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”
Josef Krips, London Symphony Orchestra
Ludwig van Beethoven
Romance for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 in F Major, Op.  50
Ilmar Lapinsch, Russian State Symphonic Cappella, Alexei Bruni
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”
Zsolt Deaky, Hanae Nakajima, Nürnberger Symphoniker
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op.  13 · “Pathétique”
Alfred Brendel
Ludwig van Beethoven
Fidelio, Op.  72
Anton Nanut, RSO Ljubljana, RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra
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
Dubravka Tomšič, Anton Nanut, RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra
Ludwig van Beethoven
Missa solemnis in D Major, Op.  123
Josef Protschka, Phyllis Bryn-Julson, SWR Symphonieorchester, Marjana Lipovšek, Wolfgang Hock, 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
Igor Uryash, Sergei Slovachevsky
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
Räto Tschupp, Hanae Nakajima, Nürnberger Symphoniker
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op.  125 · “Choral Symphony”
Rudolf Petrak, BBC Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Josef Krips
Ludwig van Beethoven
Mass in C Major, Op.  86
Anton Nanut, Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, 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”
London Festival Orchestra, Kurt Redel
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
Alfred Scholz, London Philharmonic Orchestra, 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”
Bonn Classical Philharmonic, Heribert Beissel
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”
London Symphony Orchestra, Josef Krips
Beethoven: Sonata No. 2 in A Major for Violin and Piano, Op. 12
Emmy Verhey, Carlos Moerdijk
Ludwig van Beethoven
Mass in C Major, Op.  86
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra, Anton Nanut, Magdaléna Hajóssyová, RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra
Beethoven: Trio No. 2 for Clarinet, Bassoon and Piano
Jürgen Gode, Karl Schlechta, Dubravka Tomšič
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
Josef Krips, London Symphony Orchestra
Ludwig van Beethoven
12 Variations on 'Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen' in F Major, Op.  66
Igor Uryash, Sergei Slovachevsky
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
Christian Tetzlaff, SWR Symphonieorchester, Michael Gielen
Ludwig van Beethoven
Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op.  125 · “Choral Symphony”
Shirley Carter, Jennifer Vyvyan, Josef Krips, BBC Symphony Chorus, London Symphony Orchestra, Rudolf Petrak, Donald Bell

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