Orchestral , Symphonies, 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: 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

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Special offer. 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

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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: 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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Special offer. Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9

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

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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9

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: 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: $18.75

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

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

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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

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

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: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7

Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Carlos Kleiber

Presto Greatest Recordings of the 1970s
Penguin Guide, Rosette

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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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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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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

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9

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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

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

Insula Orchestra, Insula Camerata, Laurence Equilbey

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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 | Live at Bayreuth Festspielhaus, Germany, 7/29/1951

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf (soprano), Elisabeth Höngen (alto), Hans Hopf (tenor), Otto Edelmann (bass), Festspielorchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Wilhelm Furtwängler

Gramophone Magazine, March 2022, Reissue/Archive Issue of the Month
International Classical Music Awards, 2023, Nominated - Historical
Building a Library, December 2022, Historic Recording

SACD: $17.75

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

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)

Beethoven - Symphonies Nos. 2 & 7

Minnesota Orchestra, Osmo Vänskä

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

SACD: $17.75

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

Bavarian State Orchestra, Carlos Kleiber

Penguin Guide, Rosette

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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: 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

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Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 & Piano Concerto No. 4

Emanuel Ax (piano) San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas

SACD: $16.50

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 6

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

Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 & Leonore Overture No. 3

San Francisco Symphony, Michael Tilson Thomas

SACD: $16.50

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

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, Elisabeth Höngen, Hans Hopf, Otto Edelmann Chor und Orchester der Bayreuther Festspiele, Wilhelm Furtwängler

Gramophone Magazine, July 2026, 100 Greatest Recordings
Building a Library, December 2022, Historic Recording

Special offer. Beethoven: The Symphonies | and reflections

Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Mariss Jansons

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

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Special offer. Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9

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

6 CDs: Original price $39.50 Reduced $31.60

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, 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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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 6 'Pastoral'

London Symphony Orchestra, Bernard Haitink

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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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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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Special offer. Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 and Sibelius: Symphony No. 2

Concertgebouw Orchestra, George Szell

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Special offer. Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 & The Creatures of Prometheus

Freiburger Barockorchester, Gottfried von der Goltz

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Beethoven: The Complete Symphonies

Kammerakademie Potsdam, Antonello Manacorda

Building A Library, October 2024, Recommended Recording (Symphony No. 4)

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Special offer. Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1-9

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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The Beecham Collection - Richard Strauss: Ein Heldenleben; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 8

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham

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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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

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Riccardo Chailly

Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording
Building a Library, January 2020, Recommended Recording

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Beethoven: Symphony No. 5

MusicAeterna, Teodor Currentzis

BBC Music Magazine, July 2020, Orchestral Choice
Gramophone Awards, 2020, Shortlisted - Orchestral

Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 4 & 7

Manchester Camerata, Douglas Boyd

Gramophone Magazine, December 2008, Editor's Choice
Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording

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Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 5 & 7 | Recorded live in Carnegie Hall, New York City in October 2011

Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, John Eliot Gardiner

Gramophone Magazine, January 2013, Editor's Choice
Presto Favourites, Recommended Recording

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Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture & Capriccio Italian

spoken commentary by Deems Taylor Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra & University of Minnesota Brass Band, London Symphony Orchestra, Antal Dorati

Penguin Guide, Rosette

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Beethoven - Symphony No. 9

Lucia Popp (soprano), Ann Murray (mezzo-soprano), Anthony Rolfe-Johnson (tenor) & René Pape (bass) London Philharmonic Orchestra & Choir, Klaus Tennstedt

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Furtwängler: The Wartime Recordings 1942-1944

Wiener Philharmoniker, Berliner Philharmoniker, Wilhelm Furtwängler

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Beethoven: Symphony No. 7

Budapest Festival Orchestra, Iván Fischer

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Beethoven for Three: Symphonies Nos. 2 and 5

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