Essential Beethoven by Various Artists

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio

Bernard Haitink

Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto

Antal Doráti

Beethoven: Violin Romance No. 2 in F, Op. 50

Arthur Grumiaux, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra & Bernard Haitink

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight Sonata": I. Adagio sostenuto

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Beethoven: Für Elise, Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59 (Live)

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 -"Tempest": 3. Allegretto

Stephen Kovacevich

Beethoven: Septet in E Flat Major, Op. 20: 5. Scherzo (Allegro molto e vivace)

Berlin Philharmonic Octet

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37: II. Largo

Alfred Brendel, London Philharmonic Orchestra & Bernard Haitink

Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: 4. Allegro vivace

Sir Georg Solti

Beethoven: Egmont Overture, Op. 84

George Szell

Beethoven: Violin Concerto In D, Op. 61: 3. Rondo (Allegro)

Arthur Grumiaux, New Philharmonia Orchestra & Alceo Galliera

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major Op. 73 -"Emperor": 2. Adagio un poco mosso

Vladimir Ashkenazy & The Cleveland Orchestra

Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F, Op. 68 -"Pastoral": 5. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm: Allegretto

Staatskapelle Dresden & Sir Colin Davis

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B Flat Major, Op. 19: 3. Rondo (Molto allegro)

Radu Lupu, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra & Zubin Mehta

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: V. Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo

Quartetto Italiano

Beethoven: 6 Bagatelles, Op. 126: 6. Presto - Andante amabile e con moto

Alfred Brendel

Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 "Spring": IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo

Vladimir Ashkenazy & Itzhak Perlman

Beethoven: 12 Minuets, WoO 7: No. 11 in C Major

Sir Neville Marriner

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight Sonata": III. Presto agitato

Vladimir Ashkenazy

Beethoven: In questa tomba oscura, WoO 133 (Orch. Faris)

Luciano Pavarotti, Philharmonia Orchestra & Piero Gamba

Beethoven: Fidelio op.72 / Act 1: "Mir ist so wunderbar"

Hans Sotin, Hildegard Behrens, Sona Ghazarian, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Sir Georg Solti

Beethoven: Fidelio op.72 / Act 1: "O welche Lust, in freier Luft den Atem leicht zu heben!"

Robert Johnson, Philip Kraus, Chicago Symphony Chorus, Chicago Symphony Orchestra & Sir Georg Solti

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 - "Choral" / 4.: 4. Presto - Allegro assai (Excerpt)

Joan Sutherland, Marilyn Horne, James King, Martti Talvela, Wiener Staatsopernchor, Wiener Philharmoniker & Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt