Beethoven: 30 of the Best

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Naxos
Release Date
April 24, 2020
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN
    • PERFORMER
      Various
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      April 24, 2020
    • UPC
      747313835072
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      8578350-52
    • LABEL
      Naxos
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      3
    • GENRE
      Chamber Music & Recitals
    Works ⌄

    1. Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Richard Edlinger

    2. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13, "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Boris Giltburg

    3. Egmont, Op. 84: Overture

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Philharmonia Cassovia

      Conductor: Johannes Wildner

    4. Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 19: III. Rondo

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Boris Giltburg

      Conductor: Vasily Petrenko

    5. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Sylvia Čápová

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

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Kodály Quartet

    7. Fidelio, Op. 72, Act I: Recitative and Aria: Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin?

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia

      Performer: Inga Nielsen

      Conductor: Michael Halász

    8. Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47, "Kreutzer": III. Presto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Takako Nishizaki, Jenő Jandó

    9. Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53, "Waldstein": II. Introduzione: Adagio molto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Ethella Chuprik

    10. König Stephan (King Stephen), Op. 117: Overture

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia

      Conductor: Béla Drahos

    11. Polonaise in C Major, Op. 89

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Jenő Jandó

    12. Die Ruinen von Athen (The Ruins of Athens), Op. 113: Overture

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Turku Philharmonic Orchestra

      Conductor: Leif Segerstam

    13. Fidelio, Op. 72: Overture

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Philharmonia Cassovia

      Conductor: Johannes Wildner

    14. Mass in D Major, Op. 123, "Missa Solemnis": Credo: Et incarnatus est

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Nashville Symphony Chorus, Nashville Symphony Orchestra

      Performer: Lori Phillips, Robynne Redmon, James Taylor, Jay Baylon, Mary Kathryn van Osdale

      Conductor: Kenneth Schermerhorn

    15. 12 Variations on Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen from Mozart's Die Zauberflöte in F Major, Op. 66: Variation 12

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Maria Kliegel, Nina Tichman

    16. Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus (The Creatures of Prometheus), Op. 43: Overture

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Philharmonia Cassovia

      Conductor: Johannes Wildner

    17. Piano Trio No. 6 in E-Flat Major, Op. 70, No. 2: III. Allegretto ma non troppo

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Stuttgart Piano Trio

    18. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: I. Moderato cantabile, molto espressivo

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Jenő Jandó

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

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia

      Conductor: Béla Drahos

    20. Septet in E-Flat Major, Op. 20: V. Scherzo: Allegro molto e vivace

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Zsolt Szatmári, Julia Gabor, Sándor Berki, János Selmeczi, Levente Filip, György Éder, István Tóth

    21. Sextet in E-Flat Major, Op. 81b: I. Allegro con brio

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: János Keveházi, Jenő Keveházi, Ildikó Hegyi, Péter Popa, Győző Máthé, Péter Szabó

    22. Contredanses, Hess 102 (piano version of 12 Contredanses, WoO 14) (excerpts)

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Jenő Jandó

    23. Andante in F Major, WoO 57, "Andante favori"

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Balázs Szokolay

    24. Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 60: III. Allegro molto e vivace

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Philharmonia Cassovia

      Conductor: Johannes Wildner

    25. Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125, "Choral": IV. Finale (conclusion)

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Zagreb Philharmonic Chorus, Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra

      Performer: Gabriele Lechner, Diane Elias, Michael Pabst, Robert Holzer

      Conductor: Richard Edlinger

    26. Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55, "Eroica": III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Brussels Philharmonic

      Conductor: Ali Rahbari

    27. Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59, "Für Elise"

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Endre Hegedűs

    28. Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24, "Spring": II. Adagio molto espressivo

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Attila Falvay, Mária Kovalszki

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

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: Philharmonia Cassovia

      Conductor: Johannes Wehner

    30. Piano Trio No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Op. 97, "Archduke": II. Scherzo

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Performer: Takako Nishizaki, Csaba Onczay, Jenő Jandó


Beethoven is regarded by many to be the greatest composer who ever lived, and this collection presents 30 essential recordings of his most well-known works. From the beautiful moods of lamentation in the 'Moonlight' Sonata to the amorous sophistication of F�r Elise, and from the heroism of Fidelio to the mighty finale of the 'Choral' Symphony, every significant facet of Beethoven's monumental achievement is represented in this collection of exemplary performances from the Naxos catalogue. 2020 is the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth, and the catalogues are already filling up with new releases to mark this significant event. What better then, to have a comprehensive audio guide to the best of his orchestral, chamber, vocal and piano music, providing an entertaining collection for both pleasure and discovery and a springboard into an entire world of great music that recently found it's summit in our 90-album boxed set of Beethoven's complete works.