. Allegro con brio
Bernhard Güller & Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise"
Leonard Hokanson
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto
Henrik Måwe
Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 "Spring": I. Allegro
Aaron Rosand & Eileen Flissler
Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68, "Pastoral": I. Allegro ma non troppo
Josef Krips
Romance No. 2 in F Major for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 50
Ilmar Lapinsch, Alexei Bruni & State Symphony Capella of Russia
Wind Octet in E-Flat Major, Op. 103: I. Allegro
Bernd Schober & Winds of the Saxon State Orchestra
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor": II. Adagio un poco mosso - Rondo. Allegro
Zsolt Deàky, Hanae Nakajima & Nürnberger Symphoniker
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile
Alfred Brendel
Fidelio, Op. 72: Overture
Anton Nanut & RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: II. Larghetto
London Philharmonic Orchestra & Alfred Scholz
Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer Sonata": I. Adagio sostenuto - Presto
Aaron Rosand & Eileen Flissler
String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59 No. 1 "Razumovsky Quartet No. 1": I. Allegro
Fine Arts Quartet
Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55, "Eroica": I. Allegro con brio
London Symphony Orchestra & Josef Krips
Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata": I. Allegro assai
Sylvia Cápová
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37: II. Largo
Anton Nanut, Dubravka Tomsic & RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra
Missa Solemnis in D Major, Op. 123: III. Credo
Michael Gielen, Josef Protschka, Kurt Rydl, Marjana Lipovsek, Phyllis Bryn-Julson, Wolfgang Hock & SWR Symphony Orchestra
Piano Trio in B-Flat Major, Op. 97 "Archduke Trio": I. Allegro moderato
Bamberg Trio
Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto
Vladimir Fedoseyev & Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra
Cello Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69: I. Allegro ma non tanto
Jörg Metzger and Dieter Goldmann
Triple Concerto in C Major, Op. 56: I. Allegro
Othmar Mága, Conrad von der Goltz, Jan Polacek, Kirsti Hjort & Nürnberger Symphoniker
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 19: II. Adagio
Räto Tschupp, Hanae Nakajima & Nürnberger Symphoniker
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": III. Presto agitato
Daniel Barenboim
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125, "Choral": I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
London Symphony Orchestra & Josef Krips
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor": I. Allegro
Richard Hickox, Cristina Ortiz & City of London Sinfonia
Mass in C Major, Op. 86: II. Gloria
Anton Nanut, Magdalene Hajossyova & RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra
Egmont, Op. 84: Overture
Alfred Scholz & London Symphony Orchestra
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 "Fate": II. Andante con moto
Bernhard Güller & Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59 No. 3 "Third Razumovsky-Quartet": IV. Allegro molto
Fine Arts Quartet
The Ruins of Athens, Op. 113: Overture
Kurt Redel & Camerata Labacensis
Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: I. Poco sostenuto - Vivace
Vladimir Fedoseyev & Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra
String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: I. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo
Fine Arts Quartet
Coriolan, Op. 62: Overture in C Minor
Günter Ludwig & Babelsberg Symphony Orchestra
Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55, "Eroica": II. Marcia funebre: Adagio assai
London Symphony Orchestra & Josef Krips
Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "The Tempest": III. Allegretto
Herbert Waltl
The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43: I. Overture. Adagio - Allegro molto con brio
Heribert Beissel & Bonn Classical Philharmonic
Piano Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major, Op. 26, "Funeral March": III. Marcia funebre sulla morte d'un eroe. Maestoso andante
Artur Schnabel
Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata": II. Andante con moto (attacca)
Dubravka Tomsic
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": II. Scherzo. Molto vivace
London Symphony Orchestra & Josef Krips
Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 12 No. 2: II. Andante, più tosto Allegretto
Carlos Moerdijk & Emmy Verhey
Mass in C Major, Op. 86: IV. Sanctus
Anton Nanut, Magdalene Hajossyova & RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra
3 Duets for Clarinet and Bassoon, WoO 27 No. 1: I. Allegro (Arr. for Clarinet, Bassoon and Piano)
Karl Schlechta, Jurgen Demmler & Jurgen Gode
3 Equali, WoO 30
The Liege Trombone Quartet
Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio
London Symphony Orchestra & Josef Krips
Große Fuge in B-Flat Major, Op. 133
Wilhelm Furtwängler
Eroica Variations in E-Flat Major, Op. 35
Hugo Steurer
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": III. Rondo. Allegro
Dubravka Tomsic
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15: II. Largo
Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra, Wilfried Boettcher & Alfred Brendel
Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: II. Larghetto
Michael Gielen, Christian Tetzlaff & SWR Symphony Orchestra
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IV. Presto - Allegro assai - Choral Finale (Ode to Joy)
Josef Krips, London Symphony Orchestra & BBC Symphony Chorus