The 50 Most Essential Beethoven Masterpieces

The 50 Most Essential Beethoven Masterpieces

Various Artists
2009
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op.  67 · “Fate Symphony”
Süddeutsche Philharmonie, Bernhard Güller
Ludwig van Beethoven
Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO  59 · “Für Elise”
Leonard Hokanson, Evelyne Dubourg
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C‑Sharp Minor, Op.  27/2 · “Moonlight Sonata”
Elisso Bolkvadze
Ludwig van Beethoven
Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op.  24 · “Spring”
Eileen Flissler, Aaron Rosand
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op.  68 · “Pastoral Symphony”
London Symphony Orchestra, Josef Krips
Ludwig van Beethoven
Romance for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 in F Major, Op.  50
Ilmar Lapinsch, Alexei Bruni, Russian State Symphonic Cappella
Ludwig van Beethoven
Octet in E‑Flat Major, Op.  103
Bernd Schober, Winds of the Saxon State Orchestra
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E‑Flat Major, Op.  73 · “Emperor Concerto”
Nürnberger Symphoniker, Hanae Nakajima, Zsolt Deaky
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op.  13 · “Pathétique”
Alfred Brendel
Ludwig van Beethoven
Fidelio, Op.  72
Anton Nanut, RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra, RSO Ljubljana
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op.  36
Cesare Cantieri, London Philharmonic Orchestra
Ludwig van Beethoven
Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op.  47 · “Kreutzer Sonata”
Eileen Flissler, Aaron Rosand
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59 - 1, "Razumovsky Quartet No. 1"
Fine Arts Quartet
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 in E‑Flat Major, Op.  55 · “Eroica Symphony”
Josef Krips, London Symphony Orchestra
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op.  57 · “Appassionata”
Sylvia Capova, Dubravka Tomšič
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op.  37
Anton Nanut, Dubravka Tomšič, RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra
Ludwig van Beethoven
Missa solemnis in D Major, Op.  123
SWR Symphonieorchester, Phyllis Bryn-Julson, Marjana Lipovšek, Wolfgang Hock, Josef Protschka, Kurt Rydl, Michael Gielen
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Trio No. 7 in B‑Flat Major, Op.  97 · “Archduke”
Bamberg Trio
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op.  92
Grand Symphony Orchestra of All-Union National Radio Service and Central Television Networks, Vladimir Fedoseyev
Ludwig van Beethoven
Cello Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op.  69
Sergei Slovachevsky, Igor Uryash
Ludwig van Beethoven
Triple Concerto in C Major, Op.  56
Jan Polacek, Conrad von der Goltz, Nürnberger Symphoniker, Othmar Mága, Kirsti Hjort
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C‑Sharp Minor, Op.  27/2 · “Moonlight Sonata”
Elisso Bolkvadze
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B‑Flat Major, Op.  19
Nürnberger Symphoniker, Räto Tschupp, Hanae Nakajima
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op.  125 · “Choral Symphony”
Rudolf Petrak, BBC Symphony Chorus, Josef Krips, London Symphony Orchestra
Ludwig van Beethoven
Mass in C Major, Op.  86
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Anton Nanut, Magdaléna Hajóssyová, RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra
Ludwig van Beethoven
Egmont, Op.  84
London Symphony Orchestra, Alfred Scholz
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op.  67 · “Fate Symphony”
Bernhard Güller, Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59 - 3, "Razumovsky Quartet No. 3"
Fine Arts Quartet
Ludwig van Beethoven
Die Ruinen von Athen, Op.  113 · “The Ruins of Athens”
Kurt Redel, London Festival Orchestra
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op.  92
Grand Symphony Orchestra of All-Union National Radio Service and Central Television Networks, Vladimir Fedoseyev
Ludwig van Beethoven
String Quartet No. 14 in C‑Sharp Minor, Op.  131
Fine Arts Quartet
Ludwig van Beethoven
Coriolan in C Minor, Op.  62
London Philharmonic Orchestra, Alfred Scholz, Günter Ludwig, Babelsberg Symphony Orchestra
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 3 in E‑Flat Major, Op.  55 · “Eroica Symphony”
Josef Krips, London Symphony Orchestra
Beethoven: Sonata No. 17 in D Minor for Piano, Op. 31 - 2 (The Tempest)
Herbert Waltl
Ludwig van Beethoven
Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus, Op.  43, Hess. 90 · “The Creatures of Prometheus”
Heribert Beissel, Bonn Classical Philharmonic
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op.  57 · “Appassionata”
Dubravka Tomšič
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op.  125 · “Choral Symphony”
Josef Krips, London Symphony Orchestra
Beethoven: Sonata No. 2 in A Major for Violin and Piano, Op. 12
Carlos Moerdijk, Emmy Verhey
Ludwig van Beethoven
Mass in C Major, Op.  86
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Magdaléna Hajóssyová, Anton Nanut, RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra
Beethoven: Trio No. 2 for Clarinet, Bassoon and Piano
Dubravka Tomšič, Jürgen Gode, Karl Schlechta
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 12 in A‑Flat Major, Op.  26 · “Funeral March Sonata”
Elisso Bolkvadze
Ludwig van Beethoven
3 Equali, WoO  30
The Liege Trombone Quartet
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op.  21
London Symphony Orchestra, Josef Krips
Ludwig van Beethoven
12 Variations on 'Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen' in F Major, Op.  66
Sergei Slovachevsky, Igor Uryash
Ludwig van Beethoven
Grosse Fuge in B‑Flat Major, Op.  133
Wilhelm Furtwängler, Berlin Philharmonic
Ludwig van Beethoven
Eroica Variations in E‑Flat Major, Op.  35
Hugo Steurer
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op.  13 · “Pathétique”
Dubravka Tomšič
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op.  15
Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra, Alfred Brendel, Wilfried Boettcher
Ludwig van Beethoven
Violin Concerto in D Major, Op.  61
Michael Gielen, Christian Tetzlaff, SWR Symphonieorchester
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op.  125 · “Choral Symphony”
BBC Symphony Chorus, Shirley Carter, Rudolf Petrak, Josef Krips, Jennifer Vyvyan, London Symphony Orchestra, Donald Bell

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