Essential Beethoven
Vladimir Ashkenazy · Bernard Haitink · Georg Solti · Alceo Galliera · Antal Doráti · Colin Davis · George Szell · Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt · Itzhak Perlman · Neville Marriner
Essential Beethoven (2001), CD, on Decca Classics. Music by Ludwig van Beethoven, performed by Vladimir Ashkenazy, Bernard Haitink, Georg Solti, Alceo Galliera; 23 tracks.
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Tracklist
Disc 1
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto
Romance for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 in F major, Op. 50: Adagio cantabile
Ludwig van Beethoven - Romance for Violin and Orchestra no. 2 in F major, op. 50
Bernard Haitink, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Arthur Grumiaux
Sonata for Piano No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto
Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise": Poco moto
Ludwig van Beethoven - Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto
Sonata for Piano No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "The Tempest": III. Allegretto
Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 17 in D minor, op. 31 no. 2 "Tempest"
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37: II. Largo
Ludwig van Beethoven - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 3 in C minor, op. 37
Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93: IV. Allegro vivace
Disc 2
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor": II. Adagio un poco mosso
Ludwig van Beethoven - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”
Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastorale": V. Allegretto
Ludwig van Beethoven - Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19: III. Rondo. Molto allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven - Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 19
Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile
Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”
String Quartet No. 13 in B-flat major, Op. 130: V. Cavatina. Adagio molto espressivo
Ludwig van Beethoven - String Quartet no. 13 in B‐flat major, op. 130
Bagatelle for Piano, Op. 126 No. 6 in E-flat major: Presto
Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24 "Spring": IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo
Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 5 in F major, op. 24 “Spring”
12 Minuets for Orchestra, WoO 7 No. 11 in C major
Ludwig van Beethoven - 12 Minuets for Orchestra, WoO 7: No. 11 in C major
Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": III. Presto agitato
Ludwig van Beethoven - Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
In questa tomba oscura, WoO 133 (arr. Alexander Faris)
Fidelio, Op. 72: Act I, Scene I, No. 3. Quartet "Mir ist so wunderbar"
Ludwig van Beethoven - Fidelio, op. 72: Act I, Scene I, no. 3a. Quartet "Mir ist so wunderbar" (Marzelline, Leonore, Rocco, Jaquino)