Essential Beethoven - 24 of His Greatest Masterpieces

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Album Summary

Performers

• Martti Talvela (Bass)
• Arthur Grumiaux (Violin)
• Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
• Stephen Kovacevich (Piano)
• Alfred Brendel (Piano)
• Radu Lupu (Piano)
• Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
• Hans Sotin (Bass)
• Hildegard Behrens (Soprano)
• Sona Ghazarian (Soprano)
• David Kuebler (Tenor)
• Philip Kraus (Marimba)
• Robert Johnson (Tenor)
• Marilyn Horne
• James King

Conductors

• Ashkenazy, Vladimir
• Davis, Colin
• Dorati, Antal
• Galliera, Alceo
• Gamba, Piero
• Haitink, Bernard
• Marriner, Sir Neville
• Mehta, Zubin
• Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans
• Solti, Sir Georg
• Szell, George

Ensembles

• Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
• Berlin Philharmonic Octet
• Chicago Symphony Orchestra
• Cleveland Orchestra
• Dresden Staatskapelle
• Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
• London Philharmonic Orchestra
• London Symphony Orchestra
• New Philharmonia Orchestra
• Philharmonia Orchestra
• Quartetto Italiano
• Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
• Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

Composer

• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)

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Works Details

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67 :: Allegro con brio

• Conductor: Bernard Haitink
• Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
• Running Time: 7 min. 13 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1808

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92 :: Allegretto

• Conductor: Antal Dorati
• Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra
• Running Time: 8 min. 34 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1812

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 2 in F major, Op. 50

• Performer: Arthur Grumiaux (Violin)
• Conductor: Bernard Haitink
• Ensemble: Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
• Running Time: 7 min. 58 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1802

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight" :: no 1, Adagio sostenuto

• Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
• Running Time: 6 min. 12 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1801

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59

• Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
• Running Time: 3 min. 3 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1810

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Sonata for Piano no 17 in D minor, Op. 31/2 "The Tempest" :: no 3, Allegretto

• Performer: Stephen Kovacevich (Piano)
• Running Time: 6 min. 36 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1802

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Septet in E flat major, Op. 20 :: no 5, Scherzo

• Ensemble: Berlin Philharmonic Octet
• Running Time: 3 min. 20 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Chamber Music
• Written: 1799-1800

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37 :: no 2, Largo

• Performer: Alfred Brendel (Piano)
• Conductor: Bernard Haitink
• Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 10 min. 37 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1800-1803

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93 :: no 4, Allegro vivace

• Conductor: Sir Solti
• Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra
• Running Time: 7 min. 48 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1812

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Egmont, incidental music, Op. 84 :: Overture

• Conductor: George Szell
• Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 8 min. 32 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1809-1810

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 61 :: no 3, Rondo

• Performer: Arthur Grumiaux (Violin)
• Conductor: Alceo Galliera
• Ensemble: New Philharmonia Orchestra
• Running Time: 9 min. sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1806

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor" :: no 2, Adagio un poco mosso

• Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
• Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy
• Ensemble: Cleveland Orchestra
• Running Time: 7 min. 53 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1809

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral" :: no 5, Allegretto

• Conductor: Colin Davis
• Ensemble: Dresden Staatskapelle
• Running Time: 9 min. 44 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1808

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19 :: no 3, Rondo

• Performer: Radu Lupu (Piano)
• Conductor: Zubin Mehta
• Ensemble: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 6 min. 5 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Concerto
• Written: 1788-1798

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique" :: no 2, Adagio cantabile

• Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
• Running Time: 5 min. 6 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1797-1798

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Quartet for Strings no 13 in B flat major, Op. 130 :: no 5, Cavatina

• Ensemble: Quartetto Italiano
• Running Time: 7 min. 16 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1825-1826

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Bagatelle for piano in E flat major, Op. 126/6

• Performer: Alfred Brendel (Piano)
• Running Time: 4 min. 23 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1823

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Sonata for Violin and Piano no 5 in F major, Op. 24 "Spring" :: no 4, Rondo

• Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
• Running Time: 6 min. 55 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1800-1801

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Minuets (12) for orchestra, WoO 7 :: no 11

• Conductor: Sir Marriner
• Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
• Running Time: 2 min. 15 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1795

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight" :: no 3, Presto agitato

• Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy (Piano)
• Conductor: Sir Marriner
• Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields
• Running Time: 7 min. 39 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1801

Beethoven, Ludwig van : In questa tomba oscura, WoO 133

• Performer: Luciano Pavarotti (Tenor)
• Conductor: Piero Gamba
• Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
• Running Time: 3 min. 34 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Written: 1807

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Fidelio, Op. 72 :: Mir ist so wunderbar (Quartet)

• Performers: Hans Sotin (Bass); Hildegard Behrens (Soprano); Sona Ghazarian (Soprano); David Kuebler (Tenor)
• Conductor: Sir Solti
• Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra
• Notes: Composition written: 1804-06.
• Running Time: 5 min. 20 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1804-1806

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Fidelio, Op. 72 :: O welche Lust (Prisoners' Chorus)

• Performers: Philip Kraus (Marimba); Robert Johnson (Tenor)
• Conductor: Sir Solti
• Ensemble: Chicago Symphony Orchestra
• Notes: Composition written: 1804-06.
• Running Time: 8 min. 26 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Opera/Operetta
• Written: 1804-1806

Beethoven, Ludwig van : Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral" :: Choral Finale (excerpt)

• Performers: Marilyn Horne; James King; Martti Talvela (Bass)
• Conductor: Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt
• Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
• Running Time: 4 min. 15 sec.
• Period Time: Classical
• Form: Orchestral
• Written: 1824