Beethoven, Ludwig van

Beethoven: The Complete String Quartets, Vol. 2

4 CD / Zig Zag Territoires / 2013-06-25

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 3 in D major, Op. 18 no 3; Quartet for Strings no 5 in A major, Op. 18/5; Grosse Fuge for String Quartet in B flat major Op. 133; Quartet for Strings no 7...

Beethoven: Triple Concerto; Archduke Trio, Op. 97 / Storioni Trio; Netherland SO, de Vriend

1 Super Audio CD / Challenge Classics / 2013-05-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op. 56 "Triple Concerto"; Trio for Piano and Strings no 7 in B flat major, Op. 97 "Archduke"
Conductors: de Vriend, Jan Willem;
Ensemble: Storioni Trio

The Storioni Trio has established itself as one of the leading Dutch chamber music ensembles, having performed at Carnegie Hall, Concertgebouw Amsterdam, Wigmore Hall, and...continue...
Recording information: Evangelical Luthern Church, Haarlem, The Netherlands (07/02/2012-07/03/2012); Muziekcentrum Enschede (07/02/2012-07/03/2012); Evangelical Luthern Church, Haarlem, The Netherland...continue...

Gustavo Dudamel - The European Concert: works by Brahms, Haydn, Beethoven / Gautier Capucon, Berliner PO [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-05-14

Works: Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra, Op. 56a "St. Anthony"; Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto for Cello no 1 in C major, H 7b no 1; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor...
Performers: Capucon, Gautier

Every year the Berliner Philharmoniker invite artist for the orchestra's traditional birthday concert on May 1st.

In 2012, the guests were Gustavo Dudamel, conducting, and

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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7; Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra, Nicholas McGegan

1 CD / Philharmonia Baroque / 2013-05-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92
Conductors: McGegan, Nicholas
Ensemble: ; Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra

On this release from the orchestra's own label, Music Director Nicholas McGegan and his period instrument Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra perform Beethoven's fourth and seventh symphonies...continue...
Recording information: First Congregational Church, Berkeley, CA (11/10/2012-11/11/2012)....continue...

The Heifetz Piatigorsky Concerts [2012] (21 CDs)

21 CD / RCA Records / 2013-05-07

Works: Maurice Ravel: Trio for Piano, Violin and Cello in A minor; Felix Mendelssohn: Trio for Piano and Strings no 1 in D minor, Op. 49; Octet for strings in E flat major, Op. 20; Trio for Piano and String...
Performers: Amoyal, Pierre; Baker, Israel; Belnick, Arnold; Hamilton, Malcolm; Harshman, Allan; Heifetz, Jascha; Lateiner, Jacob; Lesser, Laurence; Majewski, Virginia; Pasquale, Joseph de; Pennario, Leonard; Pia...
Conductors: Wallenstein, Alfred

The renowned artists, violinist Jascha Heifetz and cellist Gregor Piatigorsky, joined forces in 1949 at Chicago's Ravinia Festival. Twelve years later, and now good friends,...continue...

Beethoven: String Quartet Op. 18/1; Fugue Op. 137; Quintet, Op. 29 / Delian Quartet

1 CD / Oehms / 2013-04-30

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 1 in F major, Op. 18/1; Fugue for String Quintet in D major Op. 137; Quintet for Strings in C major, Op. 29
Performers: Causse, Gerard [Viola]
Conductors:
Ensemble: Delian Quartet

OehmsClassics presents the third CD by the delian::quartet (founded in 2007), in co-production with Deutschlandfunk....continue...
Recording information: Deutschlandfunk Kammermusiksaal, Köln, Germany....continue...

The Complete Beethoven: Symphonies; Concertos; Overtures

12 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 3 in E flat major,...
Performers: Davies, Julian [Tenor]; Fontanals-Simmons, Marta; Gadd, Stephen; Hoare, Peter [; Jandó, Jenö; Kang, Dong-Suk [Violin]; Kliegel, Maria; McCawley, Leon; Nishizaki, Takako; Rutter, Claire; ...
Conductors: Drahos, Béla; Wordsworth, Barry; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Jean, Kenneth

Triumphing over deafness and turbulent political times, Ludwig van Beethoven singlehandedly changed the course of music history , laying down the foundations for the Romantic...continue...

Great Chamber Music - works by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Mendelssohn etc. / various artists

10 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-04-30

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Quartet for Strings in C major, Op. 33 no 3/H 3 no 39 "Bird"; Quartet for Strings in D major, Op. 64 no 5/H 3 no 63 "Lark"; Quartet for Strings in C major, Op. 76 no 3/H 3 no 77 "...
Performers: Balogh, Joszef [Clarinet]; Fehervari, Janos; Gerard, Jean-Claude; Jando, Jeno; Nishizaki, Takako; Onczay, Csaba; Rener, Boris; Toth, Istvan
Conductors:
Ensemble: Danubius String Quartet; Ensemble Villa Musica; Gould Piano Trio; Joachim Trio; Kungsbacka Piano Trio; Quatuor Ludwig; Stuttgart Piano Trio

This collection of great chamber music brings together nine giants of music in works which reveal their most immediate and indi vidual expressive worlds: proof...continue...

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 / Erin Wall, Kendall Gladen, William Burden, Nathan Berg. Michael Tilson Thomas, San Franciso SO

1 Super Audio CD / San Francisco Symphony / 2013-04-09

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson
Ensemble: San Francisco Symphony

Michael Tilson Thomas leads the GRAMMY® award-winning San Francisco Symphony and San Francisco Symphony Chorus in an all-new recording of Beethoven's monumental Symphony No.9. From...continue...
Recording information: Davies Symphony Hall, San Franciso, CA (06/27/2012-06/30/2012)....continue...

Vladimir Ashkenazy: 50 Years on Decca / Ashkenazy, Perlman, Harrell, Fistoulari, Solti, Kondrashin et al. [Limited Edition]

50 CD / Decca / 2013-04-02

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Concerto for Piano no 3 in D minor, Op. 30; Concerto for Piano no 1 in F sharp minor, Op. 1; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G minor, Op. 40...
Performers: Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Ashkenazy, Vovka; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Belkin, Boris; Brymer, Jack [Clarinet]; Cash, Teresa [Soprano Vocal]; Civil, Alan; Cohen, Franklin; Cooke, Terry; Corkhill...
Conductors: Kondrashin, Kirill; Fistoulari, Anatole; Maazel, Lorin; Segal, Uri; Zinman, David; Kertész, István; Previn, Andre; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; Barenboim, Daniel; Schmidt-Isserstedt, Hans; Solti, S...

Decca Classics releases Ashkenazy: 50 Years on Decca on April 2, 2013, a limited edition box-set comprised of 50 CDs to celebrate the labels remarkable...continue...

Beethoven: Trios, Vol. 5 - 'Archduke' Piano Trio; Kakadu Variations / Tichman, Bieler, Kliegel

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-03-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for Piano and Strings no 11 in G major, Op. 121a "Kakadu Variations"; Trio for Piano and Strings no 7 in B flat major, Op. 97 "Archduke"; Trio for Piano and Strings in E fl...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Xyrion Trio

Dedicated to his friend and pupil Archduke Rudolf, Beethoven's expansive Archduke Trio is his greatest work in the genre, though increasing deafness meant it also...continue...
Recording information: Clara Wieck Auditorium, Sandhausen, Germany (04/2009)....continue...

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas nos 29 - 32 / Daniel Barenboim, piano [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2013-03-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 29 in B flat major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier"; Sonata for Piano no 30 in E major, Op. 109; Sonata for Piano no 31 in A flat major, Op. 110; Sonata for Piano no...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel

Composed over twenty-five years and embodying the shift of musical taste from the Classic to the Romantic, their performance requires a musician of extraordinary versatility....continue...
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Beethoven: Pathétique, Moonlight, Appassionata Sonatas / Yundi Li, piano

1 CD / Mercury / 2013-03-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for piano no 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathetique"; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for Piano no 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"
Performers: Li, Yundi [Piano]

Recording information: Teldex Studio, Berlin (06/2012-07/2012)....continue...

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 5 / Beethoven Orchestra Bonn, Blumier

1 Super Audio CD / MD&G / 2013-03-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Conductors: Blunier, Stefan
Ensemble: ; Beethoven Orchestra Bonn

Finally! Following excursions into the late and very latest years of musical romanticism, well received opera recordings, and a journey to Russia, the Beethoven Orchestra...continue...
Recording information: Bonn (05/29/2012-05/31/2012)....continue...

Beethoven: Sonates, Vol. 3 - Sonatas nos 1, 2, 3, 26 "Les Adieux"; 27; 29 "Hammerklavier; 30, 31, 32 / François-Frédéric Guy: piano

3 CD / Zig Zag Territoires / 2013-03-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 1 in F minor; Sonata for Piano no 2 in A major, Op. 2 no 2; Sonata for Piano no 3 in C major, Op. 2 no 3; Sonata for Piano no 26 in E flat major, Op. 81a "Le...
Performers: Guy, Francois-Frederic

The third, and last, volume of François-Frédéric Guy's complete recording of the Beethoven sonatas! In addition to the first three (Op. 2), it contains the...continue...
Recording information: Arsenal de Metz (2011-12-06&2012-04-24_2012-)....continue...

Beethoven: Piano Trios Vol. 2 / Trios Op. 1/3 & Op. 70/2; Trio in E flat, WoO 38

1 CD / SOMM / 2013-03-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for Piano and Strings in E flat major, WoO 38; Trio for Piano and Strings no 3 in C minor, Op. 1 no 3; Trio for Piano and Strings in E flat major, Op. 70/2
Conductors:
Ensemble: Gould Piano Trio

Celebrating their 20th Anniversary, the Gould Piano Trio has a glittering career that places them among the top piano trios internationally. The trio is currently...continue...
Recording information: St. George's Brandon Hill, Bristol (12/07/2011)....continue...

Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa Solemnis / Simone Schneider, soprano; Gerhild Romberger, alto; Richard Croft, tenor; Jochen Kupfer, bass

1 CD / Querstand / 2013-03-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123; Recorded Sound: Applause
Performers: Croft, Richard [Tenor Vocal]; Kupfer, Jochen; Romberger, Gerhild; Vocal], Simone Schneider [Soprano
Conductors: Blomstedt, Herbert
Ensemble: MDR Rundfunkchor

A new recording of Beethoven's Missa solemnis by the renowned Gewandhausorchester Leipzig conducted by Herbert Blomstedt....continue...
Recording information: Gewandhaus zu Leipzig (2012-09-20_2012-09-21&2012-)....continue...

Shostakovich: String Quartet No. 3; Beethoven: String Quartet No. 2 "Rasumovsky" / Valentin Berlinsky Quartet

1 CD / Avie Records / 2013-03-12

Works: Dmitry Shostakovich: Quartet for Strings no 3 in F major, Op. 73; Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 8 in E minor, Op. 59 no 2 "Razumovsky"
Conductors:
Ensemble: Valentin Berlinsky Quartet

The Valentin Berlinsky Quartet made an auspicious recording debut last year with highly acclaimed readings of Shostakovich's String Quartets 7 & 8, and Beethoven's first...continue...
Recording information: Reformed Church, Seon, Switzerland (04/29/2012-05/01/2012)....continue...

Arthur Grumiaux: The Art of the Violin - Concertos & sonatas by Beethoven, Brahms, Lalo, Mendelssohn, Mozart, Tchaikovsky [7 CDs]

7 CD / Regis Records / 2013-03-07

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Violin no 1 in B flat major, K 207; Concerto for Violin no 2 in D major, K 211; Concerto for Violin no 3 in G major, K 216; Concerto for Violin in D major, K 271...
Performers: Grumiaux, Arthur [Violin]; Haskil, Clara
Conductors: Paumgartner, Bernhard; Moralt, Rudolf; Haitink, Bernard; Beinum, Eduard Van; Fournet, Jean

A 7-CD set, in a slim-line wallet box, which features one the most iconic violinists of the twentieth century. Grumiaux is presented in performances of...continue...

Daniel Barenboim / 70th Birthday Concert - Beethoven: Piano Concerto no 2; Carter: Dialogues II; Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1 [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Deutsche Grammophon / 2013-03-05

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Elliott Carter: Dialogues; Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Staatskapelle Berlin

The incomparable, charismatic Daniel Barenboim celebrated his 70th birthday on November 15th 2012, by performing a gala concert a Berlin's Philharmonic, where he was joined...continue...

Desert Island Discs

3 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2013-03-05

Works: Eric Coates: By the Sleepy Lagoon, valse serenade for orchestra; Johann Strauss II: An der schönen, blauen Donau, Op. 314; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2; Paganini Variations; Giaco...
Performers: Alexander, Roberta [Soprano Vocals]; Baillie, Alexander; Bjorling, Jussi; Boriskin, Michael; Botha, Johan; Chen, Evelyn; Dawson, Lynne; Farrall, Joy; Garcia, Jose-Luis; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal...
Conductors: Handley, Vernon; Ormandy, Eugene; Slatkin, Leonard; Pritchard, John; Cleobury, Nicholas; Daniel, Paul; McGegan, Nicholas; Szell, George; Previn, Andre; Foster, Lawrence; Maazel, Lorin; Davis, Carl; S...
Ensemble: ; Taverner Players

50 Best Sensual Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: James Horner: Titanic; Pietro Mascagni: Cavalleria rusticana, opera (melodramma) in 1 act; Sergey Rachmaninov: Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor; Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Concerto for Piano ...
Performers: Auger, Arleen; Bloch, Nikolaj; Bran, Tim; Bream, Julian [Guitar]; Bumbry, Grace; Callas, Maria; Cortez, Viorica; Dalton, Mitchell; Dernesch, Helga [Soprano]; Garcia, Jose Luis; Garello, Raul; Garrett...
Conductors: ; Jansons, Mariss; Foster, Lawrence; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Roth, François-Xavier; Goodwin, Ron; Thompson, Bryden; Plasson, Michel; Barry, John; Love, Geoff; Barbirolli, John; Fedotov, Viktor; Boul...
Ensemble: ; Ahn Trio; Berlin Philharmonic Cellists; Virtuosi

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks of sensual music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics performed by some of the world's finest...continue...

50 Best Romantic Piano Classics - Popular romantic classics for solo piano or piano & orchestra

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23; The Seasons, Op. 47b; Sergey Rachmaninov: Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini; Concerto for Piano no 2 in C minor, Op. 18; Conc...
Performers: Adni, Daniel [Piano]; Ahn Trio; Alexeev, Dmitri; Andsnes, Leif Ove; Angelich, Nicholas; Bennett, Richard Rodney [Composer]; Bran, Tim; Collard, Jean-Phillipe; Donohoe, Peter; Duchable, Francois-Rene ...
Conductors: Previn, Andre; Rattle, Simon, Sir; Marriner, Sir Neville; Maksymiuk, Jerzy; Thompson, Bryden; Galliera, Alceo; Jansons, Mariss; Foster, Lawrence; Frühbeck de Burgos, Rafae; Ashkenazy, Vladimir; ...
Ensemble: ; Rostal & Schaefer Piano Duo

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks of romantic piano music from catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics performed by some of the world's finest...continue...

Ludwig van Beethoven: The 5 Sonatas for Cello and Piano / Evzen Rattay, cello; Stanislav Bogunia, piano

2 CD / Phaia Music / 2013-02-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Cello and Piano no 1 in F major, Op. 5 no 1; Sonata for Cello and Piano no 2 in G minor, Op. 5 no 2; Sonata for Cello and Piano no 3 in A major, Op. 69; Sonata for Ce...
Performers: Bogunia, Stanislav; Rattay, Evzen

Recording information: 1983....continue...

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Nos. 22-28 / Daniel Barenboim, piano [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2013-02-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 22 in F major, Op. 54; Sonata for Piano no 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"; Sonata for Piano no 24 in F sharp major, Op. 78 "A Thérèse"; S...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel

Though better known to many as a conductor, Daniel Barenboim has maintained an active career as a concert pianist. In 1983-84 he took on a...continue...
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Flavours: Music for cello and piano by Debussy, Schnittke, Beethoven, Van Breen / Amber Docters van Leeuwen, cello; Taisiya Pushkar, piano

1 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Claude Debussy: Sonata for Cello and Piano; Alfred Schnittke: Sonata for cello & piano no 1; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Cello and Piano no 5 in D major, Op. 102 no 2; Eef Van Breen: Flavours, f...
Performers: Pushkar, Taisiya; Van Leeuwen, Amber Docters

This compilation provides a showcase of the many aspects of the cello and the range of emotions and characters that the instrument is able to...continue...
Recording information: Motor Music Studio, Mechelen, Belgium (02/09/2011)....continue...

Yojo, 15 - music of Haydn, Mozart & Beethoven / Yojo Christen, piano

1 CD / TYXart / 2013-02-26

Works: Franz Joseph Haydn: Sonata for Keyboard no 38 in F major, H 16 no 23; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Piano no 11 in A major, K 331 (300i); Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 17 in D minor...
Performers: Yojo

Among the dry-cleaned competition champions arise a few young personalities whose musical ability and individuality are truly compelling. Yojo Christen (born in 1996) is a...continue...
Recording information: Straubing, Bavaria (01/2012)....continue...

50 Best London Symphony Orchestra

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 8 in F, Op. 93; Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus, Op. 4; Felix Mendelssohn: A Midsummer Night's Dream; Sergey Prokofiev: Symphony ...
Performers: Beroff, Michel; de Peyer, Gervase; Isserlis, Steven; Loriod, Jeanne; Preston, Simon [Conductor/Composer]; Previn, Andre [Conductor/Piano]; Sitkovetsky, Dmitry
Conductors: Jochum, Eugen; Previn, Andre; Boult, Adrian; Gardelli, Lamberto; Mackerras, Charles, Sir; Khachaturian, Aram; Hickox, Richard; Davis, Colin; Barbirolli, John

This 3-CD set contains 50 tracks from the catalogues of EMI Records, EMI Classics and Virgin Classics of recordings by the London Symphony Orchestra under...continue...

50 Best Chillout Classics

3 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-26

Works: Johann Pachelbel: Canon and Gigue for 3 Violins and Basso Continuo in D major; Tomaso Albinoni: Adagio; Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite no 3 in D, BWV 1068; Keyboard Concerto no 5 in F minor, BWV 1056; ...
Performers: Barrueco, Manuel; Beniston, Paul; Bloch, Nikolaj; Chance, Michael; Daniels, David; Donohoe, Peter; Farr, Stephen; Finley, Gerald [Bass-Baritone Vocals]; Garrett, Lesley [Soprano Vocal]; Gavrilov, And...
Conductors: Handford, Maurice; Marriner, Sir Neville; Ledger, Philip, Sir; Cleobury, Stephen; Nézet-Séguin, Yannick; Warren-Green, Christopher; Olah, Erno; Norrington, Roger; Trevor, Kirk; Sawallisch, ...
Ensemble: ; 12 Cellists of the Berlin Philharmonic; Ahn Trio; Fretwork; Rostal & Schaefer Piano Duo

This 3 CD set contains 50 tracks of classical chill out music from the catalogues of EMI Classics and Virgin Classics. Performed by some of...continue...

Beethoven: The 10 Sonatas for Violin and Piano / Petr Messiereur, violin; Stanislav Bogunia, piano

3 CD / Phaia Music / 2013-02-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in D major, Op. 12 no 1; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 2 in A major, Op. 12; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 3 in E flat major, Op. 12 no 3; Son...
Performers: Bogunia, Stanislav; Messiereur, Petr

Recording information: Metz (1994/1995)....continue...

Friedrich Gulda plays Ludwig van Beethoven

3 CD / Red/membran / 2013-02-19

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 10 in G major, Op. 14 no 2; Sonata for violin & piano no 7 in C minor ("Eroica"), Op. 30/2; Variations (15) and Fugue for Piano in E flat major, Op. 35 "Eroi...
Performers: Fournier, Pierre; Gulda, Friedrich; Ricci, Ruggiero

Sviatoslav Richter Collection - Bach, Beethoven, Schumann, Schubert, Chopin, Franck, Bartok et al. / Sviatoslav Richter, piano

5 CD / Melodiya / 2013-02-12

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: English Suite no 3 in G minor, BWV 808; Concerto for Harpsichord in D minor, BWV 1052; Concerto for 2 Harpsichords in C major, BWV 1061; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for piano ...
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav; Vedernikov, Anatoly
Conductors: Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra; Sanderling, Kurt; Barshai, Rudolf; Sveshnikov, Alexander; Svetlanov, Evgeny; Kondrashin, Kirill

Melodiya offers a set of recordings by the great pianist of the 20th century, Sviatoslav Richter, which reflects his diverse performing interests. The history of...continue...

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 2 & 4 / Rudolf Kempe

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60
Conductors: Kempe, Rudolf
Ensemble: ; Münchner Philharmoniker

When Rudolf Kempe was principal conductor of the Munich Philharmonic back in the 1970's, the culmination of his long career was the recording of the...continue...
Recording information: Bürgerbräukeller, Munich....continue...

Beethoven: Romances 1&2; Godard: Conzonetta, Op. 35; Chausson: Poeme, Op. 25; Ravel Tzigane, et al. / David Oistrakh: violin

1 CD / Melodiya / 2013-02-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 1 in G major, Op. 40; Romance for Violin and Orchestra no 2 in F major, Op. 50; Benjamin Godard: Concerto Romantique for violin & orchestra i...
Performers: Oistrakh, David
Conductors: Kondrashin, Kirill
Ensemble: ; The State Academic Symphony Orchestra

Without David Oistrakh, it is impossible to imagine the picture of 20th century music. A violinist, conductor, and professor, he left an indelible mark on...continue...

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7 / Joshua Bell, ASMF

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2013-02-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92
Conductors: Bell, Joshua
Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

Adding to his illustrious resume, Grammy® Award-winning violinist JOSHUA BELL has been named Music Director of the world-renowned ensemble, Academy of St. Martin in the...continue...
Recording information: Air Lyndhurst Studios, London (05/15/2012-05/17/2012)....continue...

Folk Stories - Traditional folk songs and music by Brahms, Beethoven, Mahler, Britten, Respighi, Bartók, Sibelius, and Vogel / Cora Burggraaf: mezzo-soprano

1 Super Audio CD / Challenge Classics / 2013-02-12

Works: English Traditional: Sprig of Thyme; Johannes Brahms: Marienwürmchen ("Marienwürmchen, setze dich"), folk song for voice & piano (Volks-Kinderlieder), WoO; German folk songs (49) for voice ...
Performers: Burggraaf, Cora; Ferschtman, Liza; Lepper, Simon; Mijnders, Floris

The debut CD on Challenge Classics for Cora Burggraaf, recipient of many prizes including the 2009/10 ECHO Rising Star Award, the 2006 Elizabeth Everts Prize,...continue...
Recording information: De Doelen Hall, Rotterdam, The Netherlands (2011-04-26&2011-12-11_2011-)....continue...

Beethoven: "Rasumovsky" Quartets, Op. 59, Nos. 2 & 3 / New Zealand String Quartet

1 CD / Atoll / 2013-02-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 8 in E minor, Op. 59 no 2 "Razumovsky"; Quartet for Strings no 9 in C major, Op. 59 no 3 "Razumovsky"
Conductors:
Ensemble: New Zealand String Quartet

Recording information: Church of the Nativity, Blenheim, New Zealand (05/2001)....continue...

Transitions: Dussek, Beethoven, Mendelssohn / Olga Pashchenko: piano

1 CD / Fuga Libera / 2013-02-12

Works: Jan Ladislav Dussek: Sonata for Piano in F sharp minor ("Elégie Harmonique"), Op. 61 (C. 211); Ludwig van Beethoven: Bagatelles (7) for piano, Op. 33; Sonata for Piano no 32 in C minor, Op. 111;...
Performers: Pashchenko, Olga

This debut album from Russian pianist, harpsichordist, and organist Olga Pashchenko - student of Alexei Lubimov and Richard Egarr - depicts the rebellious yet tender...continue...
Recording information: Schloss Kremsegg, Kremsmünster, Austria (08/01/2011-08/03/2011)....continue...

The Very Best of Elisabeth Schwarzkopf

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Don Giovanni; Così fan tutte, K 588; Ridente la calma, K 152 (210a); Carl Maria von Weber: Der Freischütz...
Performers: Fischer, Edwin [Piano]; Gieseking, Walter; Grummer, Elisabeth; Jackson, Harold; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth
Conductors: Galliera, Alceo; Pritchard, John; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Böhm, Karl; Susskind, Walter; Schmidt, Heinrich; Karajan, Herbert von; Matacic, Lovro von; Gellhorn, Peter; Szell, George; Ackermann, Otto

Multi-award winning opera singer Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, praised for the 'pristine beauty of her lyric soprano' voice by The Guardian, was revered in opera houses worldwide...continue...

The Very Best of Nicolai Gedda

2 CD / Virgin Classics / 2013-02-05

Works: Jules Massenet: Werther; Manon; Charles Gounod: Roméo et Juliette; Hector Berlioz: Benvenuto Cellini, opera Op. 23; Jacques Offenbach: Les Contes d'Hoffmann; Georges Bizet: The Pearl Fishers, op...
Performers: Blanc, Ernest; Eyron, Jan; Freni, Mirella; Gedda, Nicolai; Mallabrera, Andre; Moore, Gerald [Piano]; Zareska, Eugenia
Conductors: Galliera, Alceo; Prêtre, Georges; Cluytens, André; Dervaux, Pierre; Gardelli, Lamberto; Molinari-Pradelli, France; Downes, Edward; Patanè, Giuseppe; Bender, Heinrich; Dobrowen, Issay; ...

Nicolai Gedda, the most recorded tenor in history, was exceptionally versatile artist who has excelled in a wide variety of operatic roles as well as...continue...

Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3

1 CD / Traditions Alive / 2013-01-29

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Performers: Osorio, Jorge Federico
Conductors: Fuente, Herrera de la

Ludwig van Beethoven: Triple Concerto; Symphony No. 5 / Colin Jacobsen, Jan Vogler, Antti Siirala

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2013-01-29

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op. 56 "Triple Concerto"; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Performers: Jacobsen, Colin [Violin]; Siirala, Antti; Vogler, Jan
Conductors: Jacobsen, Eric
Ensemble: ; The Knights

Together for the first time since their highly acclaimed 2010 recording New Worlds, renowned cellist Jan Vogler and New York-based orchestra, The Knights are back...continue...
Recording information: New York, NY (2012-01-07&2012-01-09&2012-)....continue...

Viktor Ullmann: Piano Concerto Op. 25; Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 / Herbert Schuch, piano

1 CD / Oehms / 2013-01-29

Works: Viktor Ullmann: Concerto for piano & orchestra, Op. 25; Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Performers: Schuch, Herbert
Conductors: Elts, Olari
Ensemble: ; WDR Symphony Orchestra Koln

On his Oehms Classics debut, pianist Herbert Schuch performs Viktor Ullmann's Piano Concerto supplemented by Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3. Ullmann's Piano Concerto was composed...continue...
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Piano Recital: Beethoven: Sonata no 23; Schumann: Kinderszenen; Thalberg: Grande fantaisie, Op. 63; Liszt: Totentanz / Valentina Lisitsa, piano

1 CD / Naxos (USA) / 2013-01-29

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata"; Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen, Op. 15; Sigismund Thalberg: Fantasia and Variations on Rosini's "Il Barbiere di Siviglia...
Performers: Lisitsa, Valentina [Piano]

Described by critics as a 'bona fide angel playing' and an 'electrifying pianist', the young Ukrainian-born, North Carolina-based Valentina Lisitsa has been receiving rave reviews...continue...
Recording information: Beethovensaal, Hannover, Germany (05/03/2008-05/04/2008)....continue...

Red: String Quartets by Beethoven & Berg / Amaryllis Quartett

1 CD / Genuin / 2013-01-29

Works: Alban Berg: Quartet for Strings Op. 3; Ludwig van Beethoven: Quartet for Strings no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 131
Conductors:
Ensemble: Amaryllis Quartett

The Amaryllis Quartett presents its second CD titled "Red", following the release of "White". This young, contemporary string quartet performs works from the Viennese classical...continue...
Recording information: Alter Sendesaal, Bremen, Germany (2012-08-16_2012-08-19&2012-)....continue...

Masterclass in Cremona, Vol. 2 with Salvatore Accardo - Music of Beethoven / Falasca, Bellocchio, Dego, Leonardi [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Dynamic / 2013-01-29

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer"; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 5 in F major, Op. 24 "Spring"
Performers: Dego, Francesca; Falasca, Fabrizio

Salvatore Accardo is considered to be one of today's most celebrated violinists. Dynamic is happy to feature a series of DVDs proposing the master classes...continue...
Run Time: 79 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 16:9, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, Japanes, Chinese, Korean
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Great Singers Live, from the Munich Radio Orchestra's historic Sunday concerts. Grummer, Prey, Popp, M. Price, Ghiaurov, Freni

6 CD / BR Klassik / 2013-01-29

Works: Francesco Cilèa: Adriana Lecouvreur; Giacomo Puccini: La bohème; Tosca; Turandot; Georges Bizet: Carmen, opera; La Jolie Fille de Perth, opera in 4 acts; Jules Massenet: Manon; Giuseppe V...
Performers: Altmann, Hans; Freni, Mirella; Ghiaurov, Nicolai; Grummer, Elisabeth; Kmentt, Waldemar; Popp, Lucia; Prey, Hermann [Baritone Vocals]; Price, Margaret [Soprano Vocals]; Sawallisch, Wolfgang [Conductor...
Conductors: Eichhorn, Kurt; Ghiaurov, Vladimir; Prêtre, Georges; Antonini, Alfredo; Stein, Horst; Schmidt-Boelcke, Werner; Zanotelli, Hans; Wallberg, Heinz; Gardelli, Lamberto; Quadri, Argeo; Fricke, Heinz...

The "Great Singers Live" series regularly presents recordings of The Munich Radio Orchestra's historic Sunday concerts. Previously five singer portraits have been released, featuring Mirella...continue...

Beethoven: Symphonies nos 1 - 9 / Michael Gielen, SWR SO [3 DVD]

3 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2013-01-29

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 5 in C min...
Performers: Behle, Renate; Muller-Brachmann, Hanno; Naef, Yvonne; Winslade, Glenn
Conductors: Gielen, Michael
Ensemble: SWR Sinfonieorchester

Run Time: 365 min.
Region: 0
Picture Format: NTSC, 4/3, Color
Sound Format(s): PCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French
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Bach & Beethoven / Maxim Vengerov, violin; Itamar Golan, piano

1 CD / Wigmore Hall Live / 2013-01-29

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Violin solo no 2 in D minor, BWV 1004; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer"; Henryk Wieniawski: Scherzo-Tarantelle i...
Performers: Golan, Itamar [Piano]; Vengerov, Maxim [Violin]

A virtuoso of legendary renown, Maxim Vengerov is acclaimed as a musician of the highest order.

Following a prodigious debut at the age of five,

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Recording information: Wigmore Hall, London (04/05/2012)....continue...

Essential Opera Divas - Over 2 hours of glorious operatic performances

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2013-01-22

Works: George Frederick Handel: Alcina; Antonio Vivaldi: Bajazet; Christoph Willibald Gluck: Iphigénie en Aulide; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro; Don Giovanni; Die Zauberflöte (The Ma...
Performers: Anderson, June [Soprano Vocal]; Arroyo, Martina; Auger, Arleen; Behrens, Hildegard; Caballe, Montserrat; Callas, Maria; Ciofi, Patrizia; Crespin, Regine; de los Angeles, Victoria; Dernesch, Helga [So...
Conductors: Hickox, Richard; Biondi, Fabio [Violin]; Rousset, Christophe; Muti, Riccardo; Giulini, Carlo Maria; Haitink, Bernard; Sawallisch, Wolfgang; Langrée, Louis; Karajan, Herbert von; Tennstedt, Kla...

These two CDs present a veritable galaxy of opera divas - sopranos who have won countless hearts and thrilled millions of opera lovers with their...continue...