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Beethoven: Great Composers in Words & Music
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Beethoven: Great Composers in Words & Music

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Composer
Ludwig van Beethoven
Artist
Various
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
May 13, 2022
Catalog #
8578363
UPC
747313836376

About

When we think of Ludwig van Beethoven images of a stormy and passionate but tortured genius are brought to mind, alongside the transformative effect of his work on musical history. All of these things are true, but no artist lives in a vacuum, and even music that opens a portal onto ‘the infinite realm of the spirit’ has its wider context. Illustrated with music from each period, this enlightening life history by esteemed musicologist Davinia Caddy tells us about Beethoven’s place in society from his earlier career as a fine pianist, his life on the edge of the Napoleonic war, his professional triumphs and many romantic misfortunes, and that famous defiance of deafness and declaration that he would ‘seize Fate by the throat’. The musical excerpts include the ‘Pathétique’ and ‘Moonlight’ Sonatas, ‘Diabelli’ Variations, Symphonies Nos. 2, 3, 6 and 9, ‘Emperor’ Concerto, Missa solemnis and Fidelio, among many others.

Featuring performances by...

City of London Choir | Béla Drahos | Kenneth Schermerhorn | Kodály Quartet | Jay Baylon | Inga Nielsen | Kölner Kammerorchester | Nina Tichman | Capella Istropolitana | Maria Kliegel | Michael Halász | Sergio Gallo | Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra | Westminster Boys' Choir | Helmut Müller-Brühl | Hilary Davan Wetton | James Taylor | Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia | Nashville Symphony Orchestra | Stefan Vladar | Edmund Battersby | Lori Phillips | Stuttgart Piano Trio | Jeno Jandó | Royal Philharmonic Orchestra

Tracklist 36 tracks

  1. 1 Introduction 00:11
    Track
    1
    Title
    Introduction
    Duration
    00:11
  2. 2 Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73, "Emperor": I. Allegro (excerpt) 01:23
    Track
    2
    Title
    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73, "Emperor": I. Allegro (excerpt)
    Duration
    01:23
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Stefan Vladar
    Ensemble
    Capella Istropolitana
    Conductor
    Barry Wordsworth
  3. 3 Wild, untamed, arresting, yearning, tortured, passionate… 05:10
    Track
    3
    Title
    Wild, untamed, arresting, yearning, tortured, passionate…
    Duration
    05:10
  4. 4 9 Variations in C Minor on a March by Dressler, WoO 63, "Dresselver Variations" (original version) (excerpt) 00:23
    Track
    4
    Title
    9 Variations in C Minor on a March by Dressler, WoO 63, "Dresselver Variations" (original version) (excerpt)
    Duration
    00:23
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Sergio Gallo
  5. 5 Beethoven, it should be said, was no Mozart… 02:37
    Track
    5
    Title
    Beethoven, it should be said, was no Mozart…
    Duration
    02:37
  6. 6 Musik zu einem Ritterballet (Music for a Knightly Ballet), WoO 1 (excerpt) 00:28
    Track
    6
    Title
    Musik zu einem Ritterballet (Music for a Knightly Ballet), WoO 1 (excerpt)
    Duration
    00:28
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Béla Drahos
  7. 7 It was probably Waldstein who, in the following months… 02:21
    Track
    7
    Title
    It was probably Waldstein who, in the following months…
    Duration
    02:21
  8. 8 Piano Trio No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 1, No. 3: IV. Finale: Prestissimo (excerpt) 00:35
    Track
    8
    Title
    Piano Trio No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 1, No. 3: IV. Finale: Prestissimo (excerpt)
    Duration
    00:35
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Stuttgart Piano Trio
  9. 9 Notwithstanding his simmering resentment towards Haydn… 02:05
    Track
    9
    Title
    Notwithstanding his simmering resentment towards Haydn…
    Duration
    02:05
  10. 10 Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 19: I. Allegro con brio (excerpt) 00:30
    Track
    10
    Title
    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 19: I. Allegro con brio (excerpt)
    Duration
    00:30
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Boris Giltburg
    Ensemble
    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Vasily Petrenko
  11. 11 Eight months after the charity concert… 02:02
    Track
    11
    Title
    Eight months after the charity concert…
    Duration
    02:02
  12. 12 Cello Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 5, No. 2: I. Adagio sostenuto e espressivo - Allegro molto più tosto presto (excerpt) 01:06
    Track
    12
    Title
    Cello Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 5, No. 2: I. Adagio sostenuto e espressivo - Allegro molto più tosto presto (excerpt)
    Duration
    01:06
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Maria Kliegel, Nina Tichman
  13. 13 The next few years witnessed multiple performances… 01:05
    Track
    13
    Title
    The next few years witnessed multiple performances…
    Duration
    01:05
  14. 14 Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13, "Pathétique": I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio (excerpt) 01:36
    Track
    14
    Title
    Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13, "Pathétique": I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio (excerpt)
    Duration
    01:36
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Boris Giltburg
  15. 15 Less than two years later… 02:40
    Track
    15
    Title
    Less than two years later…
    Duration
    02:40
  16. 16 Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto (excerpt) 01:09
    Track
    16
    Title
    Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto (excerpt)
    Duration
    01:09
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Jenő Jandó
  17. 17 Unfortunately for Beethoven, the sorrowful mood… 01:27
    Track
    17
    Title
    Unfortunately for Beethoven, the sorrowful mood…
    Duration
    01:27
  18. 18 Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio (excerpt) 00:52
    Track
    18
    Title
    Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: I. Adagio molto - Allegro con brio (excerpt)
    Duration
    00:52
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Béla Drahos
  19. 19 Beethoven's productivity continued on his return to Vienna 03:48
    Track
    19
    Title
    Beethoven's productivity continued on his return to Vienna
    Duration
    03:48
  20. 20 Fidelio, Op. 72, Act I: Recitative and Aria: Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin? (excerpt) 01:07
    Track
    20
    Title
    Fidelio, Op. 72, Act I: Recitative and Aria: Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin? (excerpt)
    Duration
    01:07
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Inga Nielsen
    Ensemble
    Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Michael Halász
  21. 21 Wrapped up with the complicated genesis… 02:29
    Track
    21
    Title
    Wrapped up with the complicated genesis…
    Duration
    02:29
  22. 22 Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55, "Eroica": IV. Finale: Allegro molto (excerpt) 00:49
    Track
    22
    Title
    Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55, "Eroica": IV. Finale: Allegro molto (excerpt)
    Duration
    00:49
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Béla Drahos
  23. 23 During this period of creative inspiration… 03:26
    Track
    23
    Title
    During this period of creative inspiration…
    Duration
    03:26
  24. 24 Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68, "Pastoral": I. Pleasant, cheerful feelings aroused on approaching the countryside: Allegro ma non troppo (excerpt) 01:01
    Track
    24
    Title
    Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68, "Pastoral": I. Pleasant, cheerful feelings aroused on approaching the countryside: Allegro ma non troppo (excerpt)
    Duration
    01:01
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Kölner Kammerorchester
    Conductor
    Helmut Müller-Brühl
  25. 25 Before the mega-concert took place… 06:15
    Track
    25
    Title
    Before the mega-concert took place…
    Duration
    06:15
  26. 26 Der glorreiche Augenblick (The Glorious Moment), Op. 136: Chorus: Es treten hervor (excerpt) 00:51
    Track
    26
    Title
    Der glorreiche Augenblick (The Glorious Moment), Op. 136: Chorus: Es treten hervor (excerpt)
    Duration
    00:51
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Westminster Boys' Choir, City of London Choir, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Hilary Davan Wetton
  27. 27 Searching for popular acclaim at home in Vienna… 02:58
    Track
    27
    Title
    Searching for popular acclaim at home in Vienna…
    Duration
    02:58
  28. 28 Mass in D Major, Op. 123, "Missa solemnis": Agnus Dei: Dona nobis pacem (excerpt) 00:46
    Track
    28
    Title
    Mass in D Major, Op. 123, "Missa solemnis": Agnus Dei: Dona nobis pacem (excerpt)
    Duration
    00:46
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Lori Phillips, Robynne Redmon, James Taylor, Jay Baylon
    Ensemble
    Nashville Symphony Chorus, Nashville Symphony Orchestra
    Conductor
    Kenneth Schermerhorn
  29. 29 Beethoven interrupted work on the Archduke's mass… 02:02
    Track
    29
    Title
    Beethoven interrupted work on the Archduke's mass…
    Duration
    02:02
  30. 30 33 Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli in C Major, Op. 120, "Diabelli Variations": Variation 21: Allegro con brio (excerpt) 00:30
    Track
    30
    Title
    33 Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli in C Major, Op. 120, "Diabelli Variations": Variation 21: Allegro con brio (excerpt)
    Duration
    00:30
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Edmund Battersby
  31. 31 Beethoven now turned his attention to a work… 02:17
    Track
    31
    Title
    Beethoven now turned his attention to a work…
    Duration
    02:17
  32. 32 Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125, "Choral": IV. Finale: Presto: bars 92-134 01:12
    Track
    32
    Title
    Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125, "Choral": IV. Finale: Presto: bars 92-134
    Duration
    01:12
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Béla Drahos
  33. 33 After completion of the Ninth Symphony… 01:42
    Track
    33
    Title
    After completion of the Ninth Symphony…
    Duration
    01:42
  34. 34 Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125, "Choral": IV. Finale: Presto: bars 843-940 01:41
    Track
    34
    Title
    Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125, "Choral": IV. Finale: Presto: bars 843-940
    Duration
    01:41
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Nicolaus Esterházy Chorus, Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia
    Conductor
    Béla Drahos
  35. 35 If Beethoven's life was a Hollywood blockbuster… 05:56
    Track
    35
    Title
    If Beethoven's life was a Hollywood blockbuster…
    Duration
    05:56
  36. 36 String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: V. Cavatina: Adagio molto espressivo (excerpt) 01:03
    Track
    36
    Title
    String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: V. Cavatina: Adagio molto espressivo (excerpt)
    Duration
    01:03
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Ensemble
    Kodály Quartet