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Beethoven Best Of
Ludwig van Beethoven
100 SONGS • 7 HOURS AND 5 MINUTES • MAY 05 2023
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: I. Allegro vivace e con brio (Live)
Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra & Gábor Takács-Nagy
09:13
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Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: II. Larghetto (Cadenza: Dueñas)
María Dueñas, Wiener Symphoniker & Manfred Honeck
09:51
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Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer Sonata": I. Adagio sostenuto - Presto
Antje Weithaas & Dénes Várjon
14:05
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": III. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute (Allegro)
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Antal Doráti
05:37
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Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor": II. Adagio un poco mosso
Wilhelm Kempff, Berliner Philharmoniker & Ferdinand Leitner
01:13
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Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 "Spring": I. Allegro
Wolfgang Schneiderhan & Carl Seemann
01:25
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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13: II. Adagio cantabile
Emil Gilels
01:17
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Moonlight
Mari Samuelsen
05:44
9
Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: II. Allegretto scherzando
The Cleveland Orchestra & Rafael Kubelik
01:27
10
Beethoven: Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise"
Anatol Ugorski
01:23
11
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59 No. 1: I. Allegro
Amadeus Quartet
01:21
12
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
The Chamber Orchestra Of Europe & Yannick Nézet-Séguin
06:58
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra & Antal Doráti
08:09
14
Beethoven: Septet in E-Flat Major, Op. 20: III. Tempo di Menuetto
Wiener Philharmonisches Kammerensemble
01:06
15
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 - "Hammerklavier": II. Scherzo. Assai vivace
Murray Perahia
02:29
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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: III. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung. Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo
Wilhelm Kempff
01:26
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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 32 in C Minor, Op. 111: IIa. Arietta. Adagio molto semplice e cantabile
Maurizio Pollini
02:14
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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: I. Vivace ma non troppo – Adagio espressivo –
Maurizio Pollini
03:20
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Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor": II. Adagio un poco mosso
Krystian Zimerman, London Symphony Orchestra & Sir Simon Rattle
08:21
20
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IVa. Finale. Presto
The Chamber Orchestra Of Europe & Yannick Nézet-Séguin
02:36
21
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68: I. Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande: Allegro ma non troppo
Orchestre De Paris & Rafael Kubelik
01:19
22
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15: III. Rondo. Allegro scherzando (Cadenza by Kempff)
Wilhelm Kempff, Berliner Philharmoniker & Ferdinand Leitner
01:18
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
Boston Symphony Orchestra & Rafael Kubelik
01:31
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125: Presto - "O Freunde, nicht diese Töne!" - Allegro assai
Helen Donath, Teresa Berganza, Wieslaw Ochman, Thomas Stewart, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks & Rafael Kubelik
01:07
25
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 In C Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 -: I. Adagio sostenuto
Emil Gilels
01:22
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica": II. Marcia funebre - Adagio assai
Berliner Philharmoniker & Rafael Kubelik
01:28
27
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 - "Moonlight": II. Allegretto
Daniel Barenboim
02:13
28
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: II. Larghetto
Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Berliner Philharmoniker & Eugen Jochum
01:15
29
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 19: III. Rondo. Molto allegro
Wilhelm Kempff, Berliner Philharmoniker & Ferdinand Leitner
01:15
30
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37: III. Rondo. Allegro (Cadenza by Kempff)
Wilhelm Kempff, Berliner Philharmoniker & Ferdinand Leitner
01:13
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Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47: II. Andante con variazioni
Carl Seemann & Wolfgang Schneiderhan
01:26
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Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47: III. Finale. Presto
Carl Seemann & Wolfgang Schneiderhan
01:14
33
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58: III. Rondo. Vivace (Cadenza by Kempff)
Wilhelm Kempff, Berliner Philharmoniker & Ferdinand Leitner
01:07
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: III. Menuetto - Allegro molto e vivace
London Symphony Orchestra & Rafael Kubelik
01:32
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: IV. Allegro molto
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra & Rafael Kubelik
01:12
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Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: III. Rondo. Allegro
Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Berliner Philharmoniker & Eugen Jochum
01:34
37
Beethoven: Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 60: I. Adagio - Allegro vivace
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra & Rafael Kubelik
01:29
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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein": I. Allegro con brio
Emil Gilels
01:31
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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28 "Pastorale": II. Andante
Emil Gilels
01:28
40
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto
The Chamber Orchestra Of Europe & Yannick Nézet-Séguin
08:51
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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2: III. Allegretto
Emil Gilels
01:27
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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata": I. Allegro assai
Emil Gilels
01:21
43
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux": I. Das Lebewohl. Adagio - Allegro
Emil Gilels
01:05
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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-Flat Major, Op. 110: II. Allegro molto
Wilhelm Kempff
01:00
45
Beethoven: Triple Concerto in C Major, Op. 56: II. Largo
Géza Anda, Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Pierre Fournier, Radio-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin & Ferenc Fricsay
01:34
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Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B Flat Major, Op. 19: III. Rondo. Molto allegro
Krystian Zimerman, London Symphony Orchestra & Sir Simon Rattle
06:15
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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 8 in E Minor, Op. 59 No. 2: III. Allegretto
Amadeus Quartet
01:13
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Beethoven: Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69: III. Adagio cantabile - Allegro vivace
Pierre Fournier & Friedrich Gulda
01:29
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Beethoven: 11 Bagatelles, Op. 119: XI. Andante, ma non troppo (Live at Historische Stadthalle Wuppertal / 2019)
Grigory Sokolov
02:00
50
Beethoven: Piano Trio No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 11: III. Tema con Variazioni. Andante
Wilhelm Kempff, Karl Leister & Pierre Fournier
01:09
51
Beethoven: Overture "Coriolan", Op. 62
Berliner Philharmoniker & Karl Böhm
01:26
52
Beethoven: Minuet in C Major, WoO 218
Lang Lang
02:51
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Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 28 in A Major, Op. 101: I. Etwas lebhaft und mit der innigsten Empfindung. Allegretto ma non troppo
Daniel Barenboim
04:05
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: II. Allegretto scherzando (Recorded 1962)
Berliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan
03:55
55
Beethoven: Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 4 in C Major, Op. 102 No. 1: III. Adagio
Mischa Maisky & Martha Argerich
03:21
56
Beethoven: Rondo in C Major, WoO 48: Allegretto
Mikhail Pletnev
02:09
57
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 1 in F Minor, Op. 2 No. 1: II. Adagio
Daniel Barenboim
05:18
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Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58: II. Andante con moto - Cadenzas: Robert Levin
Robert Levin, Peter Hanson, Lucy Howard, Alan George, Annette Isserlis & David Watkin
05:14
59
Beethoven: 10 Variations on "Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu", Op. 121a: Introduction. Adagio assai
Daniel Barenboim, Michael Barenboim & Kian Soltani
04:47
60
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile
Daniel Barenboim
05:21
61
Beethoven: Trio for Piano, Violin & Violoncello in E-Flat Major, WoO 38: 1. Allegro moderato
Wilhelm Kempff, Henryk Szeryng & Pierre Fournier
05:26
62
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 9 in C Major, Op. 59 No. 3: IV. Allegro molto
Amadeus Quartet
01:22
63
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 30 in E Major, Op. 109: II. Prestissimo
Maurizio Pollini
02:16
64
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 13 in B-Flat Major, Op. 130: IV. Alla danza tedesca. Allegro Assai
Amadeus Quartet
01:11
65
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 3, Op. 2 No. 3: III. Scherzo. Allegro (Live)
Evgeny Kissin
03:06
66
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 131: I. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo
Amadeus Quartet
01:12
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Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58: II. Andante con moto
Wilhelm Kempff, Berliner Philharmoniker & Ferdinand Leitner
04:49
68
Beethoven: String Quartet No. 15 in A Minor, Op. 132: III. Molto adagio
Amadeus Quartet
01:18
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Beethoven: String Quartet No. 16 in F Major, Op. 135: IV. Der schwer gefaßte Entschluß. Grave. Allegro. Grave ma non troppo tratto. Allegro
Amadeus Quartet
01:07
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Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto
Wiener Philharmoniker & Rafael Kubelik
01:29
71
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15: III. Rondo. Allegro
Krystian Zimerman, London Symphony Orchestra & Sir Simon Rattle
08:53
72
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica": III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace (Live at Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome, 2001)
Berliner Philharmoniker & Claudio Abbado
05:52
73
Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: IV. Finale. Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace)
Wiener Philharmoniker & Andris Nelsons
06:02
74
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight Sonata": I. Adagio sostenuto
Daniel Barenboim
06:35
75
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio (Recorded 1977)
Berliner Philharmoniker & Herbert von Karajan
07:11
76
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor": II. Adagio un poco mosso (Live at Konzerthaus Berlin / 2018)
Jan Lisiecki, Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Tomo Keller
07:54
77
Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: IV. Allegro molto
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique & John Eliot Gardiner
06:08
78
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight Sonata": III. Presto agitato
Daniel Barenboim
07:41
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Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58: III. Rondo. Vivace - Cadenza: Ludwig van Beethoven (Live at Konzerthaus Berlin / 2018)
Jan Lisiecki, Academy of St Martin in the Fields & Tomo Keller
09:58
80
Beethoven: Für Elise, Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59
Lang Lang
03:26
81
Beethoven: Choral Fantasy in C Minor for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra, Op. 80: II. Finale: d. Allegretto, ma non troppo quasi andante con moto
Gabriele Lechner, Gretchen Eder, Elisabeth Mach, Jorge Pita, Andreas Esders, Gerhard Eder, Maurizio Pollini, Wiener Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado & Wiener Staatsopernchor
02:15
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Beethoven: Choral Fantasy in C Minor for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra, Op. 80: II. Finale: e. Presto
Gabriele Lechner, Gretchen Eder, Elisabeth Mach, Jorge Pita, Andreas Esders, Gerhard Eder, Maurizio Pollini, Wiener Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado & Wiener Staatsopernchor
01:39
83
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata": II. Andante con moto
Daniel Barenboim
07:39
84
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "The Tempest": 3. Allegretto
Emil Gilels
07:29
85
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73: II. Adagio un poco mosso
Wilhelm Kempff, Berliner Philharmoniker & Ferdinand Leitner
07:35
86
Beethoven: Violin Romance No. 2 in F Major, Op. 50 (Live)
Anne-Sophie Mutter, New York Philharmonic & Kurt Masur
08:27
87
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
Wiener Philharmoniker & Carlos Kleiber
07:22
88
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": V. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm. Allegretto
Wiener Philharmoniker & Karl Böhm
09:47
89
Beethoven: 33 Variations in C Major, Op. 120 on a Waltz by Diabelli: Var. 20. Andante (Live at Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin / 2020)
Daniel Barenboim
02:49
90
Beethoven: Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 "Spring": I. Allegro
Gidon Kremer & Martha Argerich
09:43
91
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto
Wiener Philharmoniker & Carlos Kleiber
08:07
92
Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72: Overture
Staatskapelle Dresden & Karl Böhm
06:17
93
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58: III. Rondo (Vivace)
Lang Lang, Orchestre De Paris & Christoph Eschenbach
10:20
94
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15: 3. Rondo (Allegro scherzando)
Martha Argerich, Philharmonia Orchestra & Giuseppe Sinopoli
09:05
95
Beethoven: Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": I. Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande. Allegro ma non troppo
Wiener Philharmoniker & Karl Böhm
12:20
96
Beethoven: Egmont, Op. 84: Overture
Wiener Philharmoniker & Claudio Abbado
08:10
97
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73: III. Rondo. Allegro
Wilhelm Kempff, Berliner Philharmoniker & Ferdinand Leitner
10:36
98
Beethoven: Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: 3. Rondo. Allegro - Cadenza: Fritz Kreisler
Shlomo Mintz, Philharmonia Orchestra & Giuseppe Sinopoli
10:39
99
Beethoven: Cello Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69: II. Scherzo. Allegro molto
Mischa Maisky & Martha Argerich
05:02
100
Beethoven: Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: III. Allegro
Wiener Philharmoniker & Carlos Kleiber
05:09
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