Beethoven, Ludwig van

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 'Choral' / Mikhail Pletnev

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Conductors: Pletnev, Mikhail
Ensemble: Russian National Orchestra

The Ninth Symphony is Beethoven's crowning achievement and one of the greatest symphonic masterworks in Western classical music. Its glorious last movement climaxes with four...continue...

Piano Encores - Fur Elise; Rondo Alla Turca; Minute Waltz et al. / performed by Argerich, Weissenberg, Gilels

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Robert Schumann: Kinderszenen no 1 ("Von fremden Ländern und Menschen"), for piano, Op. 15/1; Kinderszenen no 7 ("Träumerei"), for piano, Op. 15/7; Waldszenen no 9 ("Abschied"), for piano, ...
Performers: Argerich, Martha [Piano]; Berman, Lazar; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Gavrilov, Andrei; Gilels, Emil; Kempff, Wilhelm; Kissin, Evgeni; Kontarsky, Alfons; Kontarsky, Aloys; Luisada, Jean-M...

A captivating collection spanning three centuries, including music from the greatest ever composers for the piano. Mozart's mischievously infectious Rondo "alla Turca", Chopin's effervescent "Minute"...continue...

Pianist Valentina Lisitsa: Live at the Royal Albert Hall

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: Sergey Rachmaninov: Preludes (10) for Piano, Op. 23; Prelude, Op. 32, no 5; Preludes (13) for Piano, Op. 32; Prelude for piano no 21 in B minor, Op. 32/10; Étude-tableau no 39; Ludwig van Beet...
Performers: Lisitsa, Valentina [Piano]

Valentina Lisitsa is the highest viewed classical artist on YouTube and has quickly become one of the most popular artist of our time.

Her highly

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Recording information: Royal Albert Hall, London (06/19/2012)....continue...

Beethoven: Moonlight Sonata; Pathetique Sonata; Appassionata Sonata / Vladimir Ashkenazy, piano

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

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

Beethoven's 32 piano sonatas, from the haunting stillness of the opening adagio of the "Moonlight" to the scorching ferocity of the finale of the "Appassionata",...continue...

Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 'Pastoral' / Mikhail Pletnev - Russian Nat'l SO

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-07-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"; Symphony no 8 in F major, Op. 93
Conductors: Pletnev, Mikhail
Ensemble: ; Russian National Symphony Orchestra

The Ninth Symphony is Beethoven's crowning achievement and one of the greatest symphonic masterworks in Western classical music. Its glorious last movement climaxes with four...continue...

Beethoven: Piano Concertos No. 5 'Emperor'; Piano Concerto No. 4 / Stephen Kovacevich, piano

1 CD / Decca / 2012-07-24

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"
Performers: Kovacevich, Stephen
Conductors: Davis, Colin
Ensemble: ; London Symphony Orchestra

Perhaps the most remarkable thing about Beethoven's Fourth and Fifth Concertos are the openings - no previous classical concerto had announced itself with the soloist...continue...

The Very Best of Sviatoslav Richter from the EMI Catalog [2 CDs]

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-07-17

Works: George Frederick Handel: Suite for Harpsichord in E major, HWV 430; Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Sonata for Violin and Piano in C major, K 404 (385d) [Fragment]; Concerto for Piano no 22 in E flat, K 482...
Performers: Berlinsky, Valentin; Hortnagel, Georg; Kagan, Oleg; Kopelman, Mikhail; Richter, Sviatoslav; Shebalin, Dmitri
Conductors: Muti, Riccardo; Matacic, Lovro von; Maazel, Lorin

Sviatoslav Richter is universally acknowledged to be one of the greatest pianists of the 20th century, renowned for his virtuoso technique and the depth of...continue...

The Very Best of Daniel Barenboim from the EMI Catalog [2 CDs]

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-07-17

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 23 in A major, K 488; Trio for Piano and Strings no 5 in G major, K 564; Variations (10) for Piano in G major on Gluck's "Unser dummer Pöbel meint"...
Performers: Alva, Luigi [Tenor Vocals]; Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Bonig, Andrea; Donath, Helen [Soprano Vocal]; Evans, Geraint [Baritone]; Finnila, Birgit; Garrard, Don; Harper, Heather; Hohn, Carola...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel; Boulez, Pierre; Barbirolli, John

Daniel Barenboim was born in Buenos Aires in 1942 and received his first piano lessons at age five from his mother. Later, he studied under...continue...

The Very Best of Paul Tortelier from the EMI Catalog [2 CDs]

2 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-07-17

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Suite for Cello no 1 in G, BWV 1007; Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for Violin, strings & continuo in D major ("L'estro armonico" no 9), Op. 3/9, RV 2; Franz Joseph Haydn: Concerto ...
Performers: Heidsieck, Eric; Iwasaki, Shuku; Pau, Maria de La; Rostal, Max; Tortelier, Maud; Tortelier, Paul
Conductors: Tortelier, Paul; Faerber, Jörg; Kempe, Rudolf; Boult, Adrian; Berglund, Paavo; Tortelier, Maud; Tortelier, Yan Pascal

Paul Tortelier had the lean, ascetic look of an El Greco saint, yet possessed the turbulent idealism of Don Quixote, whom he portrayed so memorably...continue...

Beethoven: Eroica Variations / Sviatoslav Richter, piano

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-07-17

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations (6) for Piano in F major on an Original Theme, Op. 34; Variations (6) for Piano on an Original Theme in D major, Op. 76; Variations (15) and Fugue for Piano in E flat...
Performers: Richter, Sviatoslav

Richter shines once again in highly engaging repertoire....continue...

Beethoven: The Late String Quartets, Opp. 127, 130, 131, 132 & 135 / Lydian String Quartet

3 CD / Centaur / 2012-07-15

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Allegretto for piano in B minor, WoO 61; Quartet for Strings no 12 in E flat major, Op. 127; Quartet for Strings no 15 in A minor ("Heiliger Dankgesang"), Op. 132; Quartet for S...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Lydian String Quartet

Recording information: Brandeis University, Waltham, Massachusetts; St. Marks (2003-2010)....continue...

Beethoven: Piano Trios, Vol. 1 - Trios Op. 1/2; Op. 70/1 "Ghost"; Variations Op. 44 / Gould Piano Trio

1 CD / SOMM / 2012-07-10

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Trio for Piano and Strings in G major, Op. 1/2; Trio for Piano and Strings no 8 in B flat major, WoO 39; Trio for Piano and Strings no 10 in E flat major, Op. 44 "Variations on ...
Performers: Trio, Gould Piano
Conductors:
Ensemble: Gould Piano Trio

This dynamic group, which celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, has been exploring the remarkable variety displayed in the Beethoven Trios in many of their...continue...
Recording information: St. George's Brandon Hill, Bristol (10/05/2011)....continue...

Beethoven: Egmont Op. 84; Triple Concerto, Op. 56 / Trio Wanderer

1 CD / Harmonia Mundi / 2012-07-10

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op. 56 "Triple Concerto"; Egmont, incidental music, Op. 84
Performers: Wanderer, Trio
Conductors: Conlon, James
Ensemble: ; Gurzenich-Orchester Kolner Philharmoiniker

A concerto for four? The Triple Concerto may well be one of Beethoven's most enigmatic works: some commentators have seen it as no more than...continue...
Recording information: Philharmonie de Cologne (12/17/2000-12/19/2000)....continue...

Beethoven: Cello Sonatas, Op. 5, Nos.1 & 2

1 CD / Sony Classical / 2012-07-10

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
Performers: Ax, Emanuel; Ma, Yo-Yo

Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 "Eroica" (live, 1952) / Furtwangler, Vienna PO

1 Super Audio CD / Tahra / 2012-07-10

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"
Conductors: Furtwängler, Wilhelm
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra

This Eroica, from the 1952-1953 season, was recorded from concerts and originally released on Tahra on CD in 2003. The recording was made during a...continue...
Recording information: Musikvereinssaal de Vienne (11/30/1952)....continue...

Bach: Partita No. 2 BWV 826; Beethoven: Sonata Op. 53 "Waldstein"; Schubert: Impromptus D. 899 / Reiko Fujisawa, piano

1 CD / Quartz Records / 2012-07-10

Works: Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita for Keyboard no 2 in C minor, BWV 826; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein"; Franz Schubert: Impromptus (4) for Piano, D 899/Op. ...
Performers: Fujisawa, Reiko

Debut Quartz album for Reiko Fujisawa, who studied under Martino Tirimo and Yonty Solomon. Reiko has since established herself as an exciting and formidable virtuoso...continue...
Recording information: Henry Wood Hall, London (08/12/2011-08/14/2011)....continue...

Masterpieces of Piano - 6 albums incl. Echoes of Eternity; La Campanella; Nocturnes of Melancholy and Live at Carnegie Hall / Fuzjko Hemming, piano

6 CD / Domo / 2012-07-10

Works: Robert Schumann: Vogel als Prophet (Waldscenen, Op. 82/7); Carnaval, Op. 9; Frédéric Chopin: Etude for piano no 5 in G flat major, Op. 10/5, CT. 18; Etude for piano no 25 in F minor (Nouvel...
Performers: Hemming, Fujiko
Conductors: Förster, Heiko Mathias

This box set, which includes the albums Echoes of Eternity, La Campanella, Nocturnes of Melancholy, Live At Carnegie Hall, Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1, and...continue...

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5

1 CD / Nimbus Records / 2012-07-10

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Conductors: Butt, Yondani

International Record Review, June 2012
In many ways this is a fascinating release, mainly because of an odd feature. To be more specific, although the conductor...continue...
Recording information: Abbey Road Studios (10/29/2011); Henry Wood Hall, London (10/29/2011); Abbey Road Studios (11/02/2011-11/03/2011); Henry Wood Hall, London (11/02/2011-11/03/2011)....continue...

Beethoven: Cello Sonatas, Op. 5 / Rainer Zipperling, cello; Boyan Vodenitcharov, piano

1 CD / Accent / 2012-07-05

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; Variations for cello & piano in F major on Mozart's "Ein Mäd...
Performers: Vodenitcharov, Boyan [Fortepiano]; Zipperling, Rainer

With the Deux Grandes Sonates pour Le Clavecin ou Piano-Forte / avec un Violoncelle obligé, it is as if Beethoven had created a new genre,...continue...
Recording information: Schloákirche Bad Homburg, Germany (01/10/2011-01/14/2011)....continue...

Nathan Milstein Rarities, Vol. 2 - Beethoven: Sonata Op. 24 "Spring"; Sonata Op. 47 "Kreutzer"; Sonata Op. 30 No. 3 (studio, 1957/58)

1 CD / Italian Discographic Institute / 2012-07-05

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 5 in F major, Op. 24 "Spring"; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 9 in A major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer"; Sonata for Violin and Piano no 8 in G major, Op. 30...
Performers: Balsam, Artur; Firkusny, Rudolf; Milstein, Nathan

Nathan Milstein was one of the most acclaimed and loved violinists of all time but he had a quantitatively very lower discography compared with his...continue...
Recording information: 1957-1958....continue...

Beethoven for Dummies

1 CD / EMI Classics / 2012-07-03

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 3 in E flat major "Eroica"; Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. ...

The Pulse of an Irishman: Folksongs of the British Isles - Songs From The British Isles / The Wanderer Trio, Wolfgang Holzmair

1 CD / Cypress / 2012-07-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: The Pulse of an Irishman Ever Beats Quicker, for voice & piano trio, WoO 154/4; Hide Not Thy Anguish, folk song for voice & piano trio, WoO 152/16; The Morning Air Plays on my F...
Performers: Holzmair, Wolfgang; Wanderer, Trio

Austrian baritone Wolfgang Holzmair, known the world over for his intellectual interpretations of German songs, has taken great care with the highly characteristic pronunciation of...continue...
Recording information: Tibor Varga Foundation Studio, Sion, Switzerland (12/18/2007-12/21/2007)....continue...

Roberto Giordano

1 CD / Cypress / 2012-07-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 27 in E minor, Op. 90; Johannes Brahms: Ballades (4) for piano, Op. 10; Mily Balakirev: The Lark; Alexander Borodin: Petite Suite for piano; Scherzo for pian...
Performers: Robert Giordano

Giordano, one of the most appealing musical personalities of the 2004 Queen Elizabeth Competition for piano, created a major buzz with his innovative, colorful interpretative...continue...

Beethoven: The Complete Pianoforte & Violin Sonatas

3 CD / Cypress / 2012-07-01

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: Cyril Huve; Fleezanis, Jorja

Stravinsky, Beethoven, Debussy / Kameda, Balet

1 CD / Cypress / 2012-07-01

Works: Igor Stravinsky: Le Sacre du printemps (The Rite of Spring), ballet in 2 parts for piano, 4 hands; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fugue for piano, 4 hands in B flat major (arr. from Grosse Fuge for string qua...
Performers: Balet, Jean Jacques; Kamata, Mayumi

Joyaux de la Musique de Chambre avec Cor

1 CD / Forlane (France) Import / 2012-06-26

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Quintet for Horn and Strings in E flat major, K 407 (386c); Carl Stamitz: Quintet for horn, violin, 2 violas & cello in E flat major, Op. 11/3; Franz Anton Hoffmeister: Quint...
Performers: Daniel Bourgue

Beethoven: Symphonies, complete / Staatskapelle Dresden - Blomstedt

5 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2012-06-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 5 in C min...
Conductors: Blomstedt, Herbert
Ensemble: ; Staatskapelle Dresden

"Herbert Blomstedt's Beethoven cycle with the Staatskapelle Dresden is one of the great ones, as much for the magnificent playing of this finest of all...continue...
Recording information: Lukaskirche Dresden....continue...

Changing Colors - works for cello & piano by Brahms, Beethoven, Schumann, Debussy, Piazzolla et al. / Duo Anger-Gerassimez

1 CD / Genuin / 2012-06-26

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Cello and Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 99; Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations (7) for Cello and Piano on Mozart's "Bei Männern", WoO 46; Robert Schumann: Arabeske for pia...
Conductors:
Ensemble: Duo Anger-Gerassimez (Cello, Piano)

These two young musicians have won numerous awards, ranging from the prize of the Concours Rostropovich for cellist Norbert Anger to the first prize and...continue...
Recording information: Siemensvilla, Berlin, Germany (07/25/2011-07/27/2011)....continue...

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 4 / Christian Leotta, piano

2 CD / ATMA / 2012-06-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 26 in E flat major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux"; Sonata for Piano no 5 in C minor, Op. 10 no 1; Sonata for Piano no 15 in D, Op. 28 "Pastorale); Sonata for Piano no...
Performers: Leotta, Christian

Italian pianist Christian Leotta returns with Volume IV of his complete cycle of Beethoven's piano sonatas. Christian Leotta has been defined by the legendary Rosalyn...continue...
Recording information: Dobbiaco, Italia, Auditorium "Gustav Mahler" (05/2011)....continue...

Herbert von Karajan - The 1960s [82 CDs]

82 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-06-26

Works: Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben, Op. 40; Don Quixote, Op. 35; Metamorphosen for 23 solo Strings, AV 142; Concerto for Oboe in D major, AV 144; Concerto for Horn no 2 in E flat major, o.Op. 132 (TrV ...
Performers: Anda, Géza; Berry, Walter; Borwitzky, Ottomar; Brandis, Thomas [Violin]; Cappone, Giusto; Cherkassky, Shura; Civil, Alan; Eschenbach, Christoph [Piano/Conductor]; Ferras, Christian [Violin]; F...
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von; Priem-Bergrath, Hans
Ensemble: ; Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble

We're going Big in 2012! Almost incredible: between 1959 and the end of the following decade, Herbert von Karajan recorded 82 CDs worth of orchestral...continue...

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7 / Dallas SO - Zweden

1 CD / DSO Live (Dallas SO) / 2012-06-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92
Conductors: Zweden, Jaap van
Ensemble: ; Dallas Symphony Orchestra

The first recording made by Jaap van Zweden with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, captured live at the Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center during a 2...continue...
Recording information: McDermott Concert Hall, Meyerson Symphony Center (2007)....continue...

Ferne Geliebte: Beethoven, Berg, Haydn, Schönberg

1 CD / Sony Classical Import / 2012-06-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: An die ferne Geliebte, Op. 98; Adelaide, song Op. 46; Arnold Schoenberg: Book of the Hanging Gardens, Op. 15; Franz Joseph Haydn: Lieder für Clavier Bk 1, in F minor H 26a;...
Performers: Gerhaher, Christian; Huber, Gerold

Personnel: Christian Gerhaher (baritone); Gerold Huber (piano).

Recording information: Bayerischer Rundfunk Studio 2, Munich, Germany (2012-01-21_2012-01-24&2012-)....continue...

In the Footsteps of Beethoven [DVD]

1 DVD Video / Kultur International Films / 2012-06-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Work(s)

An in-depth look at Beethoven's remarkable life, a musician who brought classical music into the Romantic era, a true master who continued to compose, perform...continue...
Run Time: 52 min.
Region: 1
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): Dolby 2.0,
Country of Origin: USA
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 "Eroica" / Gustavo Dudamel

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 2012-06-26

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43; Egmont, Op. 84
Conductors: Dudamel, Gustavo
Ensemble: ; Simon Bolivar Symphony Orchestra of Venezuela

Gustavo Dudamel and the Simon Bolivar Orchestra bring their unique energy to one of the summits of the orchestral repertoire - Beethoven's mighty Symphony No....continue...
Recording information: Caracas, Centro de Acción Social por la Música (Sala Si (03/2012)....continue...

Alla Marcia - works by Hanson, Sibelius, Sousa, Grieg, Tchaikovsky, Coates / US Air Force Band of the Golden Gate

1 CD / Altissimo / 2012-06-26

Works: Howard Hanson: March Carillon; Jean Sibelius: Karelia Suite, Op. 11; Johann Strauss I: Radetzky March, Op. 228; John Philip Sousa: The Gladiator, march for band; The Bride Elect March, march for band...
Performers: U.S. Air Force Band of the Golden Gate
Conductors: Chevallard, Philip C.
Ensemble: US Air Force Band of the Golden Gate

Recorded by the Air Force Band of the Golden Gate, Alla Marcia contains a series of marches for band. No other musical genre packs as...continue...
Recording information: Atherton Auditorium, San Joaquin Delta College, Stockto (03/1989)....continue...

Beethoven For All: The Complete Symphonies 1-9 / Daniel Barenboim

5 CD / Decca / 2012-06-19

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 1 in C major, Op. 21; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Symphony no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Symphony no 4 in B flat major, Op. 60; Symphony no 5 in C min...
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel
Ensemble: ; West-Eastern Divan Orchestra

Revelatory readings of all nine of Beethoven's symphonies on 5 CDs from the inspirational West-Eastern Divan Orchestra under their thrilling conductor, Daniel Barenboim.

The release

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Recording information: Philharmonie, Köln (08/23/2011-08/28/2011)....continue...

Beethoven for All: Music of Power, Passion and Beauty / Daniel Barenboim

2 CD / Decca / 2012-06-19

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Sonata for Piano...
Performers: Barenboim, Daniel [Conductor, Piano]; Koch, Wolfgang; Meier, Waltraud; Samuil, Anna; Seiffert, Peter
Conductors: Barenboim, Daniel

Highlights - The essential 2 CD collection of Beethoven's extraordinary music performed and conducted by the iconic and legendary Daniel Barenboim, "one of the greatest...continue...

The Olympic Experience

1 CD / Warner Bros. Import / 2012-06-19

Works: Richard Strauss: Also sprach Zarathustra; Marc-Antoine Charpentier: Te Deum, H. 146; Edward Elgar: Cockaigne Overture; Modest Mussorgsky: Night on the Bare Mountain; Giacomo Puccini: Turandot; Henry ...
Performers: Bowman, James [Countertenor Vocal]; Chance, Michael; Domingo, Placido
Conductors: Lombard, Alain; Martini, Louis; Davis, Andrew; Dohnányi, Christoph von; Santi, Nello; Gardiner, John Eliot; Saraste, Jukka-Pekka; Mehta, Zubin; Mravinsky, Yevgeny; Leppard, Raymond; Harnoncourt,...
Ensemble: ; English Baroque Soloists

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Op. 10/2; Op. 27/1 & 2; Op. 31/2 / Yoko Kaneko, piano

1 CD / Anima Records / 2012-06-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 6 in F major, Op. 10 no 2; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight"; Sonata for Piano no 13 in E flat major, Op. 27 no 1 "Quasi una fant...
Performers: Kaneko, Yoko

Japanese pianist Yoko Kaneko studied at the Paris Conservatory and is the recipient of numerous awards and prizes. She has appeared in concerts and festivals...continue...

Good Night, Sleep Tight / Classical Music for Children

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-06-12

Works: Johannes Brahms: Symphony no 3 in F major, Op. 90; Frédéric Chopin: Berceuse for Piano in D flat major, B 154/Op. 57; Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky: Concerto for Violin in D major, Op. 35; The ...
Performers: Funke, Christian; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Pistorius, Andreas; Rosel, Peter; Schmidt, Annerose; Shetler, Norman; Zechlin, Dieter
Conductors: Herbig, Günther; Vonk, Hans; Blomstedt, Herbert; Rögner, Heinz; Weigle, Jörg-Peter; ; Masur, Kurt; Koch, Helmut; Konwitschny, Franz; Neumann, Václav
Ensemble: ; Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen Wind Soloists

Beethoven: Sonatas Op. 108, 110 & 111 / Antti Siirala, piano

1 CD / CAvi Music / 2012-06-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: 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 32 in C minor, Op. 111
Performers: Siirala, Antti

First Prize winner of three international piano competitions, including the prestigious Leeds International Piano Competition (2003), Finnish pianist Antti Siirala has established himself as one...continue...
Recording information: Neumarkt (Oberpfalz), Historischer Reitstadel (06/2011)....continue...

Roccoco Cello Variations - Beethoven; Gemrot; Martinu / Jeremy Findlay, cello; Per Rundberg, piano

1 Super Audio CD / RCO Live / 2012-06-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Variations (7) for Cello and Piano on Mozart's "Bei Männern", WoO 46; Variations (12) for Cello and Piano in F major on "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen", Op. 66; Jiri Gemro...
Performers: Findlay, Jeremy [Cello]; Rundberg, Per

This hybrid multichannel SACD from Praga features a collection of 'Rococo' variations for cello and piano. In works that span several centuries, cellist Jeremy Findlay...continue...
Recording information: Prague, St. Vavrinec Church....continue...

Beethoven: Triple Concerto; Piano Concerto No. 3 / Mari Kodama, piano; Kolja Blacher, violin; Johannes Moser, cello

1 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-06-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op. 56 "Triple Concerto"; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Performers: Blacher, Kolja; Kodama, Mari [Piano]; Moser, Johannes
Conductors: Nagano, Kent
Ensemble: Deutsches Symphonie Orchester Berlin

Following her much-talked-about sonata cycle, Mari Kodama recorded the first two piano concertos of Ludwig van Beethoven with her husband Kent Nagano and the Deutsches...continue...

The Thievish Cello - 3 sonatas transcribed for cello by Brahms, Schubert & Beethoven / Tamas Varga, cello; Ferenc Bognar, piano

1 CD / Camerata / 2012-06-12

Works: Johannes Brahms: Sonata for Violin and Piano no 1 in G major, Op. 78; Franz Schubert: Sonata for Arpeggione in A minor, D 821; Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Horn and Piano in F major, Op. 17
Performers: Bognar, Ferenc; Varga, Tamas

Hungarian cellist Tamás Varga performs three sonatas transcribed for cello. Varga is principal cellist of the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and the Vienna State Opera....continue...

Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 2 / Francois-Frederic Guy, piano

3 CD / Zig Zag Territoires / 2012-06-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 15 in D, Op. 28 "Pastorale); Sonata for Piano no 19 in G minor, Op. 49 no 1; Sonata for Piano no 20 in G major, Op. 49 no 2; Sonata for Piano no 21 in C majo...
Performers: Guy, Francois-Frederic

Beethoven has always lain at the heart of François-Frédéric Guy's musical endeavors - from his first disc of the Hammerklavier Op. 106 on Harmonia Mundi,...continue...
Recording information: l'Arsenal de Metz....continue...

Beethoven in D

1 CD / CD Baby Independants / 2012-06-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 7 in D, Op. 10 no 3; Sonata for Piano no 15 in D, Op. 28 "Pastorale); Sonata for Piano no 17 in D minor, Op. 31/2 "The Tempest"
Performers: Guembes-Buchanan, Luisa

Recording information: Futura Productions, Roslindale, Massachusetts, USA....continue...

Beethoven: Symphony No. 7; Leonore Overture No. 3 / Michael Tilson Thomas

1 Super Audio CD / San Francisco Symphony / 2012-06-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Leonore Overture no 3 in C major, Op. 72b; Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92
Conductors: Thomas, Michael Tilson
Ensemble: ; San Francisco Symphony Orchestra

This release from Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony features Ludwig van Beethoven's Symphony No.7 coupled with the Leonore Overture No.3. One of...continue...
Recording information: Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco (09/14/2011-09/17/2011); Davies Symphony Hall, San Francisco (10/07/2010-10/09/2010)....continue...

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 / Rafael Kubelik - Israel PO (rec. live, 4/25/1958)

1 CD / Hyperion / 2012-06-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral"
Conductors: Kubelik, Rafael
Ensemble: Israel Philharmonic Orchestra

This historic live recording of the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra and the Tel Aviv Philharmonic Choir conducted by the great Rafael Kubelik dates from 1958. It...continue...
Recording information: Mann Auditorium, Tel-Aviv (04/25/1958)....continue...

Best of Beethoven / Various artists

2 CD / Berlin Classics / 2012-06-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sinfonie no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Sinfonie no 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale"; Sinfonie no 2 in D major, Op. 36; Sinfonie no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"; Sinfonie no 7 i...
Performers: Adam, Theo; Bindszus, Peter; Doese, Helena; Kootz, Gunter; Oistrakh, Igor [Violin]; Olbertz, Walter; Riedel, Bernd; Rosel, Peter; Schiml, Marga; Schreier, Peter; Suske, Karl; Zechlin, Dieter
Conductors: Konwitschny, Franz; Blomstedt, Herbert; Schiff, Heinrich; Herbig, Günther; Rögner, Heinz; Suitner, Otmar; Sanderling, Kurt

Beethoven: Hammerklavier Sonata, Op. 106; Piano Sonata Op. 2/3 / Georg Friedrich Schenck, piano

1 CD / Plus Loin / 2012-06-12

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Sonata for Piano no 3 in C major, Op. 2 no 3; Allegretto for piano in B minor, WoO 61; Bagatelle for piano in B flat major, WoO 60; Sonata for Piano no 29 in B flat major, Op. 1...
Performers: Schenck, Georg Friedrich

German pianist Georg Friedrich Schenck, a pianist of colossal power and scope, gained an international reputation as teacher of an unorthodox ''Creative Interpretation Technique,'' which...continue...
Recording information: Saltama Arts Theater/Concert Hall, Japan (03/13/2000-03/16/2000)....continue...