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50 Best Beethoven

James Morris (bass), Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin), Christian Zacharias (piano), Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano), Maxim Vengerov (violin), Ulf Hoelscher (violin), Heinrich Schiff (cello), Emil Gilels (piano), Stephen Kovacevich (piano), Nikolai Lugansky (piano), Dame Moura Lympany (piano), Rudolf...

  • Release Date: 1st Nov 2019
  • Catalogue No: 9029537943
  • Label: Warner Classics
  • Length: 3 hours 57 minutes

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Contents

Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: IV. Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace

Work length5:29
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  • Philadelphia Orchestra
  • Riccardo Muti

Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: III. Scherzo. Allegro

Work length3:42
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  • Philadelphia Orchestra
  • Riccardo Muti

Excerpt, Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 'Eroica'

Work length8:26
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  • Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Kurt Sanderling

I. Allegro con brio (Excerpt)

Track length6:28
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III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace (Excerpt)

Track length1:58
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 60: III. Menuetto. Allegro vivace

Work length5:43
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  • Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
  • Wolfgang Sawallisch

Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67: 1. Allegro con brio

Work length6:35
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  • Philharmonia Orchestra
  • Kurt Sanderling

Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 ‘Pastoral' - V. Allegretto

Work length6:41
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  • Philadelphia Orchestra
  • Riccardo Muti

Beethoven: Egmont Overture, Op. 84

Work length8:40
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  • New York Philharmonic
  • Kurt Masur

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

Work length16:43
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  • Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra
  • Wolfgang Sawallisch

I. Vivace (Excerpt)

Track length6:07
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II. Allegretto (Excerpt)

Track length3:18
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IV. Allegro con brio

Track length7:18
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Excerpt, Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93

Work length7:46
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  • Münchner Philharmoniker
  • Rudolf Kempe

II. Allegretto scherzando

Track length4:02
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IV. Allegro vivace (Excerpt)

Track length3:44
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Beethoven: Die Ruinen von Athen, Op. 113: No. 4, Marcia alla turca. Vivace

Work length1:49
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  • Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
  • Sir Thomas Beecham

Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IV. Presto "O Freunde, nicht diese Töne!" (Excerpt)

Work length6:14
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  • James Morris (bass)
  • Westminster Choir, Philadelphia Orchestra
  • Riccardo Muti

Excerpt, Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61

Work length9:51
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  • Frank Peter Zimmermann (violin)
  • English Chamber Orchestra
  • Jeffrey Tate

II. Larghetto (Excerpt)

Track length3:39
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III. Rondo (Excerpt) [Cadenza by Kreisler]

Track length6:12
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Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15: I. Allegro con brio (Excerpt)

Work length4:40
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  • Christian Zacharias (piano)
  • Staatskapelle Dresden
  • Hans Vonk

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 19: III. Rondo. Molto allegro

Work length6:28
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  • Pierre-Laurent Aimard (piano)
  • Chamber Orchestra of Europe
  • Nikolaus Harnoncourt

Beethoven: Romance No. 1 in G Major, Op. 40 (Excerpt)

Work length5:15
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  • Maxim Vengerov (violin)
  • London Symphony Orchestra
  • Mstislav Rostropovich

Beethoven: Triple Concerto in C Major, Op. 56: II. Largo (Excerpt)

Work length5:01
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  • Christian Zacharias (piano), Heinrich Schiff (cello), Ulf Hoelscher (violin)
  • Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
  • Kurt Masur

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58: III. Rondo. Vivace (Excerpt)

Work length7:28
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  • Emil Gilels (piano)
  • Cleveland Orchestra
  • George Szell

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

Work length15:17
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  • Emil Gilels (piano)
  • Cleveland Orchestra
  • George Szell

I. Allegro (Excerpt)

Track length6:41
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II. Adagio un poco mosso (Excerpt)

Track length3:55
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III. Rondo. Allegro (Excerpt)

Track length4:41
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Excerpt, Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 'Pathetique'

Work length9:50
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  • Stephen Kovacevich (piano)

II. Adagio cantabile

Track length5:33
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III. Rondo. Allegro

Track length4:17
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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 ‘Moonlight': Adagio sostenuto

Work length5:49
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  • Nikolai Lugansky (piano)

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

Work length3:20
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  • Dame Moura Lympany (piano)

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "The Tempest": III. Allegretto

Work length6:00
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  • Rudolf Buchbinder (piano)

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein": I. Allegro con brio (Excerpt)

Work length4:41
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  • Stephen Kovacevich (piano)

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier": II. Scherzo. Assai vivace

Work length2:36
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  • Christoph Eschenbach (piano)

Excerpt, Beethoven: Diabelli Variations, Op. 120

Work length2:32
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  • Peter Donohoe (piano)

Tema. Vivace

Track length0:52
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Variation I. Alla marcia maestoso

Track length1:40
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Excerpt, Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24 'Spring'

Work length4:14
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  • Maxim Vengerov (violin), Itamar Golan (piano)

I. Allegro (Excerpt)

Track length3:09
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III. Scherzo. Allegro molto

Track length1:05
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Excerpt, Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47 ‘Kreutzer'

Work length11:24
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  • Maxim Vengerov (violin), Alexander Markovich (piano)

II. Andante (Excerpt)

Track length2:31
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III. Finale. Presto

Track length8:53
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Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69: I. Allegro ma non tanto (Excerpt)

Work length4:39
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  • Jacqueline du Pré (cello), Stephen Kovacevich (piano)

Beethoven: String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18 No. 4: III. Menuetto. Allegretto

Work length3:27
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  • Alban Berg Quartett (string quartet)

Beethoven: Serenade for Flute, Violin and Viola in D Major, Op. 25: III. Allegro molto

Work length2:09
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  • Michel Debost (flute), Gérard Jarry (violin), Serge Collot (viola)

Beethoven: String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59 No. 1 "Razumovsky": I. Allegro

Work length9:29
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  • Alban Berg Quartett (string quartet)

Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Op. 97 "Archduke": I. Allegro moderato (Excerpt)

Work length9:32
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  • The Chung Trio, Kyung Wha Chung (violin), Myung-Wha Chung (cello), Myung-Whun Chung (piano)

Beethoven: Zärtliche Liebe 'Ich liebe dich', WoO 123

Work length1:46
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  • Olaf Bär (baritone), Geoffrey Parsons (piano)

Beethoven: He promised me at parting, WoO. 154 No. 12

Work length1:25
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  • Victoria de los Angeles (soprano), Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (baritone), Eduard Drolc (violin), Gerald Moore (piano), Irmgard Poppen (cello)

Beethoven: Missa solemnis in D Major, Op. 123: Gloria in excelsis Deo - Gratias agimus tibi

Work length5:00
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  • Carol Vaness (soprano), Waltraud Meier (mezzo-soprano), Hans Peter Blochwitz (tenor), Hans Tschammer (bass)
  • Tallis Chamber Choir, English Chamber Orchestra
  • Jeffrey Tate

Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72, Act 1

Work length13:35
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  • Juliane Banse (soprano), Angela Denoke (soprano), Thomas Ebenstein (tenor), Ion Tibrea (baritone), Rainer Trost (tenor), László Polgár (bass)
  • Berliner Philharmoniker, Arnold Schoenberg Chor
  • Sir Simon Rattle

"O wär' ich schon mit dir vereint" (Marzelline)

Track length3:54
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"Mir ist so wunderbar" (Marzelline, Leonore, Rocco, Jaquino)

Track length3:39
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"O welche Lust" (Chorus, Prisoners)

Track length6:02
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Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72, Act 2: "Wer ein holdes Weib errungen" (Chorus, Florestan, Leonore, Marzelline, Jaquino, Don Fernando, Rocco)

Work length3:55
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  • Angela Denoke (soprano), Juliane Banse (soprano), Jon Villars (tenor), Rainer Trost (tenor), Thomas Quasthoff (bass-baritone), László Polgár (bass)
  • Arnold Schoenberg Chor, Berliner Philharmoniker
  • Sir Simon Rattle

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