‎100 Best Beethoven by Various Artists

IV. Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace

Riccardo Muti, The Philadelphia Orchestra

5:29

III. Scherzo. Allegro

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti

3:42

I. Allegro con brio (Excerpt)

Philharmonia Orchestra, Kurt Sanderling

6:28

III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace (Excerpt)

Kurt Sanderling, Philharmonia Orchestra

1:58

III. Menuetto. Allegro vivace

Wolfgang Sawallisch, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

5:43

I. Allegro con brio

Kurt Sanderling, Philharmonia Orchestra

6:35

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

The Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti

6:41

Overture

New York Philharmonic, Kurt Masur

8:40

I. Vivace (Excerpt)

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawallisch

6:07

II. Allegretto (Excerpt)

Wolfgang Sawallisch, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

3:18

IV. Allegro con brio

Wolfgang Sawallisch, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra

7:18

II. Allegretto scherzando

Rudolf Kempe, Munich Philharmonic

4:02

IV. Allegro vivace (Excerpt)

Rudolf Kempe, Munich Philharmonic

3:44

No. 4, Turkish March

Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Sir Thomas Beecham, Beecham Choral Society

1:49

IV. Presto "O Freunde, nicht diese Töne!" (Excerpt)

Riccardo Muti, James Morris, The Philadelphia Orchestra, Westminster Choir

6:14

I. Allegro ma non troppo (Excerpt) [Cadenza by Kreisler]

Frank Peter Zimmermann, English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate

3:59

II. Larghetto (Excerpt)

English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate, Frank Peter Zimmermann

3:39

III. Rondo (Excerpt) [Cadenza by Kreisler]

Frank Peter Zimmermann, English Chamber Orchestra, Jeffrey Tate

6:12

I. Allegro con brio (Excerpt)

Staatskapelle Dresden, Hans Vonk, Christian Zacharias

4:40

II. Largo (Excerpt)

Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Zacharias, Hans Vonk

3:34

III. Rondo. Molto allegro

Pierre-Laurent Aimard, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Nikolaus Harnoncourt

6:28

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

London Symphony Orchestra, Maxim Vengerov, Mstislav Rostropovich

5:15

I. Allegro con brio (Excerpt)

Staatskapelle Dresden, Hans Vonk, Christian Zacharias

5:32

Romance No. 2 in F Major, Op. 50 (Excerpt)

London Symphony Orchestra, Maxim Vengerov, Mstislav Rostropovich

3:13

II. Largo (Excerpt)

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Ulf Hoelscher, Christian Zacharias, Kurt Masur, Heinrich Schiff

5:01

II. Andante con moto

Emil Gilels, George Szell, The Cleveland Orchestra

5:46

III. Rondo. Vivace (Excerpt)

Emil Gilels, George Szell, The Cleveland Orchestra

7:28

I. Allegro (Excerpt)

George Szell, Emil Gilels, The Cleveland Orchestra

6:41

II. Adagio un poco mosso (Excerpt)

The Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell, Emil Gilels

3:55

III. Rondo. Allegro (Excerpt)

George Szell, Emil Gilels, The Cleveland Orchestra

4:41

Choral Fantasy in C Minor, Op. 80 (Excerpt)

John Lill, Sir Alexander Gibson, Royal Scottish National Orchestra, Scottish National Orchestra Chorus

4:50

I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio

Stephen Kovacevich

8:47

II. Adagio cantabile

Stephen Kovacevich

5:34

III. Rondo. Allegro

Stephen Kovacevich

4:17

I. Adagio sostenuto

Nikolai Lugansky

5:49

Bagatelle No. 25 in A Minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise"

Moura Lympany

3:20

IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo

Stephen Kovacevich

4:49

III. Allegretto

Rudolf Buchbinder

6:00

No. 2 in G Major

Moura Lympany

2:54

I. Allegro con brio (Excerpt)

Stephen Kovacevich

4:41

6 Variations on an Original Theme in D Major, Op. 76

Emil Gilels

7:11

I. Allegro assai (Excerpt)

Nikolai Lugansky

5:46

I. Das Lebewohl. Adagio - Allegro

Stephen Kovacevich

6:33

Tema. Vivace

Peter Donohoe

0:52

Variation I. Alla marcia maestoso

Peter Donohoe

1:40

II. Scherzo. Assai vivace

Christoph Eschenbach

2:36

No. 5 in G Major, Quasi allegretto

Stephen Kovacevich

2:27

Rondo a Capriccio in G Major, Op. 129 "Rage Over a Lost Penny"

Moura Lympany

6:02

I. Allegro (Excerpt)

Itamar Golan, Maxim Vengerov

3:09

II. Adagio molto espressivo

Maxim Vengerov, Itamar Golan

6:19

III. Scherzo. Allegro molto

Maxim Vengerov, Itamar Golan

1:05

IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo

Itamar Golan, Maxim Vengerov, Alexander Markovich

6:20

I. (a) Adagio sostenuto ed espressivo

Éric Heidsieck, Paul Tortelier

5:57

I. Allegro vivace

Renaud Capuçon, Frank Braley

6:23

II. Adagio con molt'espressione

Renaud Capuçon, Frank Braley

6:03

III. Allegro molto (Excerpt)

Frank Braley, Renaud Capuçon

2:03

II. Polonaise

Christian Ivaldi, Michel Debost

4:16

III. Allegro vivace

Frank Braley, Renaud Capuçon

3:23

II. Andante (Excerpt)

Maxim Vengerov, Alexander Markovich

2:31

III. Finale. Presto

Maxim Vengerov, Alexander Markovich

8:53

12 Variations on Mozart's "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen" for Cello and Piano in F Major, Op. 66

Éric Heidsieck, Paul Tortelier

9:29

I. Allegro ma non tanto (Excerpt)

Jacqueline du Pré, Stephen Kovacevich

4:39

No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Air tirolien. I bin a Tiroler Bua

Rudolf Buchbinder, Wolfgang Schulz

4:36

III. Allegro - Allegro fugato

Gautier Capuçon, Frank Braley

4:50

III. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo

Melos Ensemble

5:48

II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato (Excerpt)

Alban Berg Quartett

3:54

III. Menuetto. Allegretto

Alban Berg Quartett

3:27

II. Adagio

The Nash Ensemble

5:12

No. 1 in C Major: I. Allegro commodo

Melos Ensemble

3:51

III. Tempo di menuetto

Melos Ensemble

3:09

I. Entrata. Allegro

Gérard Jarry, Michel Debost, Serge Collot

3:22

II. Tempo ordinario d'un menuetto

Michel Debost, Serge Collot, Gérard Jarry

4:50

III. Allegro molto

Gérard Jarry, Michel Debost, Serge Collot

2:09

I. Allegro

Alban Berg Quartett

9:29

March for Wind Sextet in B-Flat Major, WoO 29

Melos Ensemble

1:20

II. Largo assai ed espressivo (Excerpt)

Myung-wha Chung, Myung-Whun Chung, Kyung-Wha Chung

5:16

I. Poco adagio - Allegro

Hungarian Quartet

8:39

III. Rondo. Allegro

Melos Ensemble

5:37

I. Allegro moderato (Excerpt)

Myung-wha Chung, The Chung Trio

4:24

IV. Finale. Presto

Melos Ensemble

3:45

Zärtliche Liebe, WoO 123

Geoffrey Parsons, Olaf Bär

1:46

I. Wonne der Wehmut

Elly Ameling, Dalton Baldwin

2:47

Der Kuss, Op. 128

Walter Berry, Gerald Moore

2:00

No. 3, Aus Goethes Faust

Walter Berry, Gerald Moore

2:21

No. 9, Oh! Would I Were But That Sweet Linnet

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Eduard Drolc, Irmgard Poppen, Victoria de los Ángeles, Gerald Moore

2:31

No. 12, He Promised Me at Parting

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Victoria de los Ángeles, Gerald Moore, Eduard Drolc, Irmgard Poppen

1:25

Adelaide, Op. 46

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Hartmut Höll

5:51

No. 7, Marmotte

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Hartmut Höll

2:07

No. 4, Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natur

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Hartmut Höll

2:18

I. Kyrie

Philharmonia Chorus, Carlo Maria Giulini, Elly Ameling, Marius Rintzler, Dame Janet Baker, Theo Altmeyer, New Philhamonia Orchestra

5:34

Gloria in excelsis Deo - Gratias agimus tibi

Tallis Chamber Choir, Hans Tschammer, Jeffrey Tate, Carol Vaness, Hans Peter Blochwitz, English Chamber Orchestra, Waltraud Meier

5:00

Et resurrexit

Hans Peter Blochwitz, Waltraud Meier, Tallis Chamber Choir, Carol Vaness, English Chamber Orchestra, Hans Tschammer, Jeffrey Tate

3:00

Overture

Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle

6:51

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

Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle, Juliane Banse

3:54

"Mir ist so wunderbar" (Marzelline, Leonore, Rocco, Jaquino)

Sir Simon Rattle, Juliane Banse, László Polgár, Rainer Trost, Berlin Philharmonic, Angela Denoke, Alan Held

3:39

"Ha! Welch' ein Augenblick!" (Pizarro, Chorus)

Alan Held, Arnold Schoenberg Choir, Sir Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic

3:12

"Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin? ... Komm, Hoffnung, lass den letzten Stern" (Leonore)

Berlin Philharmonic, Angela Denoke, Sir Simon Rattle

7:29

"O welche Lust" (Chorus, Prisoners)

Arnold Schoenberg Choir, Ion Tibrea, Berlin Philharmonic, Sir Simon Rattle, Thomas Ebenstein

6:02

"O namenlose Freude!" (Leonore, Florestan)

Jon Villars, Sir Simon Rattle, Berlin Philharmonic, Angela Denoke

3:33

"Wer ein holdes Weib errungen" (Chor, Florestan, Leonore, Marzelline, Jaquino, Don Fernando, Rocco)

László Polgár, Berlin Philharmonic, Angela Denoke, Jon Villars, Sir Simon Rattle, Juliane Banse, Thomas Quasthoff, Rainer Trost, Arnold Schoenberg Choir

3:55

Ludwig van Beethoven

Composer
Riccardo Muti

Conductor
The Philadelphia Orchestra

Orchestra, Ensemble
Philharmonia Orchestra

Orchestra
Kurt Sanderling

Conductor

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