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Beethoven - Complete Works 100CD Edition | Brilliant Classics 93553

Beethoven - Complete Works 100CD Edition

Label: Brilliant Classics

Cat No: 93553

Barcode: 5028421935539

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 100

Release Date: 24th September 2007

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AN ENHANCED VERSION OF THE COMPLETE WORKS OF BEETHOVEN
(see 93525 for standard edition box-set)

This extended version of the newly compiled Complete Beethoven Edition from Brilliant Classics contains an additional 15 CDs of historical recordings by outstanding musicians of the past. Included is the ninth symphony by the Chor et Orchester des Bayreuther Festspiele conducted by Wilhelm Fürtwängler with soloist Elisabeth Schwarzkopf from 1951. Otto Klemperer conducts the Philharmonia Orchestra in the third symphony, while Herbert Von Karajan directs the fifth with the same orchestra.

Arthur Schnabel, Edwin Fischer, David Oistrakh and Walter Gieseking are among the legendary performers to be heard in Beethoven’s music on these additional CDs. Also included is the 1953 recording of Fidelio with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Wilhelm Fürtwängler, with soprano Martha Mödl as Leonore and tenor Wolfgang Windgassen as Florestan.

Tracklisting:

CD 1

Symphonies Nos. 1 & 3
Symphony No. 1 in C major Op. 21
1. Adagio molto-allegro con brio 9:05
2. Andante cantabile con moto 8:45
3. Menuetto 3:40
4. Finale: adagio-allegro molto e vivace 5:55
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major Op. 55 "Eroica"
5. Allegro con brio 15:27
6. Marcia funebre 16:08
7. Scherzo 5:56
8. Finale 12:12

Total: 77:23

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur


CD 2

Symphonies Nos. 2 & 7
Symphony No. 2 in D major Op. 36
1. Adagio molto-allegro con brio 13:10
2. Larghetto 13:08
3. Scherzo
4. Allegro molto
Symphony No. 7 in A major Op. 92
5. Poco sostenuto-vivace 12:03
6. Allegretto 8:34
7. Presto-assai meno presto 8:43
8. Allegro con brio 6:41

Total: 73:28

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur


CD 3

Symphonies Nos. 6 & 8
Symphony No. 6 in F major Op. 68 "Pastoral"
1. Erwachen heiterer Empfindungen bei der Ankunft auf dem Lande-allegro 12:55
2. Szene am Bach- andante molto mosso 12:43
3. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute-allegro 5:45
4. Gewitter, Sturm-allegro 3:38
5. Hirtengesang, frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm-allegretto 9:02
Symphony No. 8 in F major Op. 93
6. Allegro vivace e con brio 10:08
7. Allegretto scherzando 4:25
8. Tempo di Menuetto 4:36
9. Allegro vivace 7:38

Total: 71:26

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur


CD 4

Symphonies Nos. 4 & 5
Symphony No. 4 in B flat major Op. 60
1. Adagio-allegro vivace 11:52
2. Adagio 10:15
3. Allegro vivace 6:02
4. Allegro ma non troppo 6:59
Symphony No. 5 in C minor Op. 67
5. Allegro con brio 8:11
6. Andante con moto 10:11
7. Allegro 5:31
8. Allegro 9:06

Total: 68:32

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur


CD 5

Symphony No.9
Symphony No. 9 in D minor Op. 125 "Ode and die Freude
1. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso 15:17
2. Scherzo, molto vivace 14:05
3. Adagio molto e cantabile 15:02
4. Presto, recitativo: O Freunde, nicht diese Töne 7:08
5. Allegro assai: Chorus 16:50

Total: 69:29

Anna Tomowa-Sintow, soprano - Annelies Burmeister, mezzo -soprano
Peter Schreier,tenor - Theo Adams, bass
Rundfunkchor Leipzig - Rundfunkchor Berlin
Dresden Philharmonic Childrens Chorus
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Kurt Masur


CD 6

Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 3
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major Op. 15
1. Allegro con brio 17:57
2. Largo 11:18
3. Rondo, allegro scherzando 8:49
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor Op. 37
4. Allegro con brio 15:54
5. Largo 9:50
6. Rondo, allegro 9:05

Total: 73:20

Friedrich Gulda, piano
Wiener Philharmoniker, Horst Stein


CD 7

Piano Concertos No. 2 & Op. 61
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major Op. 19
1. Allegro con brio 13:44
2. Adagio 8:20
3. Rondo, molto allegro 6:29
Piano Concerto in D major Op. 61, arrangement
by the composer of the Violin Concerto
4. Allegro ma non troppo 25:20
5. Larghetto 10:58
6. Rondo, allegro 11:18

Total: 76:27

Friedrich Gulda, piano (1-3)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Horst Stein (1-3)
Shoko Sugitani, piano (4-6)
Berliner Symphoniker, Gerard Oskamp (4-6)


CD 8

Piano Concertos Nos. 4 & 5
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major Op. 58
1. Allegro moderato 19:08
2. Andante con moto 5:56
3. Rondo, vivace 10:00
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major Op. 73 "Emperor"
4. Allegro 21:08
5. Adagio un poco mosso 8:51
6. Rondo, allegro 10:40

Total: 76:00

Friedrich Gulda, piano
Wiener Philharmoniker, Horst Stein


CD 9

Violin Concerto
Violin Concerto in D major Op. 61
1. Allegro non troppo 26:05
2. Larghetto 9:32
3. Rondo 10:22
4. Romance for Violin & Orchestra No. 1 in G major Op. 40 8:04
5. Romance for Violin & Orchestra No. 2 in F major Op. 50 9:26

Total: 63:24

Henryk Szeryng, violin
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Bernard Haitink


CD 10

Triple Concerto
Concerto in C major for piano,
violin & cello Op. 56 "Tripel Concerto"
1. Allegro 18:26
2. Largo 5:15
3. Rondo alla Polacca 13:17
Piano concerto in E flat major WoO 4
4. Allegro moderato 11:24
5. Larghetto 10:18
6. Rondo, allegretto 9:26
7. Rondo in B flat major for piano & orchestra WoO 6 9:29

Total: 78:02

Joseph Kalichstein, piano
Jaime Laredo, violin
Sharon Robinson, cello
English Chamber Orchestra, Sir Alexander Gibson
Martin Galling, piano (4-6)
Berliner Symphoniker, Carl-August Bünte (4-6)
Walter Klien, piano (7)
Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra, Jerzy Semkov (7)


CD 11

Overtures
1. Leonore Overture No. 1 Op. 138 9:39
2. Leonore Overture No. 2 Op. 72 14:17
3. Leonore Overture No. 3 Op. 72a 14:16
4. Fidelio Overture Op. 72b 6:49
5. Funeral March from Leonore Prohaska WoO 96 4:46
Die Weihe des Hauses
6. Overture Op. 124 10:26
7. Chorus with soprano solo: "Wo sich die Pulse" WoO 98 7:03

Total: 68:00

Phyllis Bryn-Julsson, soprano (7)
Bach Society of Minnesota, David Laberge
Minnesota Orchestra, Stanislav Skrowaczeski


CD 12

Orchestral Works / Organ Works
1. Coriolan, Overture Op. 62 8:19
Wellington's Vicotory or the Battle of Vittoria Op. 91
2. Schlacht (Battle) 9:30
3. Sieges-Symphonie (Symphony of Triumph) 7:01
4. Namensfeier, Overture Op. 115 6:45
5. Gratulationsmenuett, WoO 3 3:49
6. Triumphal March from Tarpeja, WoO2 2:28
Organ Works
7. Fugue in D major Wo31 2:07
5 Stücke für Flötenuhr, WoO 33
8. Allegro non più molto 6:52
9. Allegretto 4:24
10. Adagio assai 6:28
11. Scherzo, allegro 2:00
12. Allegro 2:23
13. Grenadiermarsch Hess 107 4:50

Total: 67:37

Minnesota Orchestra, Stanislav Skrowaczeski (1,4-6)
Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner (2,3)
Christian Schmidt, Stumm-organ (7-13)


CD 13

Dances I
12 Contretänze for small orchestra WoO 14
1. No. 1 in C major 0:35
2. No. 2 in A major 0:35
3. No. 3 in D major 1:06
4. No. 4 in B flat major 0:34
5. No. 5 in E flat major 1:11
6. No. 6 in C major 1:28
7. No. 7 in E flat major 0:42
8. No. 8 in C major 0:35
9. No. 9 in A major 0:36
10. No. 10 in C major 1:13
11. No. 11 in G major 0:35
12. No. 12 in E flat major 1:49
6 Minuets for 2 violins & violoncello WoO 9
13. No. 1 in E flat major 2:19
14. No. 2 in G major 2:20
15. No. 3 in C major 2:22
16. No. 4 in F major 2:08
17. No. 5 in D major 1:51
18. No. 6 in G major 2:03
11 Dances for seven string & wind instruments WoO 17
"Mödlinger Tänze"
19. No. 1 Waltz in E flat major 1:04
20. No. 2 Minuet in B flat major 2:13
21. No. 3 Waltz in B flat major 1:12
22. No. 4 Minuet in E flat major 2:28
23. No. 5 Minuet in E flat major 2:21
24. No. 6 Ländler in E flat major 1:21
25. No. 7 Minuet in B flat major 2:13
26. No. 8 Ländler in B flat major 1:15
27. No. 9 Minuet in G major 2:24
28. No. 10 Waltz in D major 1:15
29. No. 11 Waltz in D major 1:18
6 ländlerische tänze for 2 violins & double bass WoO 15
30. No. 1 in D major 0:48
31. No. 2 in D major 0:50
32. No. 3 in D major 0:49
33. No. 4 in D minor 0:56
34. No. 5 in D major 0:49
35. No. 6 in D major 1:57
12 German dances for orchestra WoO8
36. No. 1 in C major 0:33
37. No. 2 in A major 1:27
38. No. 3 in F major 1:29
39. No. 4 in B flat major 1:50
40. No. 5 in E flat major 1:54
41. No. 6 in G major 1:56
42. No. 7 in C major 1:25
43. No. 8 in A major 1:22
44. No. 9 in F major 1:40
45. No. 10 in D major 1:19
46. No. 11 in G major 1:16
47. No. 12 in C major 3:25

Total: 69:12

Kammerorchester Berlin, Helmut Koch
Track 13-18: Karl Suske, violin 1
Klaus Peters, violin 2 - Matthias Pfaender, violoncello


CD 14

Dances II
12 Menuets for Orchestra WoO 7
1. In D major 2:11
2. In B flat major 2:17
3. In G major 2:02
4. In E flat major 2:16
5. In C major 2:08
6. In A major 2:10
7. In D major 2:10
8. In B flat major 2:25
9. In G major 2:11
10. In E flat major 2:32
11. In C major 2:09
12. In F major 2:09
13. Military March in D major WoO 24 6:49
6 Menuets for Orchestra WoO 10
14. In C major 1:48
15. In G major 2:54
16. In E flat major 2:00
17. In B flat major 2:00
18. In D major 2:18
19. In C major 1:59
20. 6 Deutsche Tänze WoO 42 4:37
6 Écossaises in E flat major WoO 83
21. No. 1 0:20
22. No. 2 0:19
23. No. 3 0:20
24. No. 4 0:21
25. No. 5 0:20
26. No. 6 0:21
27. Écossaise in G major WoO 23 0:32
7 Ländler in D major WoO 11
28. No. 1 0:33
29. No. 2 0:32
30. No. 3 0:41
31. No. 4 0:31
32. No. 5 0:30
33. No. 6 0:36
34. No. 7 1:19
12 Deutsche Tänze WoO 13
35. In D major 1:19
36. In B flat major 1:13
37. In G major 1:17
38. In D major 1:14
39. In F major 1:25
40. In B flat major 1:13
41. In D major 1:17
42. In G major 1:15
43. In E flat major 1:15
44. In C major 1:14
45. In A major 1:14
46. In D major 2:23

Total: 75:59

Kammerorchester Der Staatskapelle Weimar,
Friedemann Bätzel (1-12)
Capella Istropolitana, Ewald Donhoffer (13-19)
Sachiko Kobayashi, violin - Michael Wagner, piano (20)
Rainer Maria Klaus, piano (21-46)


CD 15

Music For Wind Ensemble I
Octet for 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons and 2 horns
in E flat major Op. 103
1. Allegro 7:27
2. Andante 6:41
3. Menuetto 3:14
4. Finale, presto 3:33
5. Rondino for 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons and 2 horsn in E flat major WoO 25 7:17
Sextet for 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons and 2 horns in E flat
major Op. 71
6. Adagio-allegro 8:09
7. Adagio 3:54
8. Menuetto, quasi allegretto 2:25
9. Rondo, allegro 3:25
Three Duos for clarinet and bassoon, WoO 27
No. 1 in C major:
10. Allegro comodo 4:45
11. Larghetto sostenuto 2:23
12. Rondo, allegretto 3:13
No. 2 in F major
13. Allegro affettuoso 5:37
14. Aria (larghetto) 2:24
15. Rondo, allegretto moderato 3:05
No. 3 in B flat major
16. Allegro sostenuto 5:57
17. Aria con variazioni 5:49
18. Allegro assai 0:26

Total: 80:10

Ottetto Italiano


CD 16
Music For Wind Ensemble II
1. March and Trio in F major for wind ensemble WoO 18 "For the Bohemian Ward" 2:49
2. March and trio in C major for wind ensemble WoO 20 "Zapfenstreich" 3:43
3. March and Trio in F major for military band WoO 19 3:46
4. Polonaise in D major for military band WoO 21 2:18
5. Ecossaise in D major for military band WoO 22 1:03
6. March for 2 clarinets, 2 horns and 2 bassoons in B flat major WoO 29 1:14
Quintet for oboe, 3 horns and bassoon in E flat major
Hess 19
7. Allegro 0:56
8. Adagio maestoso 3:07
9. Minuetto 0:49
10. Adagio for 3 horns in F major 0:56
3 Equale for 4 trombones WoO 30
11. Andante 2:24
12. Poco adagio 2:10
13. Poco sostenuto 1:21
Trio for 2 oboes and english horn in C major Op. 87
14. Allegro 7:41
15. Adagio 4:15
16. Minuetto 2:56
17. Finale 4:16
Variations in C major for 2 oboes and englsih horn
on Mozart's "La ci darem la mano"WoO 28
18. Theme 0:53
19. Var. 1 0:39
20. Var. 2 0:42
21. Var. 3 1:05
22. Var. 4 & 5 1:31
23. Var. 6 0:55
24. Var. 7 1:16
25. Var. 8 0:45
26. Coda 1:33
Allegro & Minuet in G major for 2 flutes WoO 26
27. Allegro con brio 2:56
28. Menuetto quasi allegretto 3:32

Total: 63:23

Ottetto Italiano
With Members of the Orchestra da Camera di Genova


CD 17

Chamber Music for Flute I
Serenade for flute & piano Op. 41
1. Entrata-allegro 3:13
2. Tempo ordinario d'un Menuetto 4:22
3. Molto allegro 2:03
4. Andante con variazioni 6:03
5. Allegro, scherzando e vivace 1:50
6. Adagio 1:12
7. Allegro vivace 3:39
6 Themes & Variations for flute & piano Op. 105
8. Scottish Air in G major 3:04
9. Scottish Air in C minor 2:44
10. Austrian Air in C major 4:52
11. Scottish Air in E flat major 3:21
12. Scottish Air in E flat major 2:27
13. Scottish Air in D major 2:33
Allegro & Minuet in G major for 2 flutes WoO 26
14. Allegro con brio 2:36
15. Minuetto quasi allegro 3:07
Trio in G major for flute, bassoon & piano WoO 37
16. Allegro 7:22
17. Adagio 5:19
18. Thema andante con variazioni 8:52

Total: 69:05

Jean-Pierre Rampel, flute - Alain Marion, flute (tracks 14, 15)
Paul Hongue, bassoon - Robert Veyron- Lacrois, piano


CD 18

Chamber Music for flute II
10 Themes & Variations for flute & piano Op. 107
1. Tyrolian Air in E flat major 4:12
2. Scottish Air in F major 2:32
3. Russian Air in G major 5:05
4. Scottish Air in F major 4:30
5. Tyrolian Air in F major 6:49
6. Scottish Air in E flat major 3:28
7. Russian Air in A minor 5:33
8. Scottish Air in D major 2:23
9. Scottish Air in E flat major 4:17
10. Scottish Air in G major 3:56
Trio in G major for 3 flutes (Spurious)
11. Allegro 4:26
12. Andante 2:38
13. Rondo, allegretto 3:08
Sonata in B flat major for flute & piano Anhang 4
14. Allegro moderato 6:31
15. Polonaise 3:46
16. Largo 5:15
17. Allegretto tema con variazione 5:38

Total: 74:24

Jean-Pierre Rampel, flute
Christian Larde, Alain Marion, flute (track 11-13)
Robert Veyron-Lacrois, piano


CD 19

Septet Op. 20 & Sextet Op. 81B
Septet in E flat major Op. 20 for clarinet, bassoon,
horn, violin, viola, cello & double bass
1. Adagio-allegro con brio 9:55
2. Adagio cantabile 8:16
3. Tempo di minuetto 3:11
4. Tema con variazioni: andante 7:37
5. Scherzo, allegro molto e vivace 3:00
6. Andante con moto alla marcia-presto 7:05
Sextet in E flat major Op. 81b for 2 horns, two violins,
viola & cello
7. Allegro con brio 7:55
8. Adagio 4:19
9. Rondo, allegro 5:40

Total: 57:24

Academy of St. Martin-in-in-the-Fields Chamber Ensemble (1-6)
Erben Quartet, with Gerhard Meyer and Rudolf Hörold, horn


CD 20

Quintet Op. 16 - Trio Op. 11 - Horn Sonata Op. 17
Quintet for piano, oboe, clarinet, horn & bassoon
in E flat major Op. 16
1. Grave-allegro ma non troppo 12:26
2. Andante cantabile 6:50
3. Rondo, allegro ma non troppo 5:30
Trio for clarinet, cello & piano in B flat major Op. 11
4. Allegro con brio 9:12
5. Adagio 5:18
6. Allegretto, variations on "Pria ch'io l'impegno" 6:39
Sonata for horn & piano in F major Op. 17
7. Allegro moderato 8:02
8. Poco adagio, quasi andante 1:27
9. Rondo, allegro moderato 4:53

Total: 60:47

Track 1-3; Klára Würtz, piano - Hans Meijer, oboe
Henk de Graaf, clarinet - Martin van de Merwe, horn
Peter Gaasterland, bassoon
Track 4-6: Kálmán Berkes, clarinet
Miklós Perényi, cello - Zoltán Kocsis, piano
Track 7-9: Ferenc Tarjáni, horn - Dezsö Ranki, piano


CD 21

Trio Op. 38; Duo WoO 40
Trio in E flat major for piano, violin & cello Op. 38
(arr. of Septet Op. 20)
1. Adagio-allegro con brio 11:10
2. Adagio cantabile 9:12
3. Tempo di Minuetto 4:10
4. Tema con variazioni, andante 6:59
5. Scherzo, allegro molto e vivace 4:31
6. Andante con moto alla marcia-presto 7:36
7. 12 Variations in F major for violin & piano on "Se vuol ballare "from Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro, 9:42

Total: 53:30

Track 1-6: Sachiko Kobayashi, violin
Chihiro Saito, cello - Michael Wagner, piano
Track 7: Peter Glatte, violin
Eva Ander, piano


CD 22

Serenade Op. 25, Works for mandolin & piano
Serenade in D major for flute, violin & viola Op. 25
1. Entrata, allegro 3:24
2. Tempo ordinario d'un Menuetto 4:49
3. Allegro molto 2:04
4. Andante con variazioni 5:52
5. Allegro scherzando e vivace 1:46
6. Adagio-allegro vivace disinvolto 5:24
7. Rondo in G major for violin & piano WoO 41 4:34
8. Trio in E flat major for violin, cello & piano Hess 48 3:47
9. Adagio in E flat major for mandolin & piano WoO 43 No. 2 6:09
10. Sonatina in C major for mandolin & piano WoO 44 No. 1 3:01
11. Sonatina in C minor for mandolin & piano WoO 43 No. 1 4:33
Andante con variazioni in D major for mandolin & piano
WoO 44 No. 2
12. Andante 1:12
13. Variazioni 1-6 8:49

Total: 56:26

Track 1-6: Susan Milan, flute
Levon Chilingirian, violin - Ian Brown, piano
Track 7-8: Sachiko Kobayashi, violin - Chihiro Saito, cello
Michael Wagner, piano
Track 9-10: Erhard Fietz, mandolin - Amadeus Webersinke, piano
TRack 11-13: Lajos Mayer, mandolin - Imre Rohmann, piano


CD 23

Piano Quartets
Piano Quartet in C major WoO 36 No. 3
1. Allegro vivace 8:41
2. Adagio con espressione 5:56
3. Rondo, allegro 3:26
Piano Quartet in E flat major WoO 36 No. 1
4. Adagio assai-allegro con spirito 9:14
5. Tema con variazioni 10:21
Piano Quartet in D major WoO 36 No. 2
6. Allegro moderato 5:06
7. Andante con moto 5:55
8. Rondo, allegro 5:11

Total: 53:54

Anthony Goldstone, piano
Cummings String Trio
Diana Cummings, violin
Luciano Iorio, viola
Geoffrey Thomas, cello


CD 24

Piano Trios I
Piano Trio in E flat major Op. 1 No. 1
1. Allegro 10:55
2. Adagio cantabile 8:30
3. Scherzo 5:29
4. Finale, presto 7:27
Piano Trio in G major Op. 1 No. 2
5. Adagio-allegro vivace 12:44
6. Largo con espressione 12:18
7. Scherzo, allegro 3:40
8. Finale, presto 8:04

Total: 69:56

Borodin Trio
Luba Edlina, piano
Rostislav Dubinsky, violin
Yuli Turovsky, cello


CD 25

Piano Trios II
Piano Trio in C minor Op. 1 No. 3
1. Allegro con brio 11:00
2. Andante cantabile con variazioni 9:00
3. Menuetto, quasi allegro 4:16
4. Finale, prestissimo 8:50
Piano Trio in E flat major WoO 39
5. Allegro moderato 4:53
6. Scherzo, allegro ma non troppo 5:21
7. Rondo, allegretto 5:36
8. Variations in G major Op. 121a on "Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu" by Wenzel Muller 17:46

Total: 67:38

Borodin Trio
Luba Edlina, piano
Rostislav Dubinsky, violin
Yuli Turovsky, cello


CD 26

Piano Trios III
Piano Trio in D major Op. 70 No. 1 "Geister"
1. Allegro vivace e con brio 11:33
2. Largo assai ed con espressione 10:43
3. Presto 8:50
Piano Trio in E flat major Op. 70 No. 2
4. Poco sostenuto-allegro ma non troppo 12:02
5. Allegretto 6:12
6. Allegretto ma non troppo 10:31
7. Finale, allegro 8:49

Total: 68:42

Borodin Trio
Luba Edlina, piano
Rostislav Dubinsky, violin
Yuli Turovsky, cello


CD 27

Piano Trios IV
1. Piano Trio in B flat major WoO 38: Allegretto 6:20
Piano Trio in B flat major Op. 97 "Archduke"
2. Allegro moderato 13:37
3. Allegretto 11:31
4. Andante cantabile, ma pero con moto 12:47
5. Finale, allegro 7:24
6. Piano trio in E flat major Op. 44: 14 variations on an original theme 14:28

Total: 65:52

Borodin Trio
Luba Edlina, piano
Rostislav Dubinsky, violin
Yuli Turovsky, cello


CD 28

Cello Sonatas I
Cello Sonata in F major Op. 5 No. 1
1. Adagio sostenuto-allegro 14:08
2. Rondo, allegro vivace 7:27
Cello Sonata in G minor Op. 5 No. 2
3. Adagio sostenuto ed espressivo 5:33
4. Allegro molto piu tosto presto 7:51
5. Rondo, allegro 8:58
Cello Sonata in A major Op. 69
6. Allegro ma non tanto 12:35
7. Scherzo, allegro molto 5:25
8. Adagio cantabile-allegro vivace 8:44

Total: 71:24

Heinrich Schiff, cello
Till Fellner, piano


CD 29

Cello Sonatas II
Cello Sonata in C major Op. 102 No. 1
1. Adagio-allegro vivace 8:09
2. Adagio-tempo d'andante-allegro vivace 7:35
Cello Sonata in D major Op. 102 No. 2
3. Allegro con brio 6:45
4. Adagio con molto sentimento d'affetto 8:40
5. Allegro-allegro fugato 4:48
12 Variations on "See the Conqu'ring Hero comes" from Handel's Judas Maccabeus WoO 45
6. Thema, allegretto 0:46
7. Variation 1 0:42
8. Variation 2 0:42
9. Variation 3 0:40
10. Variation 4 0:46
11. Variation 5 0:49
12. Variation 6 0:40
13. Variation 7 0:37
14. Variation 8 0:43
15. Variation 9 0:42
16. Variation 10 0:43
17. Variation 11: adagio 3:28
18. Variation 12: allegro 1:01
12 Variations on "Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen"from Mozart's DIe Zauberflöte Op. 66
19. Thema, allegretto 0:32
20. Variation 1 0:32
21. Variation 2 0:29
22. Variation 3 0:29
23. Variation 4 0:37
24. Variation 5 0:32
25. Variation 6 0:29
26. Variation 7 0:44
27. Variation 8 0:29
28. Variation 9 0:36
29. Variation 10: adagio 1:35
30. Variation 11: poco adagio, quasi andante 1:10
31. Variation 12: allegro 1:48
7 Variations on "Bei Männern welche Liebe fühlen" from Mozart's Die Zauberflöte Wo 46
32. Thema, andante 0:45
33. Variation 1 0:40
34. Variation 2 0:42
35. Variation 3 0:51
36. Variation 4 1:26
37. Variation 5: si prenda il tempo un poco 2:37
38. Variation 6: adagio 0:33
39. Variation 7: allegro ma non troppo 2:00

Total: 68:55

Heinrich Schiff, cello
Till Fellner, piano


CD 30

Violin Sonatas I
Violin Sonata in D major Op. 12 No. 1
1. Allegro con brio 6:34
2. Tema con variazioni (Andante con moto) 6:46
3. Rondo, allegro 4:48
Violin Sonata in A major Op. 12 No. 2
4. Allegro vivace 4:31
5. Andante piu tosto allegretto 5:40
6. Allegretto piacevole 4:26
Violin Sonata in E flat major Op. 12 No. 3
7. Allegro con spirito 8:04
8. Adagio con molt'espressione 6:15
9. Rondo, allegro molto 4:13
Violin Sonata in A minor Op. 23
10. Presto 5:18
11. Andante scherzoso, piu allegretto 5:42
12. Allegro molto 5:26

Total: 68:27

Arthur Grumiaux, violin
Clara Haskil, piano


CD 31

Violin Sonatas II
Violin Sonata in F major Op. 24 "Frühling" ("Spring")
1. Allegro 10:13
2. Adagio molto espressivo 5:25
3. Scherzo, allegro molto 1:05
4. Rondo, allegretto ma non troppo 6:04
Violin Sonata in A major Op. 30 No. 1
5. Allegro 5:26
6. Adagio 6:57
7. Allegretto con variazioni 7:33
Violin Sonata in C minor Op. 30 No. 2
8. Allegro con brio 7:32
9. Adagio cantabile 9:20
10. Scherzo, allegro 3:09
11. Finale, allegro 4:59

Total: 68:24

Arthur Grumiaux, violin
Clara Haskil, piano


CD 32

Violin Sonatas III
Violin Sonata in G major Op. 30 No. 3
1. Allegro assai 6:05
2. Tempo di menuetto 7:48
3. Allegro vivace 3:21
Violin Sonata in A major Op. 47 "Kreutzer"
4. Adagio sostenuto-presto 10:52
5. Andante con variazioni 16:08
6. Finale, presto 6:38
Violin Sonata in G major Op. 96
7. Allegro moderato 9:27
8. Adagio espressivo 5:41
9. Scherzo, allegro 1:36
10. Poco allegretto 8:25

Total: 76:34

Arthur Grumiaux, violin
Clara Haskil, piano


CD 33

String Trios I
Trio for violin, viola & cello in E flat major Op. 3
1. Allegro con brio 12:50
2. Andante 7:52
3. Menuetto, allegro 3:30
4. Adagio 8:03
5. Menuetto, moderato 3:31
6. Finale, allegro 7:06
Serenade for violin, viola & cello in D major Op. 8
7. Marcia, allegro 1:38
8. Adagio 7:02
9. Menuetto, allegretto 2:23
10. Adagio-scherzo, allegro 4:22
11. Allegretto alla Polacca 3:42
12. Andante quasi allegretto-variations 1-4-allegro 6:56
13. Marcia, allegro 1:41

Total: 71:51

The Zurich String Trio
Boris Livschitz, violin
Zvi Livschitz, viola
Mikael Hakhnazarian, cello


CD 34

String trios II
Trio for violin, viola & cello in G major Op. 9 No. 1
1. Adagio-allegro con brio 10:11
2. Adagio ma non tanto e cantabile 6:50
3. Scherzo, allegro 2:42
4. Presto 5:51
Trio for violin, viola & cello in D major Op. 9 No. 2
5. Allegretto 8:18
6. Andante quasi allegretto 5:32
7. Menuetto, allegro 4:09
8. Rondo, allegro 6:56
Trio for violin, viola & cello in C minor Op. 9 No. 3
9. Allegro con spirito 8:21
10. Adagio con espressione 6:46
11. Scherzo, allegro molto e vivace 3:10
12. Finale, presto 6:42

Total: 75:48

The Zurich string trio
Boris Livschitz, violin
Zvi Livschitz, viola
Mikael Hakhnazarian, cello


CD 35

String quartets Op. 18 Nos 1 & 2
String quartet in F major Op. 18 No. 1
1. Allegro con brio 9:45
2. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato 10:22
3. Scherzo, allegro molto 3:29
4. Allegro 6:27
String Quartet in G major Op. 18 No. 2
5. Allegro 7:44
6. Adagio cantabile 5:38
7. Scherzo, allegro 4:09
8. Allegro molto quasi presto 5:39

Total: 53:22

Guarneri Quartet
Arnold Steinhardt, violin I - John Dalley, violin II
Michael Tree, viola - David Soyer, cello


CD 36

String quartets Op. 18 Nos. 3 & 4
String quartet in D major Op. 18 No. 3
1. Allegro 7:58
2. Andante con moto 8:05
3. Allegro 2:53
4. Presto 5:48
String quartet in C minor Op. 18 No. 4
5. Allegro ma non tanto 9:34
6. Scherzo, andante scherzoso 7:48
7. Menuetto, allegretto 4:10
8. Allegro 4:36

Total: 51:05

Guarneri Quartet
Arnold Steinhardt, violin I - John Dalley, violin II
Michael Tree, viola - David Soyer, cello


CD 37

String quartets Op. 18 Nos 5 & 6; Op. 95 "Serioso"
String quartet in A major Op. 18 No. 5
1. Allegro 7:01
2. Menuetto 6:03
3. Andante cantabile 10:15
4. Allegro 6:33
String quartet in B flat major Op. 18 No. 6
5. Allegro con brio 6:03
6. Adagio ma non troppo 7:12
7. Scherzo, allegro 3:19
8. La Malinconia, adagio-allegretto 8:46
String quartet in F minor Op. 95 "Serioso"
9. Allegro con brio 4:29
10. Allegretto ma non troppo 7:54
11. Allegro assai vivace ma serioso 4:51
12. Larghetto espressivo-allegretto agitato 4:43

Total: 77:27

Guarneri Quartet
Arnold Steinhardt, violin I - John Dalley, violin II
Michael Tree, viola - David Soyer, cello


CD 38

String quartets Op. 59 Nos. 1 & 2
String quartet in F major Op. 59 No. 1
1. Allegro 11:24
2. Allegretto vivace, sempre scherzando 10:08
3. Adagio molto e mesto 12:02
4. Theme russe, allegro 6:09
String quartet in E minor Op. 59 No. 2
5. Allegro 10:21
6. Molto adagio 13:28
7. Allegretto 8:38
8. Finale, presto 5:52

Total: 78:11

Guarneri Quartet
Arnold Steinhardt, violin I - John Dalley, violin II
Michael Tree, viola - David Soyer, cello


CD 39

String quartets Op. 74. & Op. 131
String quartet in E flat major Op.74 "Harfen Quartett"
1. Poco adagio-allegro 9:40
2. Adagio ma non troppo 10:39
3. Presto-piu presto quasi prestissimo 5:07
4. Allegretto con variazioni 6:55
String quartet in C sharp minor Op. 131
5. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo 6:23
6. Allegro molto vivace 2:56
7. Allegro moderato 0:46
8. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile 14:38
9. Presto 4:59
10. Adagio quasi un poco andante 1:46
11. Allegro 6:42

Total: 70:40

Guarneri quartet
Arnold Steinhardt, violin I - John Dalley, violin II
Michael Tree, viola - David Soyer, cello


CD 40

String quartets Op. 127 & Op. 135
String quartet in E flat major Op. 127
1. Maestoso-allegro 7:13
2. Adagio, ma non troppo e molto cantabile 14:54
3. Scherzando vivace 8:39
4. Finale 6:33
String quartet in F major Op. 135
5. Allegretto 6:50
6. Vivace 3:12
7. Lento assai, cantante e tranquillo 8:18
8. Der schwer gefasste Entschluss, grave allegro 6:54

Total: 63:04

Guarneri quartet
Arnold Steinhardt, violin I - John Dalley, violin II
Michael Tree, viola - David Soyer, cello


CD 41

String quartets Op. 132 & Op. 59 No. 3
String quartet in A minor Op. 132
1. Assai sostenuto-allegro 9:15
2. Allegro ma non tanto 9:26
3. Heiliger Dankgesang eines Genesenen an die Gottheit, in der lydschen Tonart 19:16
4. Alla marcia, assai vivace 2:12
5. Allegro appassionato 6:19
String quartet in C major Op. 59 No. 3
6. Introduzione: andante con moto-allegro vivace 10:59
7. Andante con moto quasi allegretto 9:55
8. Menuetto, grazioso 5:30
9. Allegro molto 5:47

Total: 78:55

Guarneri quartet
Arnold Steinhardt, violin I - John Dalley, violin II
Michael Tree, viola - David Soyer, cello


CD 42
String quartet Op. 130 & Grosse Fuge
String quartet in B flat major Op. 130
1. Adagio ma non troppo-allegro 13:39
2. Presto 1:52
3. Andante con moto ma non troppo, poco scherzando 7:25
4. Alla tedesca, allegro assai 3:43
5. Cavatina, adagio molto espressivo 7:01
6. Finale, allegro 9:27
Grosse Fuge (original finale of Op. 130) Op. 133
7. Overtura-meno mosso e moderato-allegro 16:06

Total: 59:30

Guarneri Quartet
Arnold Steinhardt, violin I - John Dalley, violin II
Michael Tree, viola - David Soyer, cello


CD 43

String ensembles I
String quintet in C major Op. 29
1. Allegro moderato 10:30
2. Adagio molto espressivo 9:20
3. Scherzo, allegro 4:45
4. Presto 9:40
String quintet in C minor Op. 104 (arrangement of piano trio Op. 1 No. 3)
5. Allegro con brio 10:10
6. Andante cantabile con variazioni 8:00
7. Menuetto, quasi allegro 3:55
8. Finale, prestissimo 9:00
String quartet in F major after piano sonata in E major Op. 14 No. 1
9. Allegro moderato 6:41
10. Allegretto 3:56
11. Allegro 3:38

Total: 80:01

The Zurich quintet (1 - 8)
Boris Livschitz, Mátyás Bartha, violin
Zvi Livschitz, Dominik Ostertag, viola
Mikayel Hakhnazaryan, cello
Suske quartet (9 - 11)
Karl Suske, violin I - Klaus Peters, violin 2
Karl-Heinz Dommus, viola - Matthias Pfaender, cello


CD 44
String ensembles II
String quintet in E flat major Op. 4
1. Allegro con brio 11:40
2. Andante 8:00
3. Menuetto 6:32
4. Finale, presto 6:20
5. Fuge for string quintet, in D major Op. 137 1:44
Duet for viola and cello in E flat major WoO 32
6. Movement 1 10:00
7. Minuetto 4:10
8. sechs ländlerische tänze for 2 violins, cello and double-bass WoO 15 4:45
9. Prelude & fugue in E minor for 2 violins & cello Hess 29 6:15
10. Prelude & fugue in F major for string quartet Hess 30 7:17
11. Prelude & fugue in C major for string quartet Hess 31 4:49
12. Menuet for string quartet Hess 33 1:31
13. Prelude for string quintet Hess 40 2:48

Total: 76:55

The Zurich string quintet (1 - 8)
Boris Livschitz, Mátyás Bartha, violin - Zvi Livschitz, Dominik Ostertag, viola
Mikayel Hakhnazaryan, cello - Viorel Alexandru, double-bass
Perze quartet (9 - 13)
Carolina Kurkowski Perez, violin I - Clemens Schuldt, violin 2
Alexander Kiss, viola - Chiho Takata, viola (track 13) - Simon Deffner, cello


CD 45

Piano Sonatas Op. 2 Nos. 1,2 & 3
Piano Sonata in F minor Op. 2 No. 1
1. Allegro 3:33
2. Adagio 4:36
3. Menuetto, allegretto 2:34
4. Prestissimo 4:31
Piano Sonata in A major Op. 2 No. 2
5. Allegro vivace 6:24
6. Largo appassionato 6:32
7. Scherzo, allegretto 2:40
8. Rondo, grazioso 5:47
Piano Sonata in C major Op. 2 No. 3
9. Allegro con brio 9:50
10. Adagio 5:50
11. Scherzo, allegro 2:43
12. Allegro assai 4:42

Total: 59:58

Friedrich Gulda, piano


CD 46

Piano Sonatas Op. 7, Op. 10 No. 1, Op. 10 No. 2
Piano Sonata in E flat major Op. 7
1. Allegro molto e con brio 7:29
2. Largo, con gran espressione 7:02
3. Allegro 4:51
4. Rondo, poco allegretto a grazioso 5:47
Piano Sonata in C minor Op. 10 No. 1
5. Allegro molto e con brio 4:59
6. Adagio molto 7:19
7. Finale, prestissimo 3:45
Piano Sonata in F major Op. 10 No. 2
8. Allegro 5:03
9. Allegretto 3:15
10. Presto 3:37

Total: 53:27

Friedrich Gulda, piano


CD 47

Piano Sonatas Op. 10 No. 3, Op. 13 "Pathétique", Op. 14 No. 1, Op. 14 No. 2
Piano Sonata in D major Op. 10 No. 3
1. Presto 6:27
2. Largo e mesto 8:02
3. Menuetto, allegro 2:54
4. Rondo, allegro 3:26
Piano Sonata in C minor Op. 13 "Pathétique"
5. Grave-allegro di molto e con brio 8:19
6. Adagio cantabile 5:18
7. Rondo, allegro 4:12
Piano Sonata in E major Op. 14 No. 1
8. Allegro 6:18
9. Allegretto 3:05
10. Rondo, allegro commodo 3:03
Piano Sonata in G major Op. 14 No. 2
11. Allegro 7:00
12. Andante 4:52
13. Rondo, allegro assai 2:50

Total: 66:12

Friedrich Gulda, piano


CD 48

Piano Sonatas Op. 22 - Op. 26, Op. 27 No. 1, Op. 27 No. 2 "Mondschein"
Piano Sonata in B flat major Op. 22
1. Allegro con brio 6:50
2. Adagio con molto espressione 5:38
3. Menuetto 3:05
4. Rondo, allegretto 5:00
Piano Sonata in A flat major Op. 26
5. Andante con vriazioni 6:51
6. Scherzo, allegro molto 2:26
7. Marcia funebre 7:04
8. Allegro 2:27
Piano Sonata in E flat major Op. 27 No. 1 "Quasi una Fantasia"
9. Andante-allegro 5:03
10. Allegro molto e vivace 1:50
11. Adagio con espressione 2:30
12. Allegro vivace, presto 4:56
Piano Sonata In C sharp minor Op. 27 No. 2 "Mondschein"
13. Adagio sostenuto 6:30
14. Allegretto 2:31
15. Presto agitato 6:53

Total: 70:05

Friedrich Gulda, piano


CD 49

Piano Sonatas Op. 28 "Pastoral", Op. 31 No. 1, Op. 31 No. 2 "Sturm"
Piano Sonata in D major Op. 28 "Pastoral"
1. Allegro 9:04
2. Andante 6:11
3. Scherzo, allegro vivace 2:01
4. Rondo, allegro ma non troppo 4:45
Piano Sonata in G major Op. 31 No.1
5. Allegro vivace 5:58
6. Adagio, grazioso 7:56
7. Rondo, allegretto 5:50
Piano Sonata in D minor Op. 31 No. 2 "Sturm"
8. Largo-allegro 7:09
9. Adagio 7:55
10. Allegretto 5:54

Total: 63:04

Friedrich Gulda, piano


CD 50

Piano Sonatas Op. 31 No. 3, Op. 49 No. 1, Op. 49 No.2,
Piano Sonata in E flat major Op. 31 No. 3
1. Allegro 7:54
2. Scherzo, allegretto vivace 4:20
3. Menuetto, moderato e grazioso 3:49
4. Presto con fuoco 4:11
Piano Sonata in G minor Op. 49 No. 1
5. Andante 5:02
6. Rondo, allegro 2:57
Piano Sonata in G major Op. 49 No. 2
7. Allegro ma non troppo 4:25
8. Tempo di menuetto 3:06
Piano Sonata in C major Op. 53 "Waldstein"
9. Allegro con brio 9:26
10. Introduzione, adagio molto 2:45
11. Rondo, allegro moderato-prestissimo 8:18
Piano Sonata in F major Op. 54
12. In tempo d' un menuetto 5:16
13. Allegretto 5:22

Total: 67:23

Friedrich Gulda, piano


CD 51

Piano Sonatas Op. 57 "Appasionata" Op. 78, Op, 79, Op. 81a, Op. 90
Piano Sonata in F minor Op. 57 "Appasionata"
1. Allegro assai 7:35
2. Andante con moto 5:33
3. Allegro ma non troppo-presto 7:15
Piano Sonata in F sharp major Op. 78
4. Adagio cantabile-allegro ma non troppo 6:20
5. Allegro vivace 2:47
Piano Sonata in G major Op. 79
6. Presto alla tedesca 4:30
7. Andante 2:36
8. Vivace 1:43
Piano Sonata in E flat major Op. 81a "Les Adieux"
9. Das Lebewohl 6:00
10. Die Abwesenheit 3:18
11. Das Wiedersehen 5:04
Piano Sonata in E minor Op. 90
12. Mit Lebhaftigkeit und durchaus mit Empfindung und Ausdruck 4:35
13. Nicht zu geschwind und sehr singbar vorzutragen 6:01

Total: 63:51

Friedrich Gulda, piano


CD 52

Piano Sonatas Op. 101, Op. 106 "Hammerklavier"
Piano Sonata in A major Op. 101
1. Allegretto ma non troppo 3:40
2. Vivace alla Marcia 6:27
3. Adagio ma non troppo-allegro 9:49
Piano Sonata in B flat major Op. 106 "Hammerklavier"
4. Allegro 9:29
5. Scherzo, assai vivace 2:19
6. Adagio sostenuto 13:42
7. Largo-allegro risoluto 11:25

Total: 57:01

Friedrich Gulda, piano


CD 53

Piano Sonatas Op. 109, Op. 110, Op. 111
Piano Sonata in E major Op. 109
1. Vivace ma non troppo-adiago espressivo-prestissimo 5:47
2. Andante, molto cantabile ed espressivo 11:00
Piano Sonata in A flat major Op. 110
3. Moderato cantabile, molto espressivo 6:05
4. Allegro molto 1:53
5. Adiago ma non troppo 9:02
Piano Sonata in C minor Op. 111
6. Maestoso-allegro con brio ed appassionato 8:35
7. Arietta, adagio molto semplice e cantabile 15:32

Total: 58:11

Friedrich Gulda, piano


CD 54

Piano Variations I
1. 15 Variations on a theme from "Prometheus", Op. 35 in E flat major "Eroica" 22:40
Sonata No. 20 in G major Op. 49/2
2. Allegro non troppo 4:31
3. Tempo di Menuetto 3:32
4. 5 Variations on "Rule Britannia" in D major WoO 79 4:28
5. 7 Variations on "God save the King" in D major WoO 78 8:42
6. 12 Variations on a Russian Dance from Wranitsky's Ballet "Das Waldmädchen" in A major WoO 71 11:35
7. 6 Variations on an Original Theme in G major 12:41
8. 6 Variations on a Theme from "Ruins of Athens" in D major 5:49

Total: 74:58

Alfred Brendel, piano


CD 55
Piano Variations II
1. 32 Variations on an Original Theme in C minor WoO 80 11:04
2. 7 Variations from Winter's Opera "Das unterbrochene Opferfest" in F major WoO 75 10:49
3. 24 Variations on Righini's Air "Venni amore" in D major WoO 65 15:57
4. 6 Variations on the Duet from Paisello's "La Molinara" in G major WoO 70 4:38
5. 8 Variations on Süssmayr's Theme "Tändlen und Scherzen" in F major WoO 76 11:58
6. 13 Variations on Dittersdorf's Air "Es war einmal ein alter Mann" in A major WoO 66 11:58
7. 10 Variations on Salieri's Air "La stesa la stesissima" in B flat major WoO 73 9:43

Total: 73:11

Alfred Brendel, piano


CD 56
Piano Variations III
1. 6 Easy Variations on a Swiss Air in F major WoO 64 2:48
2. 9 Variations on Paisello's Air ''Quant'e piu bello" in A major WoO 69 5:27
3. 6 Variations on an Original Theme in G major WoO 77 4:50
4. 8 Variations on Grétry's Air "Un fievre brulante" in C major WoO 72
5. Rondo in G major Op. 51 No. 2 9:46
6. Allegretto in C minor WoO 53 3:49
7. 6 Ecossaises WoO 83 1:55
8. Bagatelle in A minor WoO 59 "Für Elise" 2:44
9. Polonaise in C major Op. 89 5:31
Piano Sonata (Kurfürstensonate) in E flat major WoO 47 No. 1
10. Allegro cantabile 4:36
11. Andante 6:16
12. Rondo, vivace 2:46
Piano sonata (Kurfürstensonate) in F minor WoO 47 No. 2
13. Larghetto maestoso 3:14
14. Andante 8:03
15. Presto 3:37

Total: 73:30

Alfred Brendel, piano (1 - 9)
Ulrich Staerk, piano (10 - 15)


CD 57

Piano Variations IV; Bagatelles
33 variations on a Waltz by Diabelli in C major Op. 120
1. Theme 0:52
2. Alla Marcia 1:53
3. Poco allegro 0:47
4. L'istesso tempo 1:21
5. Un poco piu vivace 0:55
6. Allegro vivace 0:55
7. Allegro ma non troppo 1:41
8. Poco piu allegro 1:20
9. Poco vivace 1:25
10. Allegro pesante 1:45
11. Presto 0:39
12. Allegretto 0:55
13. Poco piu mosso 0:46
14. Vivace 0:58
15. Grave 4:02
16. Presto scherzando 0:34
17. Allegro 1:00
18. Variaton 1:07
19. Moderato 1:39
20. Presto 0:54
21. Andante 2:11
22. Allegro con brio 1:20
23. Molto allegro 0:40
24. Assai allegro 0:51
25. Fughetta 3:43
26. Allegro 0:49
27. Variation 1:00
28. Vivace 0:58
29. Allegro 0:59
30. Adagio ma non troppo 1:19
31. Andante sempre 2:30
32. Largo 4:26
33. Fuga, allegro 2:53
34. Tempo di Menuetto 3:49
11 Bagatelles Op. 119
35. Allegretto in G major 2:33
36. Andante con moto in C major 0:55
37. Allemande in D major 1:30
38. Andante cantabile in A major 1:30
39. Risoluto in C minor 1:02
40. Andante in G major 0:30
41. Allegro ma non troppo in C major 1:21
42. Moderato cantabile in C major 1:07
43. Vivace moderato in A minor 1:54
44. Allegramente in A major 1:54
45. Andante ma non troppo in B flat major 1:53

Total: 68:20

Alfred Brendel, piano


CD 58
Bagatelles
6 Bagatelles Op. 126
1. Andante in G major 3:02
2. Allegro in G minor 2:53
3. Andante in E flat major 2:47
4. Presto in B minor 3:57
5. Quasi allegretto in G major 2:35
6. Presto-andante in E flat major 4:38
7. Rondo a Capriccio in G major Op. 129 "Die Wut über den verlorenen Grosschen" 6:06
8. Rondo in C major Op. 51 No. 1 5:45
7 Bagatelles Op. 33
9. Andante, quasi allegretto in E flat major 3:45
10. Scherzo, allegro in C major 2:38
11. Allegretto in F major 1:59
12. Andante in A major 3:42
13. Allegro ma non troppo in C major 3:08
14. Allegretto in C major 2:48
15. Presto in D major 2:01
16. Andante Favori in F major WoO 57 8:49
17. Ziemlich Lebhaft in B flat major WoO 60 1:14

Total: 62:00

Alfred Brendel, piano


CD 59

Piano Works
1. Presto in C minor WoO 52 3:22
2. Allegretto in C major Hess 69 2:00
3. Bagatelle Lustig-Traurig WoO 54 1:14
4. Rondo in C major WoO 48 1:57
5. Rondo in A major WoO 49 1:55
Two movements of a Sonatina in F major WoO 50
6. 1-rst movement 1:06
7. 2-nd movement 0:29
8. Allemande WoO 81 1:27
9. Anglaise in D majorr Hess 61 0:29
10. Prelude in F minor WoO 55 1:31
11. Fantasia in G minor Op. 77 9:35
12. Allegretto in B minor WoO 61 2:57
9 Variations on a March of Dressler WoO 63
13. Thema, maestoso 0:59
14. Var. 1 0:58
15. Var. 2 0:54
16. Var. 3 0:56
17. Var. 4 0:57
18. Var. 5 1:01
19. Var. 6 0:59
20. Var. 7 0:47
21. Var. 8 0:49
22. Var. 9 1:30
2 Preludes Op. 39
23. Prelude No. 1 4:33
24. Prelude No. 2 2:44
25. Fugue in C major Hess 64 1:25
26. Minuet in E flat major WoO 82 3:19
27. Allegretto in C major WoO 56 1:22
12 variations in C major on a Menuet
"Á la Viganò" by Haibel WoO 68
28. Thema, allegretto 0:50
29. Var. 1 0:43
30. Var. 2 0:41
31. Var. 3 0:44
32. Var. 4 0:51
33. Var. 5 0:50
34. Var. 6 0:50
35. Var. 7 0:41
36. Var. 8 0:41
37. Var. 9 0:42
38. Var. 10 0:42
39. Var. 11 0:51
40. Var. 12 2:19
41. Waltz in E flat major WoO 84 1:16
42. Allegretto guasi andante WoO 61a 0:31
43. Waltz in D major WoO 85 0:29
44. Ecossaise in E flat major WoO 86 0:17

Total: 60:05

Georg Friedrich Schenck, piano


CD 60
Piano works 4-hands
Sonata for piano 4-hands in D major Op. 6
1. Allegro molto 2:50
2. Rondo 2:52
8 Variations on a theme by Count Waldstein in C major for piano 4-hands WoO 67
3. Thema 0:39
4. Var. 1 0:34
5. Var. 2 0:38
6. Var. 3 0:42
7. Var. 4 0:28
8. Var. 5 0:39
9. Var. 6 0:39
10. Var. 7 0:49
11. Var. 8 3:59
3 Marches for piano 4-hands Op. 45
12. Op. 45 No. 1 in C major, allegro ma non troppo 4:34
13. Op. 45 No. 2 in E flat major, vivace 5:28
14. Op. 45 No. 3 in D major, vivace 5:13
6 Variations on "Ich denke dein" in D major
for piano 4-hands WoO 74
15. Thema 0:40
16. Var. 1 0:37
17. Var. 2 0:37
18. Var. 3 1:00
19. Var. 4 0:41
20. Var. 5 0:51
21. Var. 6 1:17
Grosse Fuge, Op. 134
(Beethoven's own arrangement for piano 4-hands of the Grosse Fuge for String Quartet Op. 133)
22. Overtura, allegro 0:47
23. Fuga, allegro 4:19
24. Meno mosso e moderato 3:07
25. Allegro 5:17
26. Allegro molto e con brio 2:08
27. Allegro molto e con brio 1:09
Piano Sonata (Kurfürstensonate) in D major WoO 147 No. 3
28. Allegro 7:19
29. Menuetto 8:48
30. Scherzando 3:51

Total: 72:44

Piano duo
Frank Zabel-Stefan Thomas (1 - 27)
Ulrich Staerk, piano (28 - 30)


CD 61

Leonore part 1 (original version of Fidelio, 1805)
1. Overture 14:03
Act 1
2. Fidelio kommt nicht zurück! (Marzelline) 0:35
3. No. 1 aria: O wär'ich schon mit der vereint (Marzelline) 4:33
4. Wenn ich diese Tür nicht (Jaquino, Marzelline) 0:23
5. No. 2 duetto: Jetzt, Schätzchen (Jaquino, Marzelline) 5:04
6. Höre, Jaquino (Marzelinne, Jaquino, Rocco) 2:00
7. No. 3 Terzetto: Ein Mann ist bald genommen (Rocco, Jaquino, Marzelline) 3:41
8. Ist Fidelio noch nicht nach Hause gekommen (Rocco, Marzelline, Jaquino, Leonore) 1:18
9. No. 4 Canon (quartetto): Mir ist so wunderbar (Marzelline, Leonore, Rocco, Jaquino) 4:52
10. Höre, Fidelio (Rocco, Marzellline, Leonore) 0:48
11. No. 5 aria: Hat man nich auch Gold beineben (Rocco) 2:47
12. Ihr könnt das leicht sagen (Leonore, Rocco, Marzelline) 2:38
13. No. 6 Terzetto: Gut, Sönnchen, gut (Rocco, Leonore, Marzelline) 7:08
Act 2
14. No. 7 March 1:58
15. Drei Schildwachten auf den Wall (Pizarro, Rocco) 1:35
16. No. 8 Aria with chorus: Ha! Welch ein Augenblick! (Pizarro, Rocco) 2:58
17. Rocco! (Pizarro, Rocco) 0:09
18. No. 9 Duetto: Jetzt, Alter, jetzt hat es Eile! (Pizarro, Rocco) 5:00
19. Nun ist es endlich entschieden (Marzelline, Leonore) 6:05
20. No. 10 Duetto: Im in der Ehe froh zu leben (Marzelline, Leonore) 0:10
21. Sie doch, wie du so schnell (Marzelline, Leonore) 1:17
22. No. 11 Recitativo & Aria: Ach, brich noch nicht (Leonore) 8:16

Total: 77:20

Don Fernando: Hemann Christian Polster. bass
Don Pizarro: The Adam, bass
Florestan: Richard Cassilly, tenor
Leonore: Edda Moser, soprano
Rocco: Karl Ridderbusch, bass
Marzelline: Helen Donath, soprano
Jaquino: Eberhard Büchner, tenor
1st prisoner: Reiner Goldberg, tenor
2nd prisoner: Siegfried Lorenz, baritone
Rundfunkchor Leipzig
Staatskapelle Dresden, Herbert Blomstedt


CD 62

Leonore Part 2 (original version of Fidelio, 1805)
Continuation act 2
1. No. 12 O welche Lust! (Chorus of the prisoners) 8:38
2. Entfernt euch jetzt! (Rocco, Leonore) 5:52
3. Wir müssen gleich zu Werke schreiten (Rocco, Leonore, Marzelline, Pizarro) 3:46
4. Auf euch nur will ich bauen (Pizarro, chorus) 3:50
Act 3
5. No. 13 Recitativo & Aria: Gott! Welch dunkel hier! (Florestan) 10:57
6. No. 14 Melodrama & Duetto: Wie kalt ist es (Leonore, Rocco) 6:01
7. Er erwacht! (Leonore, Rocco, Florestan) 2:13
8. No. 15 Terzetto: Euch werder Lohn in bessern Welten (Florestan, Rocco, Leonore) 6:49
9. Alles ist bereit (Rocco, Leonore, Pizarro) 0:32
10. No. 16 Quartetto: Er sterbe (Pizarro, Florestan, Leonore, Rocco) 4:38
11. Die Waffe hab'ich mir (Leonore) 0:13
12. No. 17 Recitativo & Duetto: Ich kann mich noch nicht fassen (Florestan & Leonore) 9:27
13. O Leonore, sprich! (Florestan, Leonore) 0:35
14. No. 18 Finale: Zur Rache (Chorus, Leonore, Florestan, Rocco, Don Fernando) 5:07
15. O Gott! O welch ein Augenblick! (Leonore, Marzelline, Florestan, Don Fernando, Rocco, Chorus) 5:04
16. Wie lange habt Ihr sie getragen? (Don Fernando, Florestan, Rocco, Chorus, Leonore, Marzelline, Jaqui 2:04
17. Preist mit hoher Freude Glut (chorus) 0:39
18. Wer ein solches weib errungen (Florestan, Marzelline, Jaquino, Rocco, Don Fernando, Chorus) 4:52

Total: 78:19

Don Fernando: Hermann Christian Polster, bass
Don Pizarro: Theo Adam, bass
Florestan: Richard Cassilly, tenor
Leonore: Edda moser, soprano
Rocco: Karl Ridderbusch, bass
Marzelline: Helen Donath, soprano
Jaquino: Eberhard Büchner, tenor
1-rst prisoner: Reiner Goldberg, tenor
2-nd prisoner: Siegfried Lorenz, baritone
Rundfunkchor Leipzig;
Staatskapelle Dresden, Herbert Blomstedt


CD 63

Fidelio part 1 opera in two acts.
1. Ouverture 6:36
Act 1
2. Jetzt, Schätzchen, jetzt sind wir allein (Jaquino, Marzelline) 5:36
3. O, war ich schon mit dir vereint (Marzelline) 4:47
4. Mir ist so wunderbar (Marzelline, Leonore, Rocco, Jaquino) 5:10
5. Hat man nicht auch Gold beineben (Rocco) 4:32
6. Gut, Söhnchen, gut (Leonore Rocco, Marzelline) 6:15
7. Marsch 2:37
8. Ha! Welch'ein Augenblick (Pizarro, soldiers) 3:45
9. Jetzt, Alter, jetzt hat es eile! (Pizarro, Rocco) 4:45
10. Abscheulicher! Wo eilst du hin? (Leonore, Marzelline) 1:51
11. Komm, Hoffnung, lass den letzten Stern (Leonore, Marzelline, Rocco) 6:30
12. O welche Lust (prisoners) 6:53
13. Nun sprecht, wie ging's? (Leonore, Rocco) 4:56
14. Ach! Vater, Vater, eilt! (Marzelline, Rocco, Jaquino, Leonore, Pizarro) 2:31
15. Leb'wohl, du warmes Sonnenlicht (prisoners, Marzelline, Leonore, Pizarro, Jaquino, Rocco) 3:36

Total: 70:20

Libretto by joseph Sonnleithner and Friedrich Treitschke,
after Jean Nicolas Bouilly's drama "Leonore"
Leonore: Gabriele Schnaut, soprano
Marzelline: Ruth Ziesak, soprano
Florestan: Josef Protschka, tenor
Jaquino: Uwe Heilmann, tenor
Don Fernando: Tom Krause, baritone
Don Pizarro: Hartmut Welker, baritone
Rocco: Kurt Rydl, bass
Prisoner: Falk Struckmann
Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor
Wiener Philhamoniker, Christoph von Dohnanyi


CD 64

Fidelio Part 2 opera in two acts.
1. Gott! Welch'dunkel hier! (Florestan) 5:31
2. In des Lebens Frühlingstagen (Florestan) 4:44
3. Wie kalts ist es in diesem unterurirdischen Gewölbe (Leonore, Rocco) 2:03
4. Nur hurtig fort, nur frisch gegraben (Leonore, Rocco, Florestan) 5:45
5. Euch werde Lohn in bessern Welten (Leonore, Florestan, Rocco, Pizarro) 6:39
6. Er sterbe! (Leonore, Florestan, Pizarro, Rocco) 5:11
7. O namenlose Freude! (Leonore, Florestan) 2:54
8. Heil sei dem Tag! (People) 2:08
9. Des besten Königs Wink und Wille (Fernando, people, prisoners, Rocco, Pizarro, Marzelline) 7:58
10. Wer ein holdes Weib errungen (chorus, Leonore, Florestan) 4:12

Total: 47:06

Libretto by Joseph Sonnleithner and Friedrich Treitschke,
after Jean Nicolas Bouilly's drama "Leonore"
Leonore: Gabriele Schnaut, soprano
Marzelline: Ruth Ziesak, soprano
Florestan: Josef Protschka, tenor
Jaquino: Uwe Heilmann, tenor
Don Fernando: Tom Krause, baritone
Don Pizarro: Hartmut Welker, baritone
Rocco: Kyrt Rydl, bass
Prisoner: Falk Struckmann
Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor
Wiener Philharmoniker, Christoph von Dohnanyi


CD 65

Music to Goethe´s tragedy ¨Egmont¨ Op. 84
1. Ouverture 9:03
2. No. 1 Lied: Die Trommel gerühret! (Klärchen) 2:58
3. No. 2 Zwischenakt I 3:39
4. No. 3 Zwischenakt II 5:34
5. No. 4 Lied: Freudvoll und Leidvoll 1:55
6. No. 5 Zwischenakt III 3:54
7. No. 6 Zwischenakt IV 4:34
8. Monolog: Alter Freund! (Egmont) 3:48
9. No 7. Musik, Klärchen´s Tod bezeichnend 2:24
10. Monolog: Es ist vorbij (Egmont) 0:19
11. No. 8 Melodram: Süsser schlaf (Egmont) 4:59
12. Monolog: Verschwunden ist der Kranz (Egmont) 2:02
13. No. 9 Siegessymphonie 1:30

Total: 46:37

Elisabeth Breul, soprano
Horst Schulze, speaker
Staatskapelle Berlin, Heinz Bongartz


CD 66

Die geschöppe des Prometheus, ballet music Op. 43
1. Ouverture: adagio-allegro molto con brio-Introduction allegro non troppo 10:18
2. Adagio-allegro con brio-allegro vivace 3:54
3. Maestoso andante-adagio-andante quasi allegretto 10:00
4. Allegro con brio-presto 6:48
5. Adagio-adagio-allegro molto 3:45
6. Pastorale, allegro 2:47
7. Maestoso-allegro (solo di Gioia) 2:55
8. Allegro 3:08
9. Andante-adagio-allegro-allegretto (solo della Cassentini) 5:06
10. Andantino-adagio-allegro (solo di Vigano) 4:33
11. Finale: allegretto-allegro-molto-presto 5:57
Musik zu einem Ritterballet WoO 1
12. Marsch 1:48
13. Deutscher Gesang, allegro moderato 0:55
14. Jagdlied, allegretto 1:38
15. Romanze, andantino 1:26
16. Kriegslied, allegro assai con brio 1:01
17. Trinklied, allegro con brio 1:42
18. Deutscher Tanz, Walzer 0:31
19. Coda, allegro vivace-andantino-tempo I 1:43

Total: 70:05

Rochester philharmonic orchestra, David Zinman (1 - 11)
Staatskapelle Berlin, Günther Herbig (12 - 19)


CD 67

Die Ruinen von Athen, König Stephan
Die ruinen von Athen, Singspiel Op. 113
Text: August von Kotzebue
1. Overture 4:43
2. Chor ¨Tochter des mächtigen Zeus¨ 3:38
3. Duet ¨Ohne Verschulden¨ 3:35
4. Chor der Derwische 3:14
5. Marcia alla Turca 1:34
6. Marsch ¨Schmückt die Altare¨ 3:13
7. Chor & Arie: Wir tragen empfängliche Herzen 7:07
8. Chor ¨Heil unserm König¨ 4:08
König Stephan, Singspiel Op. 117
Text: August von Kotzebue
9. Overture 7:09
10. Männerchor ¨Ruhend von seinen Taten¨ 2:31
11. Männerchor ¨Auf dunklem Irrweg¨ 1:21
12. Siegesmarch 1:46
13. Frauenchor ¨Wo die Unschuld¨ 2:40
14. Chor ¨Eine neue stralende Sonne¨ 0:45
15. Chor ¨Heil, Heil, Heil¨ 2:12
16. Germania, aria with chorus in B flat major WoO 94 5:08
17. Chor auf die verbündeten Fürsten ¨Ihr weisen Gründer¨ WoO 95 1:55

Total: 56:49

Track 1- 15
N. Starling, soprano - Vladimir de Kanel, baritone
Berliner Konzertchor
Berliner symphoniker, Hans Hubert Schoenzeler
Track 16 - 17
Florian Prey, baritone - Chamber choir of Europe
European chamber soloists, Nicol Matt


CD 68

Arias
1. Ah! Perfido, Op. 65 11:50
2. Primo Amore, scene and aria for soprano & orchestra WoO 92 14:01
3. No, non turbati, scene and aria for soprano & strings WoO 92a 6:13
4. Ne´giorni tuoi felici, duet for soprano, tenor & orchestra WoO 93 7:59
5. Tremate, empi, tremate, trio for soprano, bass & orchestra Op.116 8:32
Singspiel arias
6. Prüfung des Küssens, aria for bass & orchestra WoO 89 5:37
7. Mit Mädeln sich vertragen, aria for bass & orchestra WoO 90 4:08
8. O welch ein Leben! from ¨Die schöne Schüsterin¨, for tenor & orchestra WoO 91/1 2:34
9. Soll ein Schuh nicht drücken, from ¨Die schöne Schüsterin¨ for soprano & orchestra WoO 91/2 4:28

Total: 66:02

Hanne-Lore Kuhse, soprano
Eberhard Büchner, tenor
Siegfried Vogel, bass
Staatskapelle Berlin, Arthur Apelt


CD 69

Cantatas WoO 87 & 88
cantata on the death of emperor joseph II WoO 87
1. Chorus, solo quartet: Tot! Tot, stöhnt es durch die öde Nacht 7:01
2. Bass recitative: Ein Ungeheuer , sein name Fanatismus 1:26
3. Bass aria: Da kam Joseph 4:47
4. Soprano aria, chorus: Da stiegen die Menschen ans Licht 5:38
5. Soprano recitative: Er schläft 2:55
6. Soprano aria: Hier schlummert seinen stillen Frieden 6:48
7. Chorus, solo, quartet: Tot! Tot, stöhnt es durch die öde nacht 7:15
cantata on the accesion of emperor Leopold II, WoO 88
8. Soprano recitative, chorus: Es schlummert lasst sanft den grossen Fürsten ruhen! 3:56
9. Soprano aria: Fliesse, wonnezähren, fliesse! 9:20
10. Bass recitative: Ihr staunt, Völker der Erde 0:42
11. Tenor recitative: Wie bebt mein Herz vor Wonne 3:59
12. Chorus, solo quartet: Heil! Stürzet nieder, Millionen 4:17

Total: 58:07

Cameron Fiona, soprano
Jöks Teele, mezzo-soprano
Körts Mati, tenor
Savitski Leonid, bass
Estonian philharmonic chamber choir
Estonian national symphony orchestra, Tönu Kaljuste


CD 70

Der glorreiche augenblick Op. 136
Der glorreiche augenblick cantata for soloists, chorus & orchestra Op. 136
Text: Aloys Weissenbach
1. Chorus: Europa steht! 4:13
2. Recitativo: O seht sie nah und näher treten; Chorus: Vienna, Vienna, Vienna! 3:53
3. Aria with chorus: Alle die Herrscher darf ich grüssen 9:24
4. Recitativo: Das Auge schaut; Cavatine with Duetto: Dem die erste Zähre 6:40
5. Recitativo & quartet: Der den Bund im Sturme festgehalten; quartet: In meinen Mauern bauen sich neue 7:03
6. Chorus: es Treten vor die Scharen der Frauen 4:33
Mehrstimmige italienische Gesänge, WoO 99
7. Bei labbri che amore (S, T) 1:25
8. Sei mio ben (S, T) 0:46
9. Scrivo in te (S,T) 1:09
10. Fra tutte le pene I (T, B) 0:50
11. Fra tutte le pene II (T, B) 1:26
12. Salvo tu voi lo sposo? (S, T ) 1:13
13. Ma tu tremi (S, A, T) 1:38
14. Giura il nocchier (S, A, B) 1:27
15. Per te d´amico aprile (S, A, B) 1:23
16. Fra tutte le pene I (S, A, T) 0:53
17. Fra tutte le pene II (S, A, T) 1:31
18. Quella cetra ah pur tu sei (S, T, B) 0:53
19. Chi mai di questo (S, T, B) 1:31
20. Gia la notte (A, T, B) 0:41
21. Nei campi e nelle selve I (S, A, T, B) 1:22
22. Nei campi e nelle selve II (S, A, T, B) 1:39
23. Fra tutte le pene I (S, A, T, B) 1:08
24. Fra tutte le pene II (S, A, T, B) 1:19
25. Quella cetra ah pur tu sei, in G major (S, A, T, B) 0:52
26. Quella cetra ah pur tu sei, in F major (S, A, T, B) 0:44
27. Giura il nocchier, in C major (S, A, T, B) 0:53
28. Giura il nocchier, in B flat major (S, A, T, B) 0:45
29. Gia la notte (S, A, T, B) 0:41
30. E pur fra la tempeste (T, piano) 0:55

Total: 61:50

Tracks 1-6:
Alla Simoni, soprano - Francesca Pedaci, soprano
Jeremy Ovenden, tenor - Robert Gierlach, bass
Coro della radio svizzera - orchestra della svizzera italiana, Diego Fasolis
Tracks 7 - 30:
Heike Heilmann, soprano (S)
Anne Bierwith, alto (A) - Daniel Johanssen, tenor (T)
Manfred Bittner, bass (B)
Elisabeth Grünert, piano (30)


CD 71

Vocal works
1. Meersstille und glückliche Fahrt, Cantata Op. 122 8:02
2. Chorphantasie, for piano, chorus & orchestra, in C minor Op. 80 19:52
3. Elegischer Gesang Op. 118 5:53
4. Bundeslied ¨In allen guten Stunden¨ Op. 122 4:26
5. Cantata campestre ¨Un lieto brindisi¨ WoO 103 5:24
6. Birthday cantata for Prince Lobkowitz ¨Es lebe unser theurer Fürst¨ WoO 106 2:08
7. Kurz ist der Schmerz, für Louis Spohr (canon) WoO 166 4:43
8. Opferlied Hess 91 4:30
9. Hochzeitslied WoO 105 1:47
10. Abschiedsgesang an Wiens Bürger WoO 121 3:14
11. Kriegslied der Österreicher WoO 122 3:28
12. Opferlied WoO 126 2:43
13. Es ist volbracht, final song from the Singspiel ¨Die Ehrenpforten¨ of F. Treitschke, WoO 97 4:58
14. Opferlied Op. 121b 6:06

Total: 78:22

Bach society of Minnesota (1)
Minnesota Orchestra, Stanislav Skrowaczewski
Walter Klien, piano (2)
Saint Louis Symphony Chorus & Orchestra, Jerzy Semkow (2, 3)
Barbara Emilia Schedel, soprano (4, 5, 6)
Kerstin Wagner, alto (4)
Daniel Schreiber, tenor (4, 5, 7)
Tobias Altvater, tenor (7)
Rainer Tetenberg, tenor (5, 7)
Michael Wagner, piano (4, 5, 6)
Heike Heilmann, soprano (8 solo, 9)
Anne Bierwith, alto (8, 9)
Daniel Johannsen, tenor (8,9)
Manfred Bittner, bass (8, 9 solo)
Elisabeth Grünert, piano (8, 9)
Florian Prey, baritone (10, 11, 12)
Norbert Groh, piano (10, 11, 12)
Siegfried Vogel, bass (13)
Chor der deutschen staatsoper berlin, staatskapelle berlin, Arthur Apelt (13)
Ingeborg Springer, mezzo soprano (14)
Grosser chor des berliner rundfunks (14)
Rundfunk-sinfonie-orchester berlin, Helmut Koch (14)


CD 72

Christus am ölberge Christ on the mountain of olives Oratorio Op. 85
1. Introduction 5:28
2. Recitativo: Jehovah, du mein Vater 3:55
3. Aria: Meine Seele ist erschüttert 5:05
4. Recitativo: Erzittre, Erde! 1:54
5. Aria: Preist des Erlösers Güte 3:36
6. Choir: O Heil euch, ihr erlösten 2:49
7. Choir: Doch weh! Die frech entehren 2:10
8. Recitativo: Verkündet, Seraph, mir dein Mund 1:14
9. Duetto: So ruhe denn 6:02
10. Recitativo: Willkommen, Tod! 1:26
11. Choir: Wir haben ihn gesehen 2:15
12. Recitativo: Die mich fragen zu fangen ausgezogen 1:50
13. Choir: Hier ist er 2:41
14. Recitativo: Nicht ungestraft 1:17
15. Terzetto: In meinen Adern wühlen 4:49
16. Choir: Auf, ergreifet den Verräter! 3:16
17. Choir: Welten singen Dank und Ehre 1:02
18. Choir: Preiset ihn, ihr Engelchöre 3:03

Total: 53:52

Maria Venuti, soprano (Seraph)
Keith Lewis, tenor (Jesus)
Michel Brodard, bass (Petrus)
Gächinger Kantorei Stuttgart, Bach-Collegium Stuttgart
Helmuth Rilling, conductor


CD 73

Missa Solemnis in D major
1. Kyrie 11:00
2. Gloria in excelsis 4:58
3. Qui tollis 6:28
4. Quoniam to solus Sanctus 7:24
5. Credo in unum Deum 5:01
6. Et incarnatus est 7:45
7. Credo in Spiritum Sanctum 9:37
8. Sanctus 4:24
9. Benedictus 12:43

Total: 69:35

Anna Tomowa-Sintow, soprano
Patricia Payne, alto
Robert Tear, tenor
Robert Lloyd, bass
London Symphony Chorus & Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis


CD 74

Missa Solemnis(continuation); mass in C major Op. 86
Missa Solemnis in D major Op. 123 (continuation)
1. Agnus Dei 7:22
2. Dona Nobis pacem 2:39
3. Agnus Dei 7:49
Mass in C major Op. 86
4. Kyrie 5:48
5. Gloria 3:13
6. Qui tollis 3:29
7. Quoniam tu solus 3:50
8. Credo 2:59
9. Et incarnatus est 9:19
10. Sanctus 3:59
11. Benedictus 7:33
12. Agnus Dei 8:03

Total: 66:30

Anna Tomowa-Sintow, soprano
(Missa Solemnis)
Christiane Eda-Pierre, soprano
(Mass in C)
Patricia Payne, alto
Robert Tear, tenor
Robert Lloyd, bass (Missa Solemnis)
Kurt Moll, bass
(Mass in C)
London Symphony Chorus & Orchestra, Sir Colin Davis


CD 75

Songs I
An die ferne Geliebte Op. 98 Liederkreis von Alois Jeitteles
1. 1.1 Auf dem Hügel sitz ich, spähend, und 1.2 - 1.6
2. Adelaide Op. 46 6:32
3. Zärtliche Liebe WoO 123 2:14
4. Der Kuß Op. 128 2:04
5. Lied aus der Ferne WoO 137 3:46
6. Der Jüngling in der Fremde WoO 138 2:07
7. Resignation WoO 149 3:10
8. Andenken WoO 136 2:41
Sechs Lieder von Christian Fürchtegott Gellert Op. 48
9. 1. Bitten 2:18
10. 2. Die Liebe Des Nächsten 1:12
11. 3. Vom Tode 2:33
12. 4. Die Ehre Gottes aus der Natur 2:30
13. 5. Gottes Macht und Vorsehung 0:42
14. 6. Bußlied 4:10
Lieder nach Johann Wolfgang Goethe
15. Mailied Op. 52 Nr. 4 2:24
16. Marmotte Op. 52 Nr. 7 0:48
17. Neue Liebe, neues Leben Op. 75 Nr. 2 2:55
18. Wonne der Wehmut Op. 83 Nr. 1 3:26
19. Sehnsucht Op. 83 Nr. 2 2:13
20. Mit einem gemalten Band Op. 83 Nr. 3 2:07
21. Freudvoll und leidvoll Op. 84 Nr. 4 1:42

Total: 67:02

Peter Schreier, tenor
Walter Olbertz, piano


CD 76

Songs II
Liebslieder
1. Das Glück der Freunschaft (Lebensglück) Op. 88 2:12
2. Seufzer eines Ungeliebten und Gegenliebe WoO 118 6:14
3. Der LiebendeWoO 139 2:13
4. Ruf vom Berge WoO 147 1:44
5. An die Hoffnung Op. 32 5:39
6. An die Hoffnung OP. 94 8:00
7. An die Geliebte WoO 140 (1. Fassung) 1:13
8. An die Geliebte WoO 140 (2. Fassung) 1:11
9. Selbstgespräch WoO 114 3:52
10. Gedenke mein WoO 130 1:32
11. Ich denke dein WoO 74 0:54
12. Die Liebe Op. 52 Nr. 6 1:19
13. Das Blümchen Wunderhold Op. 52 Nr. 8 1:54
14. Schilderung eines Mädchens WoO 107 0:34
15. An Minna WoO 115 0:44
16. Die Laute Klage WoO 135 2:50
17. Als die Geliebte sich trennen wollte WoO 132 2:33
18. Das Liedchen von der Ruhe Op. 52 Nr. 3 2:40
19. Sehnsucht WoO 146 2:37

Total: 50:16

Peter Schreier, tenor
Walter Olbertz, piano
Adele Stolte, soprano (zu 10)


CD 77

Songs III
Scherzlieder
1. Aus Goethes Faust Op. 75 Nr. 3 2:25
2. Urians Reise um die welt Op. 52 Nr. 1 3:33
3. Trinklied (beim Abschied zu singen) WoO 109 1:32
4. Punschlied WoO 111 0:46
5. Der Zufriedene Op. 75 Nr. 6 1:11
Vier Arietten und ein Duett mit italienschen Text Op. 82
6. 1. Hoffnung 2:25
7. 2. Liebsklage 2:34
8. 3. L'amante impatiente (Stille Frage) 1:40
9. 4. L'amante impatiente (Liebesungeduld) 2:08
10. 5. Lebensgenuß 2:34
11. O cara selve WoO 119 0:58
12. La partenza (Der Abschied) WoO 124 1:15
13. In questa tomba oscura WoO 133 2:59
14. La Tiranna, Canzonetta WoO 125 3:26
15. Que le temps me dure WoO 116 1:58
16. Plaisir d'aimer WoO 128 1:04
Ernste Lieder
17. Der Wachtelschlag WoO 129 3:24
18. Das Geheimnis WoO 145 1:22
19. An Laura WoO 112 2:56
20. Abendlied unterm gestirnten Himmel WoO 150 5:15
21. Klage WoO 113 2:59
22. Feuerfarb Op. 52 Nr. 2 3:27
23. Elegie auf den Tod eines Pudels WoO 110 2:25
24. So oder So WoO 148 1:55
25. Des Kriegers Abschied WoO 143 1:32
26. Der freie Mann WoO 117 1:47
27. Opferlied WoO 126 3:27

Total: 63:31

Peter Schreier, tenor
Walter Olbertz, piano
Gisela Franke, piano (zu 11)


CD 78

Songs IV
1. WoO 141 Der Gesang der Nachtigall (J.G. Herder) (B) 3:15
2. WoO 127 Neue Liebe, neues Leben (J.W. von Goethe) (B) 2:41
3. WoO 118 "Seufzer eines Ungeliebten" und "Gegenliebe" (G.A. Bürger) (B) 5:44
4. WoO 142 Der Bardengeist (F.R Hermann) (B) 5:58
5. WoO 139 Der Liebende (Reissig) (B) 2:53
6. WoO 144 Merkenstein (J.B. Rupprecht) (B) 2:56
7. WoO 120 Man strebt die Flamme zu verhehlen (MS) 3:00
8. Opus 52/5 Mollys Abschied (Bürger): Lebe wohl, du mann der Lust und Schmerzen (MS) 3:26
9. WoO 134 Sehnsucht (J.W. von Goethe) 4 settings (MS) 5:33
10. Opus 75/5 An den fernen Geliebten (Reissig): Einst wohnten süsse Ruh" (MS) 3:42
11. Opus 75/1 Mignon (J.W. von Goethe): Kennst du das land" (MS) 3:36
12. Opus 75/4 Gretels Warnung (G.A. von Halem): Mit Liebesblick und spiel und sang (MS) 1:48
13. Opus 99 Der Mann von Wort (F.A. Kleinschmid) Bass-Bariton (B) 2:51
14. WoO 151 Der edle Mensche sei hülfreich und gut (J.W. von Goethe) (B) 0:43
15. Hess 151 Traute Henriëtte (B) 0:42
16. Opus 100 Merkenstein (J.B. Rupprecht) duet (B, MS) 1:56

Total: 51:54

Florian Prey, Bariton (B)
Anna Haase, mezzosoprano (MS)
Norbert Groh, piano


CD 79

Canons, Epigrams and Jokes
1. Lob auf den Dicken “Schuppanzigh ist ein Lump”,WoO 100 0:31
Musical joke for 3 solo voices & choir
2. Esel aller Esel, hi ha,Hess 277 0:27
Musical joke
3. Graf, liebster Graf, liebstes Schaf, 0:42
Musical joke
4. Herr Graf, ich komme zu fragen, Hess 276 0:57
Canon a 3
5. Bester Graf, Sie sind ein Schaf, WoO 183
Canon a 4
6. Es muss sein, WoO 196 0:31
Joke or riddle canon a 4
7. Canon for 2 instruments in G major Hess 274 0:35
8. Das ist das werk, sorgt um das Geld!, WoO 180 0:42
Canon a 5
9. Glaube und hoffe, WoO 174 0:32
Canonlike movement a 4
10. Auf einen, welche Hoffmann geheissen, WoO 180 0:42
Canon a 2
11. Anglaise in D major for piano, Hess 61 0:36
12. Rasch tritt der Tod den Menschen an, WoO 104 1:10
Gesang der Mönche from Schiller's "Wilhelm Tell"
13. Ich war hier, Doktor, ich war hier, WoO 190 0:21
Riddle canon a 2
14. Signor abate, WoO 178 0:46
Canon a 3
15. Kurz ist der Schmerz, und ewig ist die Freude WoO 163 1:24
Canon a 3
16. Hol'euch der teufel! B'hüt euch Gott!, WoO 173 0:16
Riddle canon a 2
17. Gott ist eine feste Burg, WoO 188 0:19
Riddle canon a 2
18. Sankt Petrus war ein Fels/Bernardus war ein Sankt, WoO 175 0:44
Riddle canon a 4
19. Tugend ist keinleerer name, WoO 181 No. 3 0:38
Canon a 3
20. Edel sei der mensch, hülchfrei und gut, WoO 185
Canon a 6
21. Bester Magistrat, ihr friert, WoO 177 0:40
Canon for 2 male voices and 2 double basses
22. Kühl, nicht lau, WoO 191
Canon a 3
23. Wir irren allesamt, WoO 198
Riddle canon a 2
24. Auf einen, welcher Schwenke geheissen: "Schwenke dich ohne Schwänke", WoO 187 0:40
Canon a 4
25. Brauchle, Linke, WoO 167
Canon a 4
26. O Tobias!, WoO 182 0:37
Canon a 3
27. Gedenket heute an Baden, WoO 181 No. 1 0:43
Canon a 4
28. Seinen Kaiserlichen Hoheit...Alles Gute, Alles Schöne, WoO 179 1:41
Introduction and canon a 4
29. Glück fehl'dir vor allem, WoO 171 0:45
Canon a 4
30. Gehabt euch wohl, WoO 181 No. 2 0:30
Canon a 4
31. Freu dich des Lebens, WoO 195 0:24
Canon a 2
32. Glück zum neuen Jahr, WoO 165 0:32
Canon a 4
33. Instrumental canon a 2 in A flat major Hess 275 0:28
34. Im arm der Liebe ruht sich's wohl, WoO 159 1:31
Canon a 3
35. Ich Küsse Sie, WoO 169 0:17
Riddle canon a 2
36. Languisco e moro, Hess 229 1:20
Canon a 2
37. Te solo adoro, WoO 186 0:42
Canon a 2
38. Ewig dein, WoO 161 1:14
Canon a 3
39. Freundschaft ist der Quell wahrer Glückseligkeit, WoO 164 0:57
Canon a 3
40. Instrumental canon a 4, WoO 160 No. 2 1:17
41. Ta ta ta, lieber Mälzel, WoO 162 1:08
Canon a 4
42. Ich bitt'dich, schreib'mir die Es-Scala auf, WoO 172 0:31
Canon a 3
43. Ars longa, vita brevis, WoO 192 0:25
Riddle canon
44. Instrumental canon a 3, WoO 160 No. 1 1:10
45. Das Schweigen: "Lerne schweigen, o Freund WoO 168 No. 2" 1:16
Riddle canon a 3
46. Das Reden: "Rede wenn's um einen Freund dir gillt" WoO 168 No. 2 1:16
Canon a 3
47. Falstafferel, WoO 184 1:03
Canon a 5
48. Allegro in A major for 2 violins, WoO 34 0:21
49. Abschiedsgesang "Die Stunde Schlägt" WoO 102 4:01
25 Irish songs WoO 152 (selection)
50. No. 2 Sweet power of song (duet) 1:38
51. No. 5 on the massacre of Glencoe 1:58
52. No. 6 What shall I do to shew how much I love her? (duet) 1:47
53. No. 8 Come draw we round a cheerful ring 0:54
54. No. 10 The deserter 1:09
55. No. 11 Thou emblem of faith 1:30
56. No. 13 Musing on the roaring ocean 1:00
57. No. 15 Let brainspinning swains 1:03
58. No. 17 In vain to this desert (duet) 1:41
59. No. 19 Wife, children and friends (duet) 1:41
60. No. 20 Farewell bliss and farewell Nancy (duet) 1:18
61. No. 21 Morning a cruel turmoiler is 1:09
62. No. 23 The wand'ring gypsy 0:51
63. No. 24 The Thraugh welcome 0:57
20 Irish songs WoO 153 (selection)
64. No. 1 When eve's last rays in twilight (duet) 1:36
65. No. 4 Since greybeards inform us that youth will decay 1:09
66. No. 5 I dreamd'd I lay where flowers were springing (duet) 1:27
67. No. 7 O soothe me, my lyre 1:07
68. No. 8 Norah of Balamagairy 1:32
69. No. 10 The hapless soldier (duet) 1:30
70. No. 15 't is but in vain, for nothing thrives 1:16
71. No. 17 Come, Darby dear, easy, be easy 1:12
72. No. 20 Thy ship must sail, my Henry dear 1:32

Total: 72:56

Berliner Solisten,
Thomas Franke, Hermann Franke, Günter Wasch, clarinet
Wolf-Dieter Batzdorf, Bernd Niedermayr, Christian Lukasz
Johannes Kittel, violin
Walter Klier, Manfred Pernutz, double bass
Walter Olbertz, piano
Kammerchor der Berliner Singakademie Conceptual and artistic preparation,
chorusmaster and director: Dietrich Knothe
Renate Kramer, soprano,
(WoO 152 Nos 2,13,17,19,20,23; WoO 153 Nos 5,7,10,15,20)
Ingeborg Springer, mezzo soprano,
(WoO 142 No. 2; WoO 153 Nos 5,10)
Eberhard Büchner, tenor,
(WoO 152 Nos. 6,10,19; WoO 153 No. 4)
Armin Ude, tenor,
(WoO 153, Nos, 1,17)
Siegfried Lorenz, baritone,
(WoO 152 Nos. 5,6,8,11,15,17,20,24; WoO 153 Nos. 1,8)
Berliner solisten,
(WoO 152 No. 10; WoO 153 No. 8)
Brahms-trio:
Jörg Hoffmann, violin
Gotthard Popp, cello
Volkmar Lahmann, piano


CD 80

Irish songs WoO 152 & 153, selection
25 Irish songs WoO 152 selection (see also CD 79)
1. No. 1: The return to Ulster (B) 5:31
2. No. 3: Once more I hail thee (T) 3:06
3. No. 4: The morning air plays on my face (B) 2:29
4. No. 7: His boat comes on the sunny tide (S) 2:02
5. No. 9: The Soldier's dream (B) 5:08
6. No. 12: English Bulls (T) 2:28
7. No. 14: Dermot and Shelah (A, B) 2:19
8. No. 16: Hide not thy anguish (S) 2:22
9. No. 18: They bid me slight my Dermot dear (S, T) 2:18
10. No. 22: From Garyone, my happy home (S) 3:29
11. No. 25: Oh harp of Erin (T) 4:12
20 Irish songs WoO 153 selection
12. No. 2: No riches from his scanty store (S) 2:55
13. No. 3: The British Light Dragoons (T) 2:48
14. No. 6: Sad and luckless was the season (B) 4:17
15. No. 9: The kiss, dear maid, thy lip has left (B) 2:46
16. No. 11: When far from the home (B) 2:16
17. No. 12: I'll praise the Saints (S) 3:43
18. No. 13: 'Tis sunshine at last (T) 2:03
19. No. 14: Paddy O'Rafferty (S) 2:38
20. No. 16: O might I but my Patrick love (S) 2:58
21. No. 18: No more, my Mary (T) 1:55
22. No. 19: Judy, lovely, matchless creature (T) 2:46

Total: 67:45

Dorothee Wohlgemuth, soprano (S) - Christine Wehler, alto (A)
Georg Poplutz, tenor (T) - Jens Hamann, baritone (B)
Martin Haunhorst, violin - Bernhard Schwarz, violoncello
Rainer Maria Klaas, piano


CD 81

12 Irish songs WoO 154 complete
1. The Elfin Fairies (S) (A) 1:48
2. O harp of Erin (A) 3:49
3. The Farwewell Song (T) 3:31
4. The pulse of an Irishman (B) 2:20
5. Oh! Who, my dear Dermot (S) 3:41
6. Put round the bright wine (T) 2:21
7. From Garyone, my happy home (A) 4:01
8. Save me from the grave and wise (A, T, B Solo) 2:04
9. Oh! Would I were but that sweet linnet! (S,T) 5:37
10. The hero may perish (T, B) 1:11
11. The Soldier in a Foreign Land (S,T) 6:08
12. He promised me at parting (S,T) 2:46

Total: 40:03

Barbara Emilia Schedel, soprano (S) - Kerstin Wagner, alto (A)
Daniel Schreiber, tenor (T) - Daniel Raschinksky, baritone (B)
Sachiko Kobayashi, violin - Chihiro Saito, violincello
Michael Wagner, piano


CD 82

26 Welsh songs WoO 155, complete
1. Sion, the Son of Evan (T, B) 3:52
2. The Monks of Bangor's March (T, BB) 2:31
3. The Cottage Maid (S) 2:53
4. Love without Hope (T) 2:16
5. The Golden Robe (MS, BB) 2:59
6. The Fair Made of Mona (S) 3:25
7. O let the night my blushes hide (MS) 2:23
8. Farewell, thou noisy town (BB) 1:30
9. To the Aeolian Harp (M) 4:29
10. Ned Pugh's Farewell (T) 2:27
11. Merch Megan; or Peggy's Daughter (BB) 2:47
12. Waken, lords and ladies gay (S, T) 2:41
13. Helpless Woman (S) 1:45
14. The Dream (MS, T) 4:19
15. When mortals all to rest retire (S) 4:08
16. The Damsels of Cardigan (MS) 2:57
17. The Dairy House (T) 2:12
18. Sweet Richard (T) 2:05
19. The Vale of Clwyd (MS) 4:25
20. To the Blackbird (B) 3:34
21. Cupid's kindness (S) 1:58
22. Constancy (MS,T) 1:25
23. The Old Strain (MS) 3:26
24. Three Hundred Pounds (S) 2:37
25. The Parting Kiss (T) 3:07
26. Good Night (T) 1:33

Total: 73:57

Antonia Bourvé, soprano (S) - Rebekka Stöhr, mezzo-soprano (MS)
David Mulvenna Hamilton, tenor (T) - Haakon Schaub, baritone (B)
Manfred Bittner, bass-baritone (BB)
Zsuzsa Zsizsmann, violin - Cornelius Boensch, violoncello
Michael Clark, piano


CD 83

Scottish songs WoO 156 & 157, complete
12 Scottish songs WoO 156
1. The Banner of Buccleuch (S,T,B) 2:45
2. Duncan Cray (S,T,B) 3:02
3. Up! quit thy bower (S,MS,B) 2:29
4. Ye shepherds of this pleasant vale (S,T,B) 2:41
5. Cease your funning (S) 1:04
6. Highland Harry (MS) 1:56
7. Polly Stewart (T) 1:49
8. Womankind (S,T,B) 1:22
9. Lochnagar (S,T,B) 3:47
10. Glencoe (S,T,B) 3:06
11. Auld Lang Syne (MS, T, BB) 2:08
12. The Quaker's Wife (S,T,B) 2:04
Verschiedene Volkslieder WoO 157
13. No. 1: God save the King (S, MS, T, B) 4:02
14. No. 2: The Soldier (T) 2:44
15. No. 3: Charlie is my darling (S, MS, B) 1:52
16. No. 4: O sanctissima (S, MS, B) 2:26
17. No. 5: The Miller of Dee (S, T, B) 2:37
18. No. 6: A health to the brave (S, MS) 2:06
19. No. 7: Robin Adair (S, T , B) 4:03
20. No. 8: By the side of the Shannon (BB) 2:11
21. No. 9: Highlander's Lament (MS, T, BB) 4:43
22. No. 10: Sir Johnie Cope (T) 3:13
23. No. 11: The Wandering Minstrel (S,T,B) 3:54
24. No. 12: La gondoletta (T) 2:48

Total: 65:07

Antonia Bourvé, soprano (S) - Rebekka Stöhr, mezzo-soprano (MS)
David Mulvenna Hamilton, tenor (T) - Haakon Schaub, baritone (B)
Manfred Bittner, bass-baritone (BB)
Zsuzsa Zsizsmann, violin
Cornelius Boensch, violoncello - Michael Clark, piano


CD 84

Scottish songs Op. 108 & WoO 158/1
25 Scottish songs Op. 108
1. Music, love and wine 1:36
2. Sunset 2:41
3. O sweet were the hours 2:59
4. The maid of Isla 2:12
5. The sweetest lad was Jamie 1:47
6. Dim, dim is my eye 2:31
7. Bonnie, laddie, highland laddie 1:03
8. The lovely lass of Inverness 3:13
9. Behold my Love how green the groves 2:28
10. Sympathy 1:55
11. O, thou art the lad of my heart 0:54
12. O, had my fate been join'd with thine 1:57
13. Come fill, fill, my good fellow 1:37
14. O, how can I be blithe and glad 1:55
15. O cruel was my father 1:43
16. Could this ill world have been contriv'd 1:57
17. O Mary, at thy window be 2:09
18. Enchantress, farewell 1:55
19. O swiftly glides the bonny boat 2:35
20. Faithfu'Johnie 2:57
21. Jeanie's distress 1:45
22. The highland watch 1:41
23. The shepherd's song 1:52
24. Again, my dyre 3:54
25. Sally in our Alley 1:30
27 songs of different peoples (27 Lieder verschiedener Völker)
WoO 158/1 (Selection)
26. No. 1: Ridder stings Runer (Danish) 0:40
27. No. 4: Wann i in der Früh aufsteh (Tyrolean) 1:15
28. No. 7: Wer solche Buema afipackt (Tyrolean) 0:55
29. No. 8: Ih mag di nit nehma, du töppeter Hecht (Tyrolean) 3:08
30. No. 9: Oj, oj upilem sie w karczmie (Polish) 0:48
31. No. 10: Poszla baba po popiol (Polish) 0:44
32. No. 12: Seus lindos olhos (Portugese) 2:18
33. No. 13: Im Walde sind viele Mücklein geboren (Russian) 0:56
34. No. 14: Ach Bächlein, Bächlein, kühle Wasser (Russian) 1:33
35. No. 15: Unsere Mädchen gingen in den Wald (Russian) 0:49
36. No. 17: Vaggvisa (Swedish) 1:53
37. No. 18: Un ä Bergli bin i gesässe (Swiss) 1:54
38. No. 20: Bolero a due: Como la mariposa (Spanish) 1:04
39. No. 22: Magyar Szüretölö Ënek (Hungarian) 0:58
40. No. 24: Air de Colin, from Le Devin du Village 1:41
41. No. 27: Air Francais (French)

Total: 75:15

Renate Kramer, Soprano (1,4,8,9,11,13,14,17,18,19,20,24)
Ingeborg Springer. mezzo soprano (2,5,6,8,14,15,19,20,21)
Eberhard Büchner, tenor (1,3,10,12,13,15,18,19,22,24,25)
Günther Leib, baritone (1,4,7,9,12,16,17,19,23)
Eva Ander, piano
Reinhard Ulbricht, violin
Joachim Bischof, cello
Kurt Mahn, oboe
Werner Pauli, guitar
Members of the Radio Chorus Leipzig, Horst Neumann (1,13,19 & 26-41)


CD 85

Folksongs WoO 158/A/B/C
Aus: Lieder verschiedener völker WoO 158/a selection
1. 2. Horch auf, mein Liebchen (Ger.), (B) 1:50
2. 3. Wegen meiner bleib d'Fräula (Ger.), (B) 2:23
3. 5. I bin a Tyroler Bua (Tirolean), (T) 3:46
4. 6. A Madel, ja a Madel ()Tirolean), (T) 2:46
5. 11. Yo no guiero embarcarme (?Port.), (T) 1:26
6. 16. Schöne Minka, ich muss scheiden (Ukrainian: 'Air cosaque'), (S) (T) 3:02
7. 19. Una paloma blanca (Sp: 'Bolero a solo'), (T) 2:32
8. 21. La tiranna se embarca (Sp.), (T) 3:29
9. 23. Da brava, Catina (Venetian), (T) 1:01
British songs WoO 158/b
10. Adieu, my lov'd harp (A) 2:35
11. Oh ono chrio (O was not I a weary wright!) (A) 5:24
12. Red gleams the sun on yon hill tap (T) 1:40
13. Erin! O Erin! (T) 3:20
14. O Mary, ye's be clad in silk (T) 2:36
Songs of various nationalities WoO 158/C
15. When my hero in court appears (A) 1:47
16. Air de Colin (non, non, Colette n'est point trompeuse) (T) 1:37
17. Mark yonder pomp of costly fashion (T) 3:08
18. Bonnie wee thing (S, A, B) 2:15
19. From thee, Eliza, I must go (S, T, B) 2:44

Total: 50:22

Dorothee Wohlgemuth, soprano (S) - Christine Wehler, alto (A)
Georg Poplutz, tenor (T) - Jens Hamann, baritone (B)
Martin Haunhorst, violin - Bernhard Schwarz, violoncello
Rainer Maria Klaas, piano


CD 86

Symphony No. 9
Symphony No. 9 in D minor Op. 125
1. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso 17:51
2. Scherzo, molto vivace 12:00
3. Adagio molto e cantabile 19:32
4. Presto 24:59

Total: 74:22

Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano
Elisabeth Höngen, soprano
Hals Hopf, tenor
Otto Edelman, bass
Chor & Orchester des Bayreuther Festspiele, Wilhelm Fürtwängler


CD 87

Symphony No. 3
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major Op. 55 "Eroica"
1. Allegro con brio 15:54
2. Marcia funebre 14:43
3. Scherzo, allegro vivace 6:26
4. Finale, allegro molto 15:25
5. Leonore Overture No. 1 Op. 138 8:30
6. Leonore Overture No. 2 Op. 72a 13:05

Total: 74:03

Philharmonia Orchestra, Otto Klemperer


CD 88

Symphonies No. 5 & No. 7
Symphony No. 5 in C minor Op. 67
1. Allegro con brio 7:19
2. Andante con moto 9:44
3. Allegro 4:58
4. Allegro 8:48
Symphony No. 7 in A major Op. 92
5. Poco sostenuto-vivace 12:45
6. Allegretto 9:09
7. Presto-assai meno presto 8:43
8. Allegro con brio 7:00

Total: 68:26

Philharmonia Orchestra, Herbert von Karajan


CD 89

Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major Op. 73 "Emperor"
1. Allegro 20:49
2. Adagio un poco mosso 7:51
3. Rondo, allegro 10:20
Piano sonata No. 8 in C minor Op. 13 "Pathétique"
4. Grave-allegro di molto e con brio 8:42
5. Adagio cantabile 4:55
6. Rondo, allegro 4:08
Piano sonata No. 23 in F minor Op. 57 "Appassionata"
7. Allegro assai 9:22
8. Andante con moto 5:59
9. Allegro ma non troppo 5:28

Total: 77:34

Edwin Fischer, piano
Philharmonia Orchestra, Wilhelm Fürtwängler


CD 90

Violin concerto in D major Op. 61
1. Allegro ma non troppo 24:02
2. Larghetto 9:29
3. Rondo 10:11
4. Romance for violin & orchestra No. 1 in G major Op. 40 7:32
5. Romance for violin & orchestra No. 2 in F major Op. 50 9:11

Total: 60:04

David Oistrakh, violin
State Symphony Orchestra of USSR (1 - 3)
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra (4 - 5)
Gennadi Rozhdestvensky, conductor


CD 91

Piano sonata in C minor Op. 13 "Pathétique"
1. Grave-allegro di molto e con brio 6:07
2. Adagio cantabile 4:39
3. Allegro 4:11
Piano sonata in C sharp minor Op. 27 No. 2 "Mondschein/Moonlight/Clair de lune"
4. Adagio sostenuto 5:20
5. Allegretto 1:52
6. Presto agitato 5:41
Piano sonata in F minor Op. 57 "Appassionata"
7. Allegro assai 8:54
8. Andante con moto 5:51
9. Allegro ma non tropppo 5:07

Total: 47:42

Yves Nat, piano


CD 92

Piano sonata No. 30 in E major Op. 109
1. Vivace, ma non troppo-adagio espressivo 3:53
2. Prestissimo 2:19
3. Tema, Variazioni I - IV 14:08
Piano sonata No. 31 in A flat major Op. 110
4. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo 6:33
5. Allegro molto 1:55
6. Adagio ma non troppo-fuga 9:51
Piano sonata No.32 in C minor Op. 111
7. Maestoso-allegro con brio ed appassionato 8:14
8. Arietta, adagio molto, semplice e cantabile 17:43

Total: 64:36

Arthur Schnabel, piano


CD 93

Piano sonata No. 21 in C major Op. 53 "Waldstein"
1. Allegro con brio 8:04
2. Introduzione, adagio molto 3:18
3. Rondo, allegretto moderato 8:58
Piano sonata No. 23 in F minor Op. 57 "Appassionata"
4. Allegro assai 8:55
5. Andante con moto 6:39
6. Allegro ma non troppo 7:22
Piano sonata No. 30 in E major Op. 109
7. Vivace ma non troppo-adagio espressivo 3:44
8. Prestissimo 2:10
9. Tema, variazioni I - IV 11:10
Piano sonata No. 31 in A flat major Op. 110
10. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo 6:17
11. Allegro molto 1:46
12. Adagio ma non troppo-fuga 10:44

Total: 79:07

Walter Gieseking, piano


CD 94

Piano sonata No. 29 in B flat major Op. 106 "Hammerklavier"
1. Allegro 10:07
2. Scherzo, assai vivace 2:30
3. Adagio sostenuto, appassionato e con molto sentimento 22:20
4. Largo-allegro risoluto 12:37
Piano sonata No. 32 in C minor Op. 111
5. Maestoso-allegro con brio ed appassionato 8:40
6. Arietta, adagio molto, semplice e cantabile 17:57

Total: 74:11

Solomon, piano


CD 95

Violin sonata No. 5 in F major Op. 24 "Frühing/Spring"
1. Allegro 6:46
2. Adagio molto espressivo 6:04
3. Scherzo 1:12
4. Rondo, allegro ma non troppo 6:16
Violin sonata No. 7 in C minor Op. 30 No. 3
5. Allegro con brio 6:53
6. Adagio cantabile 8:39
7. Scherzo 2:57
8. Finale, allegro 4:51
Johann Sebastian Bach: Partita No. 2 In D minor BWV 1004
9. Allemanda 2:38
10. Corrente 1:29
11. Sarabande 3:45
12. Giga 1:57
13. Ciacona 12:46

Total: 66:13

Adolf Busch, violin
Rudolf Serkin, piano (1 - 8)


CD 96

Sonata for piano and cello No. 1 in F major Op. 5 No. 1
1. Adagio sostenuto 3:11
2. Allegro 11:12
3. Allegro vivace 7:34
Sonata for piano and cello No. 2 in G minor Op. 5 No. 2
4. Adagio sostenuto ed espressivo 5:40
5. Allegro molto piu tosto presto 7:52
6. Rondo, allegro 9:41
Sonata for piano and cello No. 3 in A major Op. 69
7. Allegro ma non tanto 9:23
8. Scherzo, allegro molto 3:12
9. Adagio cantabile-allegro vivace 7:23
10. Menuet in G major WoO 10 No. 2 2:35

Total: 67:43

Pablo Casals, cello
Mieczyslaw Horszowski, piano


CD 97

Piano trio in B flat major Op. 97 "Archduke"
1. Allegro moderato 9:39
2. Scherzo, allegro 6:41
3. Andante cantabile 13:15
4. Allegro moderato 6:32
Franz Schubert: Piano trio No. 1 in B flat major D 898
5. Allegro moderato 10:28
6. Andante un poco mosso 8:53
7. Scherzo, allegro 3:41
8. Rondo, allegro vivace 8:10

Total: 67:19

Alfred Cortot, piano
Jaques Thibaud, violin
Pablo Casals, cello


CD 98

String Quartet in B flat major Op. 130
1. Adagio ma non troppo-allegro 13:06
2. Presto 1:55
3. Andante con moto ma non troppo 5:39
4. Alla danza tedesca 2:40
5. Cavatine (adiago molto espressivo) 6:19
6. Finale, allegro 8:42
String quartet in C sharp minor Op. 131
7. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo 6:39
8. Allegro molto vivace 2:32
9. Allegro moderato 0:40
10. Andante ma non troppo e molto cantabile 11:56
11. Presto 5:03
12. Adagio quasi un poco andante 1:32
13. Allegro 6:16

Total: 73:25

Hungarian string quartet
Zoltan Szekely, violin I
Alexandre Moskowsky, violin II
Denes Koromzay, viola
Vilmos Palotai, cello


CD 99

Fidelio, Opera Op. 72
1. Overture 6:35
2. Jetzt, Schätchen, jetzt 5:09
3. Oh, wär'ich schon 4:39
4. Mir ist so wunderbar 4:44
5. Hat mann nicht auch Gold 2:57
6. Gut, Sönchen, gut 7:20
7. Marsch 2:15
8. Ha! Welch ein Augenblick 3:22
9. Jetzt, Alter 4:58
10. Abscheulicher! 7:57
11. O, welche Lust 7:25
12. Nun sprecht, wie ging's? 6:00
13. Ach! Wachter, eilt! 7:29

Total: 70:50

Leonore: Martha Mödl, soprano
Florestan: Wolfgang Windgassen, tenor
Rocco: Gottlob Frick, bass
Don Pizarro: Otto Edelmann, bass
Don Fernando: Alfred Poell, baritone
Marzelline: Sena Jurinac, soprano
Jaquino: Rudolf Schock, tenor
Erster Gefangener: Alwin Hendricks, tenor
Zweiter Gefangener: Franz Bierbach, baritone
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper
Wiener Philharmoniker, Wilhelm Fürtwängler


CD 100

Fidelio, Opera Op. 71, Continuation
1. Introductiion 4:06
2. Gott! Welch dunkel hier! 7:31
3. Wie kalt ist es in diesem unterirdischen Gewolbe! 2:15
4. Nur hurtig fort 4:36
5. Euch werde Lohn 6:39
6. Er sterbe! 3:50
7. Vater Rocco! 1:31
8. O namenlose Freude! 2:48
9. Leonore No. 3 15:19
10. Heil sei dem Tag 1:59
11. Des besten Königs Wink und Wille 3:52

Total: 62:18

Leonore: Martha Mödl, soprano
Florestan: Wolfgang Windgassen, tenor
Rocco: Gottlob Frick, bass
Don Pizarro: Otto Edelmann, bass
Don Fernando: Alfred Poell, baritone
Marzelline: Sena Jurinac, soprano
Jaquino: Rudolf Schock, tenor
Erster Gefangener: Alwin Hendricks, tenor
Zweiter Gefangener: Franz Bierbach, baritone
Chor der Wiener Staatsoper
Wiener Philharmoniker, Wilhelm Fürtwängler

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