The #1 Beethoven Album

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The #1 Beethoven Album
1.	Symphony No. 5 in C minor ("Fate"), Op. 67 by Beethoven, Ludwig van Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Antal Dorati Violin: Itzhak Perlman Conductor: Rafael Kubelik Conductor: Claudio Abbado Tenor (Vocal): Stuart Burrows Piano: Emil Gilels Soprano (Vocal): Pilar Lorengar Conductor: Kurt Masur Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal): Yvonne Minton Conductor: Pierre Monteux Bass (Vocal): Martti Talvela Violin: Pinchas Zukerman Piano: Stephen Bishop Kovacevich Length: 7:13
2.	Minuet for piano in G major, WoO 10/2 by Beethoven, Ludwig van Ensemble: I Musici Conductor: Antal Dorati Conductor: Rafael Kubelik Piano: Vladimir Ashkenazy Conductor: Frederick Fennell Soprano (Vocal): Pilar Lorengar Conductor: Kurt Masur Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal): Yvonne Minton Conductor: Pierre Monteux Length: 2:51
3.	Ruins of Athens, incidental music, Op. 113 by Beethoven, Ludwig van Orchestra: Eastman Rochester "Pops" Orchestra Conductor: Antal Dorati Piano: Wilhelm Backhaus Conductor: Daniel Barenboim Tenor (Vocal): Stuart Burrows Conductor: Frederick Fennell Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal): Yvonne Minton Bass (Vocal): Martti Talvela Length: 1:39
4.	Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 by Beethoven, Ludwig van Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Antal Dorati Conductor: Claudio Abbado Conductor: Daniel Barenboim Tenor (Vocal): Stuart Burrows Conductor: Georg Solti Violin: Pinchas Zukerman Length: 9:45
5.	Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ("Moonlight"), Op. 27/2 by Beethoven, Ludwig van Violin: Itzhak Perlman Conductor: Rafael Kubelik Conductor: Claudio Abbado Tenor (Vocal): Stuart Burrows Piano: Emil Gilels Conductor: Kurt Masur Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal): Yvonne Minton Bass (Vocal): Martti Talvela Horn: Barry Tuckwell Violin: Pinchas Zukerman Length: 6:03
6.	Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59 by Beethoven, Ludwig van Conductor: Claudio Abbado Piano: Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano: Wilhelm Backhaus Conductor: Daniel Barenboim Conductor: Kurt Masur Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal): Yvonne Minton Conductor: Pierre Monteux Conductor: Georg Solti Bass (Vocal): Martti Talvela Piano: Stephen Bishop Kovacevich Length: 3:00
7.	Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor ("Pathétique"), Op. 13 by Beethoven, Ludwig van Conductor: Antal Dorati Violin: Itzhak Perlman Conductor: Claudio Abbado Piano: Vladimir Ashkenazy Tenor (Vocal): Stuart Burrows Piano: Emil Gilels Soprano (Vocal): Pilar Lorengar Conductor: Kurt Masur Bass (Vocal): Martti Talvela Horn: Barry Tuckwell Violin: Pinchas Zukerman Piano: Stephen Bishop Kovacevich Length: 6:25
8.	Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 by Beethoven, Ludwig van Orchestra: London Symphony Orchestra Conductor: Antal Dorati Conductor: Rafael Kubelik Conductor: Claudio Abbado Piano: Vladimir Ashkenazy Tenor (Vocal): Stuart Burrows Conductor: Frederick Fennell Piano: Emil Gilels Soprano (Vocal): Pilar Lorengar Horn: Barry Tuckwell Violin: Pinchas Zukerman Length: 8:31
9.	Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major ("Emperor"), Op. 73 by Beethoven, Ludwig van Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Rafael Kubelik Conductor: Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt Conductor: Claudio Abbado Piano: Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano: Wilhelm Backhaus Conductor: Daniel Barenboim Tenor (Vocal): Stuart Burrows Conductor: Frederick Fennell Piano: Emil Gilels Conductor: Kurt Masur Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal): Yvonne Minton Conductor: Pierre Monteux Bass (Vocal): Martti Talvela Violin: Pinchas Zukerman Length: 7:26
10.	Symphony No. 3 in E flat major ("Eroica"), Op. 55 by Beethoven, Ludwig van Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra Piano: Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano: Wilhelm Backhaus Conductor: Frederick Fennell Piano: Emil Gilels Soprano (Vocal): Pilar Lorengar Conductor: Pierre Monteux Conductor: Georg Solti Bass (Vocal): Martti Talvela Horn: Barry Tuckwell Violin: Pinchas Zukerman Piano: Stephen Bishop Kovacevich Length: 5:57
11.	Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus (The Creatures of Prometheus), ballet, Op. 43 by Beethoven, Ludwig van Orchestra: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Violin: Itzhak Perlman Conductor: Rafael Kubelik Conductor: Claudio Abbado Piano: Vladimir Ashkenazy Conductor: Frederick Fennell Piano: Emil Gilels Soprano (Vocal): Pilar Lorengar Conductor: Kurt Masur Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal): Yvonne Minton Conductor: Pierre Monteux Conductor: Georg Solti Horn: Barry Tuckwell Violin: Pinchas Zukerman Piano: Stephen Bishop Kovacevich Length: 6:27
12.	Egmont, incidental music, Op. 84 by Beethoven, Ludwig van Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Claudio Abbado Piano: Wilhelm Backhaus Tenor (Vocal): Stuart Burrows Soprano (Vocal): Pilar Lorengar Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal): Yvonne Minton Conductor: Pierre Monteux Conductor: Georg Solti Violin: Pinchas Zukerman Length: 8:03
Disc #2
13.	Fidelio, overture, Op. 72c by Beethoven, Ludwig van Orchestra: Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra Conductor: Antal Dorati Tenor (Vocal): Stuart Burrows Piano: Emil Gilels Conductor: Kurt Masur Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal): Yvonne Minton Conductor: Georg Solti Horn: Barry Tuckwell Violin: Pinchas Zukerman Piano: Stephen Bishop Kovacevich Length: 6:34
14.	Symphony No. 6 in F major ("Pastoral"), Op. 68 by Beethoven, Ludwig van Orchestra: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Conductor: Antal Dorati Violin: Itzhak Perlman Conductor: Claudio Abbado Piano: Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano: Wilhelm Backhaus Conductor: Daniel Barenboim Piano: Emil Gilels Bass (Vocal): Martti Talvela Horn: Barry Tuckwell Length: 13:27
15.	Sonata for violin & piano No. 5 in F major ("Spring"), Op. 24 by Beethoven, Ludwig van Violin: Itzhak Perlman Conductor: Rafael Kubelik Piano: Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano: Wilhelm Backhaus Tenor (Vocal): Stuart Burrows Conductor: Frederick Fennell Piano: Emil Gilels Conductor: Kurt Masur Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal): Yvonne Minton Piano: Stephen Bishop Kovacevich Length: 6:52
16.	String Quartet No. 9 in C major ("Rasumovsky 3"), Op. 59/3 by Beethoven, Ludwig van String Quartet: Quartetto Italiano Violin: Itzhak Perlman Conductor: Rafael Kubelik Conductor: Daniel Barenboim Tenor (Vocal): Stuart Burrows Piano: Emil Gilels Soprano (Vocal): Pilar Lorengar Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal): Yvonne Minton Conductor: Pierre Monteux Bass (Vocal): Martti Talvela Piano: Stephen Bishop Kovacevich Length: 6:24
17.	Sonata for horn & piano in F major, Op. 17 by Beethoven, Ludwig van Conductor: Antal Dorati Violin: Itzhak Perlman Piano: Vladimir Ashkenazy Tenor (Vocal): Stuart Burrows Conductor: Frederick Fennell Conductor: Kurt Masur Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal): Yvonne Minton Conductor: Pierre Monteux Conductor: Georg Solti Horn: Barry Tuckwell Violin: Pinchas Zukerman Piano: Stephen Bishop Kovacevich Length: 5:43
18.	Piano Trio in B flat major ("Archduke"), Op. 97 by Beethoven, Ludwig van Ensemble: Beaux Arts Trio Violin: Itzhak Perlman Conductor: Rafael Kubelik Conductor: Claudio Abbado Tenor (Vocal): Stuart Burrows Conductor: Frederick Fennell Piano: Emil Gilels Conductor: Kurt Masur Conductor: Pierre Monteux Horn: Barry Tuckwell Piano: Stephen Bishop Kovacevich Length: 6:41
19.	Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor ("Tempest"), Op. 31/2 by Beethoven, Ludwig van Violin: Itzhak Perlman Piano: Wilhelm Backhaus Conductor: Daniel Barenboim Conductor: Frederick Fennell Soprano (Vocal): Pilar Lorengar Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal): Yvonne Minton Conductor: Pierre Monteux Bass (Vocal): Martti Talvela Violin: Pinchas Zukerman Piano: Stephen Bishop Kovacevich Length: 6:35
20.	Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 by Beethoven, Ludwig van Orchestra: Members of the Cleveland Orchestra Violin: Itzhak Perlman Conductor: Rafael Kubelik Piano: Vladimir Ashkenazy Piano: Wilhelm Backhaus Soprano (Vocal): Pilar Lorengar Conductor: Pierre Monteux Conductor: Georg Solti Piano: Stephen Bishop Kovacevich Length: 5:08
21.	Symphony No. 9 in D minor ("Choral"), Op. 125 by Beethoven, Ludwig van Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra Choir, Chorus: Chicago Symphony Chorus Conductor: Antal Dorati Conductor: Rafael Kubelik Conductor: Claudio Abbado Piano: Vladimir Ashkenazy Tenor (Vocal): Stuart Burrows Conductor: Frederick Fennell Piano: Emil Gilels Soprano (Vocal): Pilar Lorengar Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal): Yvonne Minton Conductor: Georg Solti Bass (Vocal): Martti Talvela Length: 18:23

Performances

Symphony No. 5 in C minor ("Fate"), Op. 67 - Allegro con brio by Beethoven, Ludwig van

Minuet for piano in G major, WoO 10/2 by Beethoven, Ludwig van

Ruins of Athens, incidental music, Op. 113 - Turkish March by Beethoven, Ludwig van

Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61 - Rondo by Beethoven, Ludwig van

Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ("Moonlight"), Op. 27/2 - Adagio sostenuto by Beethoven, Ludwig van

Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59 by Beethoven, Ludwig van

Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor ("Pathétique"), Op. 13 - Adagio cantabile by Beethoven, Ludwig van

Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 - Allegretto by Beethoven, Ludwig van

Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major ("Emperor"), Op. 73 - Adagio un poco mosso by Beethoven, Ludwig van

Symphony No. 3 in E flat major ("Eroica"), Op. 55 - Scherzo (Allegro vivace) by Beethoven, Ludwig van

Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus (The Creatures of Prometheus), ballet, Op. 43 - Finale. Allegretto by Beethoven, Ludwig van

Egmont, incidental music, Op. 84 - Overture by Beethoven, Ludwig van

Fidelio, overture, Op. 72c by Beethoven, Ludwig van

Symphony No. 6 in F major ("Pastoral"), Op. 68 - Allegro ma non troppo by Beethoven, Ludwig van

Sonata for violin & piano No. 5 in F major ("Spring"), Op. 24 - Rondo (Allegro ma non troppo) by Beethoven, Ludwig van

String Quartet No. 9 in C major ("Rasumovsky 3"), Op. 59/3 - Allegro molto by Beethoven, Ludwig van

Sonata for horn & piano in F major, Op. 17 - Allegro moderato by Beethoven, Ludwig van

Piano Trio in B flat major ("Archduke"), Op. 97 - Scherzo (Allegro) by Beethoven, Ludwig van

Piano Sonata No. 17 in D minor ("Tempest"), Op. 31/2 - Allegretto by Beethoven, Ludwig van

Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 - Tempo di menuetto by Beethoven, Ludwig van

Symphony No. 9 in D minor ("Choral"), Op. 125 - Presto - allegro assai (excerpt) by Beethoven, Ludwig van