The 50 Most Essential Beethoven Masterpieces

Ludwig van Beethoven & VARIOUS ARTISTS

50 SONGS • 8 HOURS AND 35 MINUTES • NOV 09 2012

Fidelio, Op. 72: Overture

Ludwig van Beethoven, Anton Nanut & RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra

06:42

Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: II. Larghetto

Ludwig van Beethoven, Alfred Scholz & London Philharmonic Orchestra

11:47

Sonata No. 9 in A Major for Violin and Piano, Op. 47, "Kreutzer Sonata": I. Adagio sostenuto - Presto

Ludwig van Beethoven, Aaron Rosand & Eileen Flissler

13:51

String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59/1, "Razumovsky Quartet No. 1": I. Allegro

Ludwig van Beethoven & Fine Arts Quartet

10:54

Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55, "Eroica": I. Allegro con brio

Ludwig van Beethoven, Josef Krips & London Symphony Orchestra

14:49

Sonata No. 23 in F Minor for Piano, Op. 57, "Appassionata": I. Allegro assai

Ludwig van Beethoven & Sylvia Cápová

10:21

Concerto No. 3 in C Minor for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 37: II. Largo

Ludwig van Beethoven, Anton Nanut, Dubravka Tomsic & RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra

09:47

Missa Solemnis in D Major, Op. 123: III. Credo

Ludwig van Beethoven, Michael Gielen, Josef Protschka, Kurt Rydl, Marjana Lipovsek, Phyllis Bryn-Julson, Wolfgang Hock & SWR Symphony Orchestra

19:06

Trio No. 7 in B-Flat Major for Piano, Violin and Cello, Op. 97, "Archduke Trio": I. Allegro moderato

Ludwig van Beethoven & Bamberg Trio

13:38

Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto

Ludwig van Beethoven, Vladimir Fedoseyev & Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra

09:03

Sonata No. 3 in A Major for Cello and Piano, Op. 69: I. Allegro ma non troppo

Ludwig van Beethoven, Dieter Goldmann & Jörg Metzger

09:27

Triple Concerto in C Major for Violin, Cello, Piano and Orchestra, Op. 56: I. Allegro

Ludwig van Beethoven, Othmar Mága, Conrad von der Goltz, Jan Polacek, Kirsti Hjort & Nürnberger Symphoniker

17:57

Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor for Piano, Op. 27:2, "Moonlight": III. Presto agitato

Ludwig van Beethoven & Ronald Brautigam

06:51

Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 19: II. Adagio

Ludwig van Beethoven, Nürnberger Symphoniker, Räto Tschupp & Hanae Nakajima

07:49

Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125, "Choral": I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso

Ludwig van Beethoven, Josef Krips & London Symphony Orchestra

16:03

Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 73, "Emperor": I. Allegro

Ludwig van Beethoven, Richard Hickox, Cristina Ortiz & City of London Sinfonia

19:11

Mass in C Major (Three Hymns), Op. 86: II. Gloria

Ludwig van Beethoven, Anton Nanut, Magdalene Hajossyova & RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra

07:59

Egmont, Op. 84: Overture in D Minor

Ludwig van Beethoven, Alfred Scholz & London Symphony Orchestra

08:24

Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67, "Fate": II. Andante con moto

Ludwig van Beethoven, Bernhard Güller & Bamberg Symphony Orchestra

10:04

String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59/3, "Razumovsky Quartet No. 3": IV. Allegro molto

Ludwig van Beethoven & Fine Arts Quartet

05:52

The Ruins of Athens, Op. 113: Overture in G Minor

Ludwig van Beethoven, Kurt Redel & Camerata Labacensis

06:18

Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: I. Poco sostenuto - Vivace

Ludwig van Beethoven, Vladimir Fedoseyev & Moscow Radio Symphony Orchestra

12:31

String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: I. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo

Ludwig van Beethoven & Fine Arts Quartet

07:11

Coriolan, Op. 62: Overture in C Minor

Ludwig van Beethoven, Günter Ludwig & Babelsberg Symphony Orchestra

07:36

Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55, "Eroica": II. Marcia funebre: Adagio assai

Ludwig van Beethoven, Josef Krips & London Symphony Orchestra

12:49

Sonata No. 17 in D Minor for Piano, Op. 31/2 (The Tempest): III. Allegretto

Ludwig van Beethoven & Herbert Waltl

07:40

The Creatures of Prometheus, Op. 43: I. Overture: Adagio - Allegro molto con brio

Ludwig van Beethoven, Heribert Beissel & Bonn Classical Philharmonic

05:18

Sonata No. 23 in F Minor for Piano, Op. 57, "Appassionata": II. Andante con moto (attacca)

Ludwig van Beethoven & Dubravka Tomsic

06:10

Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125, "Choral": II. Molto vivace

Ludwig van Beethoven, Josef Krips & London Symphony Orchestra

09:44

Sonata No. 2 in A Major for Violin and Piano, Op. 12: II. Andante più tosto - Allegretto

Ludwig van Beethoven, Carlos Moerdijk & Emmy Verhey

06:00

Mass in C Major (Three Hymns), Op. 86: IV. Sanctus

Ludwig van Beethoven, Anton Nanut, Magdalene Hajossyova & RTV Slovenia Symphony Orchestra

10:37

Trio No. 2 for Clarinet, Bassoon and Piano: I. Allegro

Ludwig van Beethoven, Jurgen Demmler, Jürgen Gode & Karl Schlechta

05:55

Sonata No. 12 in A-Flat Major for Piano, Op. 26, "Funeral March": III. Marcia funébre sulla morte d'un eroe (Funeral March for a Dead Hero)

Ludwig van Beethoven & Roland Pöntinen

06:30

Trois Equales, WoO 30: No. 1-3

Ludwig van Beethoven & The Liege Trombone Quartet

05:06

Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio

Ludwig van Beethoven, Josef Krips & London Symphony Orchestra

09:17

Große Fuge in B-Flat Major, Op. 133

Ludwig van Beethoven, Wilhelm Furtwängler & Berliner Philharmoniker

18:18

Variations and Fugue for Piano on an Original Theme in E-Flat Major, Op. 35, "Eroica Variations"

Ludwig van Beethoven & Hugo Steurer

24:28

Sonata No. 8 in C Minor for Piano, Op. 13, "Pathétique": III. Rondo: Allegro

Ludwig van Beethoven & Dubravka Tomsic

04:17

Concerto No. 1 in C Major for Piano and Orchestra, Op. 15: II. Largo

Ludwig van Beethoven, Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra, Wilfried Boettcher & Alfred Brendel

11:50

Concerto in D Major for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 61: II. Larghetto

Ludwig van Beethoven, Michael Gielen, Christian Tetzlaff & SWR Symphony Orchestra

07:36

Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125, "Choral": IV. Presto - Allegro assai - Choral Finale (Ode an die Freude - Ode to Joy)

Ludwig van Beethoven, Josef Krips, London Symphony Orchestra & BBC Symphony Chorus

24:34