Beethoven, L.: The Immortal Beethoven - Highlights of His Most Beloved Music

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Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, "Pastoral" (more info)
Performed by: Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Heidelberg Symphony Orchestra Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra BBC Symphony Orchestra Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra West German Radio Symphony Orchestra Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra NBC Symphony Orchestra Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra Toronto Symphony Orchestra CSR Symphony Orchestra, Bratislava Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra Berlin State Opera Orchestra Santa Cecilia Academy Orchestra, Rome New York Chamber Orchestra Royal Flemish Philharmonic Orchestra Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra New York Chamber Symphony Ensemble Orchestral de Paris
Composed by: Stanislaw Skrowaczewski Victor De Sabata Hans Pfitzner Rene Leibowitz Ludwig van Beethoven Arturo Toscanini
Conducted by: Karel Ancerl Kurt Sanderling Thomas Fey Bertrand de Billy Bela Drahos Michael Halasz John Nelson Bystrik Rezucha Bruno Walter Bruno Weil Gerard Schwarz Felix Weingartner Philippe Herreweghe Herbert Kegel Kazimierz Kord
Recording date: 2-6 March 1988


1.   Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, "Pastoral": II. Scene by the Brook - 12:25


Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58 (more info)
Performed by: Sinfonietta Cracovia Orchestra Salzburg Mozarteum Orchestra Vienna State Opera Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra New York Philharmonic Orchestra Capella Istropolitana West German Radio Symphony Orchestra London Philharmonic Orchestra Toronto Symphony Orchestra Saxon State Orchestra Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Tapiola Sinfonietta Bilkent Symphony Orchestra Radio France Philharmonic Orchestra Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Ludwig van Beethoven Olli Mustonen Robert Casadesus
Conducted by: Malcolm Sargent Gunter Wand Philippe Jordan Karl Bohm Andrew Davis Grzegorz Nowak Antoni Wit Barry Wordsworth Gerard Schwarz Hubert Soudant Guido Cantelli
Mario Galeani, piano
Walter Gieseking, piano
Wilhelm Backhaus, piano
Rudolf Buchbinder, piano
Artur Schnabel, piano
Paul Badura-Skoda,
Valery Afanassiev, piano
Anton Kuerti, piano
Idil Biret, piano
Carol Rosenberger, piano
Stefan Vladar, piano
Francois-Frederic Guy, piano


2.   Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58: III. Rondo: Vivace - 09:50


Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 16 (more info)
Composed by: Ludwig van Beethoven Bela Kovacs
James Mason, oboe
Kenneth Munday, bassoon
Helen Devillenueve, oboe
Jerome Voisin, clarinet
Antoine Dreyfuss, horn
Jean-Francois Duquesnoy, bassoon
Peter Donohoe, piano
Odile Delangle, piano
Jozsef Vajda, bassoon
Imre Kovacs, flute
Jeno Jando, piano
Jeno Kevehazi, horn
Jozsef Kiss, oboe
David Shifrin, clarinet
Anton Kuerti, piano
Carol Rosenberger, piano
Allan Vogel, oboe
Robin Graham, horn
James Campbell, clarinet
James McKay, bassoon
James Sommerville, horn
Francois-Frederic Guy, piano


3.   Piano Quintet in E flat major, Op. 16: II. Andante cantabile - 07:59


Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, "Pathetique" (more info)
Composed by: Alain Lefevre Ludwig van Beethoven
Silvia Capova, piano
Gerhard Oppitz, piano
Mari Kodama, piano
Wilhelm Backhaus, piano
Ella Sevskaya, fortepiano
Artur Schnabel, piano
Benno Moiseiwitsch, piano
Jeno Jando, piano
Louis Lortie, piano
Alfred Brendel, piano
Michael Korstick, piano
Anton Kuerti, piano
Christian Leotta, piano
Idil Biret, piano
Carol Rosenberger, piano
Istvan Szekely, piano
Martin Souter, piano
Francois-Frederic Guy, piano


4.   Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, "Pathetique": II. Adagio cantabile - 05:23


Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 (more info)
Performed by: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia British Symphony Orchestra Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra London Philharmonic Orchestra NBC Symphony Orchestra South West German Radio Symphony Orchestra Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra Philharmonia Orchestra Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra Berlin State Opera Orchestra New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra Royal Flemish Philharmonic Orchestra Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra Ensemble Orchestral de Paris
Composed by: Stanislaw Skrowaczewski Rene Leibowitz Ludwig van Beethoven Richard Strauss Arturo Toscanini
Conducted by: Otto Klemperer Bertrand de Billy Bela Drahos Richard Edlinger Erich Kleiber John Nelson Bruno Weil Jeanne Lamon Roger Norrington Wilhelm Furtwangler Gerard Schwarz Felix Weingartner Walter Weller Arthur Nikisch Philippe Herreweghe Herbert Kegel Don Jackson
Recording date: 9 April 1933


5.   Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio - 07:50


String Quartet No. 10 in E flat major, Op. 74, "Harp" (more info)
Composed by: Ludwig van Beethoven


6.   String Quartet No. 10 in E flat major, Op. 74, "Harp": II. Adagio ma non troppo - 10:35


Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101 (more info)
Composed by: Ludwig van Beethoven
Gerhard Oppitz, piano
Claudio Arrau, piano
Alexander Schimpf, piano
Artur Schnabel, piano
Jeno Jando, piano
Louis Lortie, piano
Anton Kuerti, piano
Idil Biret, piano
Dickran Atamian, piano
Timothy Ehlen, piano
Glenn Gould, voice
Recording date: January 1988


7.   Piano Sonata No. 28 in A major, Op. 101: I. Allegretto, ma non troppo - 03:30


Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 (more info)
Performed by: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia Saarbrucken Radio Symphony Orchestra Belgian Radio and Television Philharmonic Orchestra Concertgebouw Orchestra Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra NBC Symphony Orchestra South West German Radio Symphony Orchestra Royal Philharmonic Orchestra Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra Royal Flemish Philharmonic Orchestra Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra Ensemble Orchestral de Paris
Composed by: Stanislaw Skrowaczewski Hans Pfitzner Rene Leibowitz Ludwig van Beethoven Arturo Toscanini
Conducted by: Willem Mengelberg Bertrand de Billy Bela Drahos Richard Edlinger John Nelson Alexander Rahbari Roger Norrington Gerard Schwarz Felix Weingartner Philippe Herreweghe Herbert Kegel


8.   Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93: II. Allegretto scherzando - 03:51


Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57, "Appassionata" (more info)
Performed by: London Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Ludwig van Beethoven Fazil Say
Conducted by: Gerard Schwarz
Silvia Capova, piano
Gerhard Oppitz, piano
Claudio Arrau, piano
Mari Kodama, piano
Valentina Lisitsa, piano
Artur Schnabel, piano
Jeno Jando, piano
Anton Kuerti, piano
Christian Leotta, piano
Idil Biret, piano
Carol Rosenberger, piano
Istvan Szekely, piano


9.   Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor, Op. 57, "Appassionata": I. Allegro assai - 09:24


Die Geschopfe des Prometheus (The Creatures of Prometheus), Op. 43 (more info)
Performed by: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra British Symphony Orchestra Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra Concertgebouw Orchestra London Symphony Orchestra Philharmonia Cassovia London Philharmonic Orchestra Melbourne Symphony Orchestra NBC Symphony Orchestra
Composed by: Ludwig van Beethoven Arturo Toscanini
Conducted by: Willem Mengelberg Stephen Gunzenhauser Michael Halasz Bruno Walter Johannes Wildner Gerard Schwarz Felix Weingartner Walter Weller
Recording date: 25 February 1936


10.   Die Geschopfe des Prometheus (The Creatures of Prometheus), Op. 43: Overture - 05:05

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