Orchestral, Beethoven (composer)

New. Beethoven & the Italians | Symphonies Nos. 5, 6 & 7 - Cherubini, Rossini, Spontini

Münchener Kammerorchester, Enrico Onofri

Presto Recording of the Week, 4th September 2026

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Beethoven Révolution Vol. II | Symphonies 6 to 9

Sara Gouzy (soprano), Salome Fischer (alto), Mingjie Lei (tenor), Manuel Walser (baritone), Le Concert des Nations, La Capella Nacional de Catalunya, Jordi Savall

Gramophone Magazine, February 2022, Recording of the Month
Gramophone Awards, 2022, Finalist - Orchestral
International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Symphonic Music
Building a Library, December 2022, Also Recommended - Beethoven 9

3 SACDs: $45.00

Beethoven: Symphony No.9

Christina Landshamer (soprano), Jennifer Johnson Cano (mezzo-soprano), Werner Güra (tenor), Shenyang (bass-baritone), Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck

Record Review, 27th March 2021, Record of the Week
Grammy Awards, 64th Awards (2022), Nominee - Best Orchestral Performance
Grammy Awards, 64th Awards (2022), Nominee - Best Engineered Classical Album

SACD: $18.50

Beethoven for Three - Symphony No. 4 & 'Archduke' Trio

Emanuel Ax (piano), Leonidas Kavakos (violin), Yo-Yo Ma (cello)

Gramophone Magazine, April 2024, Editor's Choice
Opus Klassik Awards, 2024, Nominated - Chamber Music Recording of the Year
Grammy Awards, 67th Awards (2025), Nominated - Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Sunday Times, 20 Best Classical Albums of 2024

Beethoven: Symphony No. 6; Steven Stucky: Silent Spring

Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra, Manfred Honeck

Gramophone Magazine, August 2022, Editor's Choice
Grammy Awards, 65th Awards (2023), Nominee - Best Engineered Album, Classical
International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Symphonic Music

SACD: $18.50

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Annette Dasch (soprano), Eva Vogel (mezzo), Christian Elsner (tenor), Dimitry Ivashchenko (bass) Berliner Philharmoniker, Rundfunkchor Berlin, Sir Simon Rattle

Presto Recording of the Week, 13th May 2016
BBC Music Magazine, July 2016, Disc of the month
Diapason d’Or de l’Année, 2016, Winner - Musique Symphonique
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2016

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Beethoven - Complete Symphonies

Charlotte Margiono (soprano), Birgit Remmert (alto), Ridolf Schasching (tenor), Robert Holl (bass) Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Arnold Schoenberg Choir, Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, 100 Greatest Recordings
Building a Library, July 2005, Budget Choice
Gramophone Awards, 1992, Recording of the Year
Building a Library, January 2020, Also Recommended

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Beethoven: The Complete Piano Concertos

Twyla Robinson (soprano), Karen Cargill (mezzo soprano), John Mac Master (tenor) & Gerald Finley (bass), Gordan Nikolitch (violin), Tim Hugh (cello) & Lars Vogt (piano) London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Bernard Haitink

Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording

6 SACDs: $33.25

Garrick Ohlsson (piano), Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra, Sir Donald Runnicles

Record Review, 20th May 2023, Record of the Week
Gramophone Magazine, July 2023, Editor's Choice

SACD: $27.50

Beethoven: Complete Symphonies

Danish National Concert Choir, Danish Chamber Orchestra, Ádám Fischer

Presto Recording of the Week, 19th July 2019
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019
Building a Library, January 2020, Recommended Recording
International Classical Music Awards, 2020, Winner - Symphonic Music
International Classical Music Awards, 2020, Winner - Recording of the Year
Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Conductor of the Year
Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Winner - Orchestral (19th-century music)

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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9

Sally Matthews (soprano), Gerhild Romberger (contralto), Mark Padmore (tenor), Gerald Finley (bass) Chor und Symphonieorchester der Bayerischen Rundfunks, Bernard Haitink

Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Female Singer of the Year (Romberger)
Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Male Singer of the Year (Padmore)
Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Conductor of the Year

CD: $18.50

Immortal Beloved: Beethoven Arias

Chen Reiss (soprano), Oliver Wass (harp) Academy of Ancient Music, Richard Egarr

Presto Recording of the Week, 20th March 2020
Opera, May 2020, Disc of the Month
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2020

CD: $18.25

Special offer. Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 / CPE Bach: Symphonies Wq 175 & 183/4

Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Bernhard Forck (Konzertmeister)

Record Review, 11th July 2020, Record of the Week
BBC Music Magazine Awards, 2021, Shortlisted - Orchestral

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New. Seiji Ozawa conducts Beethoven and Strauss

Symphonie-Orchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Seiji Ozawa

Diapason, September 2026, Nouveauté

CD: $18.50

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7

Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlos Kleiber

Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1970s
Penguin Guide, Rosette

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Special offer. La Passione | Haydn, Mozart & Beethoven

Christina Landshamer (soprano), Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin, Bernhard Forck

Record Review, 6th August 2022, Record of the Week
International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Assorted Programs

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Special offer. Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 - Méhul: Les Amazones Overture

Les Siècles, François-Xavier Roth

Presto Recording of the Week, 23rd April 2021
Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2021

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Beethoven for Three: Symphony No. 1 / Op. 70, No. 1 'Ghost' / Op. 11 'Gassenhauer'

Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Leonidas Kavakos (violin), Emanuel Ax (piano)

BBC Music Magazine, December 2025, Recording of the Month

Beethoven for Three: Symphony No. 6 and Op. 1, No. 3

Leonidas Kavakos (violin), Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Emanuel Ax (piano)

Grammy Awards, 66th Awards (2024), Nominee - Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance

Special offer. Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 & Choral Fantasy

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Christiane Karg (soprano), Sophie Harmsen (mezzo), Werner Güra (tenor), Florian Boesch (baritone), Kristian Bezuidenhout (fortepiano) Freiburger Barockorchester, Zürcher Sing-Akademie, Pablo Heras-Casado

BBC Music Magazine, September 2020, Orchestral Choice

2 CDs: Original price $22.75 Reduced $17.06

Arnold Rosé

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9

Ann-Helen Moen (soprano), Marianne Beate Kielland (mezzo), Allan Clayton (tenor), Neal Davies (bass) Bach Collegium Japan, Masaaki Suzuki

Presto Recordings of the Year, Finalist 2019

SACD: $17.75

Special offer. The Very Best of Jacqueline Du Pré

Jacqueline du Pré (cello), Gerald Moore, Roy Jesson, Osian Ellis, John Williams, Pinchas Zukerman & Daniel Barenboim, Daniel Barenboim London Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, English Chamber Orchestra, Sir John Barbirolli

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Beethoven & Mozart: Quintets for Piano and Wind

Walter Gieseking, Dennis Brain Philharmonia Wind Quartet, Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan

Building a Library, April 2007, Historic Choice
Penguin Guide, Rosette

Special offer. Beethoven: The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43

Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras

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Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 'Eroica' (Live) | Staatskapelle Vol. 41

Dresden Staatskapelle, Myung-Whun Chung

International Classical Music Awards, 2019, Nominee - Symphonic Music
Opus Klassik Awards, 2020, Nominee - Conductor of the Year

CD: $18.50

Special offer. Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 & Gossec: Symphonie

Les Siècles, François-Xavier Roth

Presto Recording of the Week, 18th September 2020
Presto Recordings of the Year, Winner 2020

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New. 'Beethoven Extended': Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7

Insula Orchestra, Insula Camerata, Laurence Equilbey

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

Bavarian State Orchestra, Carlos Kleiber

Penguin Guide, Rosette

SACD: $16.25

Beethoven: The Symphonies

Siobhan Stagg (soprano), Ekaterina Gubanova (alto), Werner Güra (tenor), Florian Boesch (bass (vocal)), Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Accentus, Yannick Nézet-Séguin

Record Review, 16th July 2022, Record of the Week
International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Symphonic Music
Opus Klassik Awards, 2023, Nominated - Conductor of the Year

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Beethoven: Symphonies, Overtures & Piano Concertos

Melvyn Tan (piano) London Classical Players, Roger Norrington

Gramophone Awards, 1987, Winner - Period performance
Building a Library, January 2020, Also Recommended
Building a Library, December 2022, Also Recommended - Beethoven 9
Building A Library, October 2023, Recommended Period Instrument Recording

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Special offer. Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 'Choral'

Erin Wall (soprano), Kendall Gladen (mezzo-soprano), William Burden (tenor) & Nathan Berg (bass-baritone) San Francisco Symphony & San Francisco Symphony Chorus, Michael Tilson Thomas

2 SACDs: Original price $16.50 Reduced $14.02

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6

Kate Royal (soprano), Christine Rice (mezzo-soprano), Tuomas Katajala (tenor), Derek Welton (bass-baritone), Malmö Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, Robert Trevino

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Kammerakademie Potsdam, Antonello Manacorda

Opus Klassik Awards, 2024, Nominated - Conductor of the Year
Opus Klassik Awards, 2024, Winner - Symphonic Recording of the Year

CD: $19.50

Beethoven - Symphony No. 4

Leon Spierer (solo violin) Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan

Penguin Guide, Rosette

Beethoven: Symphony No. 7

MusicAeterna, Teodor Currentzis

BBC Music Magazine, May 2021, Orchestral Choice
Presto Editor's Choice, April 2021
International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Symphonic Music

Special offer. Tárrega: Guitar Edition

Giulio Tampalini (guitar)

4 CDs: Original price $18.25 Reduced $10.95

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Beethoven - Symphonies Nos. 2 & 7

Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä

Gramophone Awards, 2009, Finalist - Orchestral
Gramophone Magazine, January 2009, Editor's Choice

SACD: $17.75

New. Karol Szreter: The Parlophon & Odeon Recordings

Karol Szreter (piano)

2 CDs: $18.50

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Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 & Schubert: Symphony No. 5

Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm

Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, 100 Greatest Recordings
Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording

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Special offer. Martha Argerich & Friends: Live from Lugano 2016

Martha Argerich (piano), Renaud Capuçon (violin), Sergey Babayan (piano), Sergio Tiempo (piano), Karin Lechner (piano), Nicholas Angelich (piano) violin David Guerrier, horn violino, Tedi Papavrami (violin) piano, Stephen Kovacevich (piano) Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana, Orchestra e Coro della Svizzera italiana, Ensemble ReEncuentros, Alexander Vedernikov, Diego Fasolis

BBC Music Magazine, Concerto Choice
Grammy Awards, 60th Awards (2017), Nominee - Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance
Building a Library, January 2021, Recommended Recording

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Special offer. Golden Oldies – More Favourite Encores

Brodsky Quartet (string quartet), Laura van der Heijden (cello), Julian Jacobsen

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Ludwig van Beethoven: Complete Works for Piano Trio - Vol. 6

Schweizer Klaviertrio

International Classical Music Awards, 2022, Nominated - Chamber Music

CD: $21.00

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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 6 'Pastoral'

London Symphony Orchestra, Bernard Haitink

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Spectrum

Esther Birringer (piano)

CD: $19.00

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New. Bernard Haitink – Berlin, Vienna, Boston: Complete Recordings on Decca & Philips

Bernard Haitink

31 CDs: $204.25

Special offer. Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 'Choral'

Aase Nordmo Løvberg (soprano), Christa Ludwig (mezzo-soprano), Waldemar Kmentt (tenor), Hans Hotter (bass-baritone), Philharmonia Chorus (Wilhelm Pitz chorus master), Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer

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Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 'Pastoral'

Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Carlos Kleiber

Building a Library, November 2011, First Choice

Special offer. Harnoncourt - Beethoven

Gidon Kremer & Pierre-Laurent Aimard Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Building a Library, January 2015, First Choice
Gramophone Awards, 1992, Recording of the Year
Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
Building a Library, January 2020, Also Recommended

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New. Beethoven for Three: Symphony No. 3 'Eroica' and Leonore Overture No. 3

Yo-Yo Ma (cello), Leonidas Kavakos (violin), Emanuel Ax (piano), Antoine Tamestit (viola)

Furtwängler: The Wartime Recordings 1942-1944

Wiener Philharmoniker, Berliner Philharmoniker, Wilhelm Furtwängler

3 CDs: $28.25

Arthur Rubinstein plays Great Piano Concertos

Arthur Rubinstein (piano) RCA Victor Orchestra, London Philharmonic Orchestra, New Symphony Orchestra of London, Symphony of the Air, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Alfred Wallenstein, Josef Krips, Daniel Barenboim, Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Erich Leinsdorf, Eugene Ormandy, Carlo Maria Giulini, Fritz Reiner

Grammy Awards, 6th Awards (1963), Best Classical Instrumental Solo Recording
Grammy Awards, 15th Awards (1972), Best Classical Instrumental Solo Recording
Grammy Awards, 19th Awards (1976), Best Classical Instrumental Solo Recording
Grammy Awards, 19th Awards (1976), Classical Album of the Year

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Beethoven: The Symphonies | and reflections

Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Mariss Jansons

Gramophone Magazine, December 2013, Disc of the Month
Gramophone Awards, 2014, Shortlisted - Orchestral

6 CDs: $51.00

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Beethoven - Complete Symphonies

Anna-Kristina Kaappola (soprano), Marianne Beate Kielland (mezzo), Markus Schäfer (tenor), Thomas E. Bauer (baritone) Anima Eterna, Jos van Immerseel

Presto Recording of the Week, 28th April 2008
Gramophone Magazine, June 2008, Editor's Choice
Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording

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Ingeborg Wenglor (soprano), Annelies Burmeister (alto), Martin Ritzmann (tenor) & Rolf Kühne (bass) Czech Philharmonic Orchestra & Prague Philharmonic Choir, Paul Kletzki

6 CDs: $39.50

Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 & Brett Dean: Testament

Bayerisches Staatsorchester, Vladimir Jurowski

Presto Editor's Choice, July 2022
International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Symphonic Music

CD: $17.00