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Beethoven: The Essentials

Wilhelm Kempff (piano), Gidon Kremer (violin), Martha Argerich (piano), Shlomo Mintz (violin), Anatol Ugorski (piano), Fritz Wunderlich (tenor), Hubert Giesen (piano), Norbert Balatsch (chorus master), Lang Lang (piano), Emerson String Quartet (string quartet), Hagen Quartett (string quartet), Mischa...

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Contents

Excerpt, Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67

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  • Wiener Philharmoniker
  • Carlos Kleiber
  • Recorded: 1974-04-04
  • Recording Venue: Musikvereinssaal, Vienna

I. Allegro con brio

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Excerpt, Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight'

Work length6:05
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  • Wilhelm Kempff (piano)
  • Recorded: 1965-01-12
  • Recording Venue: Beethovensaal, Hannover

I. Adagio sostenuto

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Excerpt, Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24 'Spring'

Work length9:44
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  • Gidon Kremer (violin), Martha Argerich (piano)
  • Recorded: 1987-03-13
  • Recording Venue: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin

I. Allegro

Track length9:44
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Beethoven: Romance No. 1 for Violin and Orchestra in G major, Op. 40

Work length7:48
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  • Shlomo Mintz (violin)
  • Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Giuseppe Sinopoli
  • Recorded: 1987-04-14
  • Recording Venue: Watford Town Hall, London

Beethoven: Für Elise (Bagatelle in A minor, WoO59)

Work length4:04
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  • Anatol Ugorski (piano)
  • Recorded: 1991-07-20
  • Recording Venue: Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg

Beethoven: Fidelio Overture Op. 72c

Work length6:20
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  • Staatskapelle Dresden
  • Karl Böhm
  • Recorded: 1969-03-27
  • Recording Venue: Lukaskirche, Dresden

Overture

Track length6:20
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Excerpt, Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 'Pastoral'

Work length9:54
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  • Wiener Philharmoniker
  • Karl Böhm
  • Recorded: 1971-05-26
  • Recording Venue: Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien

V. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm. Allegretto

Track length9:54
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Beethoven: Zärtliche Liebe

Work length2:15
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  • Fritz Wunderlich (tenor), Hubert Giesen (piano)
  • Recorded: 1965-11-03
  • Recording Venue: Hochschule für Musik, Munich

Excerpt, Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92

Work length8:09
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  • Wiener Philharmoniker
  • Carlos Kleiber
  • Recorded: 1976-01-16
  • Recording Venue: Musikvereinssaal, Vienna

II. Allegretto

Track length8:09
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral" / IV.

Work length3:49
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  • Norbert Balatsch (chorus master)
  • Wiener Philharmoniker, Wiener Staatsoper
  • Karl Böhm
  • Recorded: 1970-04-30
  • Recording Venue: Simmeringer Hof, Vienna

"Freude, schöner Götterfunken" - Only Chorus

Track length3:49
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Excerpt, Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36

Work length6:08
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  • Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique
  • Sir John Eliot Gardiner
  • Recorded: 1991-11-07
  • Recording Venue: Great Hall, Blackheath Concert Halls, London

IV. Allegro molto

Track length6:08
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Excerpt, Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 'Pastoral'

Work length12:17
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  • Wiener Philharmoniker
  • Karl Böhm
  • Recorded: 1971-05-26
  • Recording Venue: Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien

I. Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande. Allegro ma non troppo

Track length12:17
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Excerpt, Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Work length4:03
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  • Cleveland Orchestra
  • Rafael Kubelik
  • Recorded: 1975-03
  • Recording Venue: Severance Hall, Cleveland

II. Allegretto scherzando

Track length4:03
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Excerpt, Beethoven: Egmont Incidental Music, Op. 84

Work length8:04
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  • Wiener Philharmoniker
  • Claudio Abbado
  • Recorded: 1987-02-23
  • Recording Venue: Grosser Saal, Musikverein, Wien

Overture

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Excerpt, Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Work length10:17
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  • Lang Lang (piano), Ludwig van Beethoven (cadenzor)
  • Orchestre de Paris
  • Christoph Eschenbach
  • Recorded: 2007-01-06
  • Recording Venue: Salle Pleyel, Paris

III. Rondo (Vivace)

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Excerpt, Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15

Work length8:58
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  • Martha Argerich (piano)
  • Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Giuseppe Sinopoli
  • Recorded: 1985-05-29
  • Recording Venue: Walthamstow Town Hall, London

3. Rondo (Allegro scherzando)

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Excerpt, Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Work length4:50
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  • Wilhelm Kempff (piano)
  • Berliner Philharmoniker
  • Ferdinand Leitner
  • Recorded: 1961-07-05
  • Recording Venue: UFA-Tonstudio, Berlin

II. Andante con moto

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Excerpt, Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 'Emperor'

Work length10:37
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  • Wilhelm Kempff (piano)
  • Berliner Philharmoniker
  • Ferdinand Leitner
  • Recorded: 1961-07-05
  • Recording Venue: UFA-Tonstudio, Berlin

III. Rondo. Allegro

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Ludwig van Beethoven, Fritz Kreisler: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61

Work length10:39
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  • Shlomo Mintz (violin), Fritz Kreisler (cadenzor)
  • Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Giuseppe Sinopoli
  • Recorded: 1986-09
  • Recording Venue: Watford Town Hall, London

3. Rondo. Allegro - Cadenza: Fritz Kreisler

Track length10:39
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Excerpt, Beethoven: String Quartet No. 7 in F major, Op. 59 No. 1 'Rasumovsky No. 1'

Work length10:14
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  • Emerson String Quartet (string quartet)
  • Recorded: 1994-11-23
  • Recording Venue: American Academy And Institute Of Arts & Letters, New York

I. Allegro

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Excerpt, Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 in B flat major, Op. 130

Work length7:40
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  • Hagen Quartett (string quartet)
  • Recorded: 2001-12
  • Recording Venue: Palatin, Minnesängersaal, Wiesloch

5. Cavatina (Adagio molto espressivo)

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Excerpt, Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 3 in A major, Op. 69

Work length5:02
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  • Mischa Maisky (cello), Martha Argerich (piano)
  • Recorded: 1992-12-03
  • Recording Venue: Concertgebouw, Nijmegen

II. Scherzo. Allegro molto

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Excerpt, Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathetique'

Work length5:44
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  • Emil Gilels (piano)
  • Recorded: 1980-09-17
  • Recording Venue: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin

II. Adagio cantabile

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Excerpt, Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 'Tempest'

Work length7:26
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  • Emil Gilels (piano)
  • Recorded: 1981-10
  • Recording Venue: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin

3. Allegretto

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Excerpt, Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 'Waldstein'

Work length11:01
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  • Emil Gilels (piano)
  • Recorded: 1972-01-13
  • Recording Venue: UFA-Tonstudio, Berlin

I. Allegro con brio

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