100 Best Beethoven

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℗ 1986 Parlophone Records Limited, a Warner Music Group company

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Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21: IV. Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace
Riccardo Muti
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Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36: III. Scherzo. Allegro
Riccardo Muti
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Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica": I. Allegro con brio (Excerpt)
Kurt Sanderling
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Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica": III. Scherzo. Allegro vivace (Excerpt)
Kurt Sanderling
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Symphony No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 60: III. Menuetto. Allegro vivace
Wolfgang Sawallisch
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Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
Philharmonia Orchestra
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Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": V. Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm. Allegretto
Riccardo Muti
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Egmont, Op. 84: Overture
Kurt Masur
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Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: I. Vivace (Excerpt)
Wolfgang Sawallisch
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Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto (Excerpt)
Wolfgang Sawallisch
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Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: IV. Allegro con brio
Wolfgang Sawallisch
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Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: II. Allegretto scherzando
Rudolf Kempe
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Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93: IV. Allegro vivace (Excerpt)
Rudolf Kempe
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The Ruins of Athens, Op. 113: No. 4, Turkish March
Sir Thomas Beecham
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Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125 "Choral": IV. Presto "O Freunde, nicht diese Töne!" (Excerpt)
Riccardo Muti
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Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo (Excerpt) [Cadenza by Kreisler]
Frank Peter Zimmermann
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Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: II. Larghetto (Excerpt)
Frank Peter Zimmermann
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Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: III. Rondo (Excerpt) [Cadenza by Kreisler]
Frank Peter Zimmermann
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Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15: I. Allegro con brio (Excerpt)
Christian Zacharias
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Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15: II. Largo (Excerpt)
Christian Zacharias
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Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 19: III. Rondo. Molto allegro
Pierre-Laurent Aimard
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Romance No. 1 in G Major, Op. 40 (Excerpt)
Maxim Vengerov, London Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich
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Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37: I. Allegro con brio (Excerpt)
Christian Zacharias
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Romance No. 2 in F Major, Op. 50 (Excerpt)
Maxim Vengerov, London Symphony Orchestra, Mstislav Rostropovich
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Triple Concerto in C Major, Op. 56: II. Largo (Excerpt)
Christian Zacharias
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Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58: II. Andante con moto
Emil Gilels
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Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58: III. Rondo. Vivace (Excerpt)
Emil Gilels
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Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73, "Emperor": I. Allegro (Excerpt)
Emil Gilels, Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell
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Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73, "Emperor": II. Adagio un poco mosso (Excerpt)
Emil Gilels, Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell
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Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73, "Emperor": III. Rondo. Allegro (Excerpt)
Emil Gilels, Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell
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Choral Fantasy in C Minor, Op. 80 (Excerpt)
John Lill
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Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
Stephen Kovacevich
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Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile
Stephen Kovacevich
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Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": III. Rondo. Allegro
Stephen Kovacevich
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Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto
Nikolai Lugansky
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Bagatelle No. 25 in A Minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise"
Moura Lympany
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Piano Sonata No. 15 in D Major, Op. 28 "Pastoral": IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo
Stephen Kovacevich
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Piano Sonata No. 17 in D Minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "The Tempest": III. Allegretto
Rudolf Buchbinder
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6 Minuets, WoO 10: No. 2 in G Major
Moura Lympany
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Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 "Waldstein": I. Allegro con brio (Excerpt)
Stephen Kovacevich
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6 Variations on an Original Theme in D Major, Op. 76
Emil Gilels
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Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57, "Appassionata": I. Allegro assai (Excerpt)
Nikolai Lugansky
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Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux": I. Das Lebewohl. Adagio - Allegro
Stephen Kovacevich
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Diabelli Variations in C Major, Op. 120: Tema. Vivace
Peter Donohoe
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Diabelli Variations in C Major, Op. 120: Variation I. Alla marcia maestoso
Peter Donohoe
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Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier": II. Scherzo. Assai vivace
Christoph Eschenbach
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6 Bagatelles, Op. 126: No. 5 in G Major, Quasi allegretto
Stephen Kovacevich
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Rondo a Capriccio in G Major, Op. 129 "Rage Over a Lost Penny"
Dame Moura Lympany
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Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 "Spring": I. Allegro (Excerpt)
Maxim Vengerov
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Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 "Spring": II. Adagio molto espressivo
Maxim Vengerov
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Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 "Spring": III. Scherzo. Allegro molto
Maxim Vengerov
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Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 "Spring": IV. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo
Maxim Vengerov
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Cello Sonata No. 2 in G Minor, Op. 5 No. 2: I. (a) Adagio sostenuto ed espressivo
Paul Tortelier
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Violin Sonata No. 2 in A Major, Op. 12 No. 2: I. Allegro vivace
Frank Braley, Renaud Capuçon
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Violin Sonata No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 12 No. 3: II. Adagio con molt'espressione
Frank Braley, Renaud Capuçon
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Violin Sonata No. 4 in A Minor, Op. 23: III. Allegro molto (Excerpt)
Renaud Capuçon, Frank Braley
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Flute Sonata in B-Flat Major, Anh. 4: II. Polonaise
Michel Debost, Christian Ivaldi
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Violin Sonata No. 8 in G Major, Op. 30 No. 3: III. Allegro vivace
Frank Braley, Renaud Capuçon
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Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer": II. Andante (Excerpt)
Maxim Vengerov
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Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer": III. Finale. Presto
Maxim Vengerov
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12 Variations on Mozart's "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen" for Cello and Piano in F Major, Op. 66
Paul Tortelier
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Cello Sonata No. 3 in A Major, Op. 69: I. Allegro ma non tanto (Excerpt)
Stephen Kovacevich, Jacqueline Du Pré
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10 National Airs with Variations for Flute and Piano, Op. 107: No. 1 in E-Flat Major, Air tirolien. I bin a Tiroler Bua
Wolfgang Schulz, Rudolf Buchbinder
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Cello Sonata No. 5 in D Major, Op. 102 No. 2: III. Allegro - Allegro fugato
Gautier Capuçon
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Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-Flat Major, Op. 16: III. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo
Melos Ensemble
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String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18 No. 1: II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato (Excerpt)
Alban Berg Quartett
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String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op. 18 No. 4: III. Menuetto. Allegretto
Alban Berg Quartett
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Piano Trio No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 11 "Gassenhauer": II. Adagio
Nash Ensemble
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3 Duets for Clarinet and Bassoon, WoO 27: No. 1 in C Major: I. Allegro commodo
Melos Ensemble
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Septet in E-Flat Major, Op. 20: III. Tempo di menuetto
Melos Ensemble
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Serenade for Flute, Violin and Viola in D Major, Op. 25: I. Entrata. Allegro
Michel Debost, Serge Collot, Gérard Jarry
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Serenade for Flute, Violin and Viola in D Major, Op. 25: II. Tempo ordinario d'un menuetto
Michel Debost, Serge Collot, Gérard Jarry
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Serenade for Flute, Violin and Viola in D Major, Op. 25: III. Allegro molto
Michel Debost, Serge Collot, Gérard Jarry
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String Quartet No. 7 in F Major, Op. 59 No. 1 "Razumovsky": I. Allegro
Alban Berg Quartett
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March for Wind Sextet in B-Flat Major, WoO 29
Melos Ensemble
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Piano Trio No. 5 in D Major, Op. 70 No. 1 "Ghost": II. Largo assai ed espressivo (Excerpt)
Chung Trio
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String Quartet No. 10 in E-Flat Major, Op. 74 "Harp": I. Poco adagio - Allegro
Hungarian Quartet
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Sextet in E-Flat Major, Op. 81b: III. Rondo. Allegro
Melos Ensemble
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Piano Trio No. 7 in B-Flat Major, Op. 97 "Archduke": I. Allegro moderato (Excerpt)
Chung Trio
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Wind Octet in E-Flat Major, Op. 103: IV. Finale. Presto
Melos Ensemble
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Zärtliche Liebe, WoO 123
Geoffrey Parsons, Olaf Bär
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3 Gesänge, Op. 83: I. Wonne der Wehmut
Dalton Baldwin, Elly Ameling
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Der Kuss, Op. 128
Walter Berry
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6 Gesänge, Op. 75: No. 3, Aus Goethes Faust
Walter Berry
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12 Irish Songs, WoO 154: No. 9, Oh! Would I Were But That Sweet Linnet
Victoria De Los Angeles
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12 Irish Songs, WoO 154: No. 12, He Promised Me at Parting
Victoria De Los Angeles
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Adelaide, Op. 46
Hartmut Höll, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
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8 Lieder, Op. 52: No. 7, Marmotte
Hartmut Höll, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
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6 Lieder, Op. 48: No. 4, Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natur
Hartmut Höll, Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau
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Mass in C Major, Op. 86: I. Kyrie
Carlo Maria Giulini
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Missa solemnis in D Major, Op. 123: Gloria in excelsis Deo - Gratias agimus tibi
Jeffrey Tate
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Missa solemnis in D Major, Op. 123: Et resurrexit
Jeffrey Tate
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Fidelio, Op. 72: Overture
Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle
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Fidelio, Op. 72, Act 1: "O wär' ich schon mit dir vereint" (Marzelline)
Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle
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Fidelio, Op. 72, Act 1: "Mir ist so wunderbar" (Marzelline, Leonore, Rocco, Jaquino)
Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle
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Fidelio, Op. 72, Act 1: "Ha! Welch' ein Augenblick!" (Pizarro, Chorus)
Sir Simon Rattle
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Fidelio, Op. 72, Act 1: "Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin? ... Komm, Hoffnung, lass den letzten Stern" (Leonore)
Sir Simon Rattle
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Fidelio, Op. 72, Act 1: "O welche Lust" (Chorus, Prisoners)
Sir Simon Rattle
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Fidelio, Op. 72, Act 2: "O namenlose Freude!" (Leonore, Florestan)
Sir Simon Rattle
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Fidelio, Op. 72, Act 2: "Wer ein holdes Weib errungen" (Chor, Florestan, Leonore, Marzelline, Jaquino, Don Fernando, Rocco)
Sir Simon Rattle

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