50 Best Beethoven

Contents:
CD 1
1. Symphony No.1 in C Op.21 - IV. Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace
Philadelphia Orchestra
2. Symphony No.2 in D Op.36 - III. Scherzo (Allegro)
Philadelphia Orchestra
3. Symphony No.3 in E flat Op.55 'Eroica' - I. Allegro con brio
Kurt Sanderling
4. Symphony No.3 in E flat Op.55 'Eroica' - III. Scherzo (Allegro vivace)
Kurt Sanderling
5. Symphony No.4 in B flat Op.60 - III. Menuetto (Allegro vivace) & Trio (Un poco meno allegro)
Wolfgang Sawallisch
6. Symphony No.5 in C minor Op.67 - I. Allegro con brio
Kurt Sanderling
7. Symphony No.6 in F 'Pastoral' Op.68 - V. Allegretto (Shepherds' Hymn) (abbrev. version arr. Norman Bates)
Philadelphia Orchestra
8. Egmont Op.84 - Overture
Eugen Jochum
9. Symphony No.7 in A Op.92 - Poco sostenuto - Vivace
Wolfgang Sawallisch
10. Symphony No.7 in A Op.92 - Allegretto
Wolfgang Sawallisch
11. Symphony No.7 in A Op.92 - Allegro con brio
Wolfgang Sawallisch
12. Symphony No.8 Op.93 - II. Allegretto scherzando
Herbert von Karajan
13. Symphony No.8 Op.93 - IV. Allegro vivace
Herbert von Karajan
14. The Ruins of Athens (Incidental Music) Op.113 - Turkish March
Dennis Russell Davies
15. Symphony No.9 in D minor 'Choral' Op.125 - Ode to Joy
Westminster Choir

CD 2
1. Violin Concerto in D Op.61 (cadenzas by Vasa Prihoda) - I. Allegro ma non troppo
Josef Suk
2. Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor Op.37 - I. Allegro con brio
Claudio Arrau
3. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No.5, 'Emperor' Op.73 - Allegro
Cleveland Orchestra
4. Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor 'Pathétique' Op.13 - I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
Walter Gieseking
5. Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor 'Pathétique' Op.13 - II. Adagio cantabile
Walter Gieseking
6. Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor 'Pathétique' Op.13 - III. Rondo (Allegro)
Walter Gieseking
7. Piano Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor 'Moonlight' Op.27 No.2 - I. Adagio sostenuto (excerpt) (arr. Norman Bates, pub. EMI Music Publ. Ltd)
Dame Moura Lympany
8. 25 Bagatelles - No.25 in A minor WoO 59 (Für Elise)
Dame Moura Lympany
9. Violin Sonata No.5 in F 'Spring' Op.24 - I. Allegro
Jeremy Menuhin
10. Violin Sonata No.5 in F 'Spring' Op.24 - II. Adagio molto espressivo
Jeremy Menuhin
11. Violin Sonata No.5 in F 'Spring' Op.24 - III. Schezo (Allegro molto)
Jeremy Menuhin
12. Violin Sonata No.5 in F 'Spring' Op.24 - IV. Rondo (Allegro ma non troppo)
Jeremy Menuhin
13. Cello Sonata No.2 in G minor Op.5 No.2 - I. Adagio sostenuto ed esspresivo
Eric Heidsieck
14. Flute Sonata in B flat - II. Polonaise
Christian Ivaldi
15. Violin Sonata No.9 in A 'Kreutzer' Op.47 - III. Finale (Presto)
Jeremy Menuhin
16. Sonata for Cello and Piano No.5 in D Op.102/2 - III. Allegro - Allegro fugato
Jacqueline du Pré

CD 3
1. Quintet in E Flat for Piano & Wind, Op.16 - III. Rondo (Allegro non troppo)
William Waterhouse
2. String Quartet No.1 in F Op.18 No.1 - II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato (extract)
Alban Berg Quartett
3. String Quartet No.4 in C minor Op.18 No.4 - III. Menuetto (Allegretto) & Trio
Alban Berg Quartett
4. Clarinet Trio in B flat major Op.11 - II. Adagio
Nash Ensemble
5. Duo No.1 for C for Clarinet & Bassoon, WoO 27 - I. Allegro
William Waterhouse
6. Septet in E flat Op.20 - Tempo di Menuetto & Trio
Melos Ensemble
7. Trio for Flute, Violin & Viola in D Op.25 - I. Entrata (Allegro)
Serge Collot
8. Trio for Flute, Violin & Viola in D Op.25 - III. Allegro molto
Serge Collot
9. March from Sextet in B Flat Major (1810), WoO 29
Melos Ensemble
10. Piano Trio No.5 in D Op.70 No.1 "Ghost" - II. Largo assai ed espressivo
Myung-Wha Chung
11. String Quartet No.10 in E flat "Harp" Op.74 - I. Poco adagio - Allegro
Hungarian Quartet
12. Sextet in E Flat Major, Op.81b - III. Rondo (Allegro)
James Buck
13. Octet in E flat Major, Op.103 - Finale (Presto)
Melos Ensemble
14. Zärtliche Liebe, 'Ich liebe dich' WoO123 (Herrosse)
Olaf Bär
15. Wonne der Wehmut Op.83 No.2
Dalton Baldwin
16. 12 Irish Songs WoO154 - XII. He promised me at parting
Eduard Drolc
17. Mass in C major Op.86 - Kyrie
Theo Altmeyer
18. Gloria - Gloria in excelsis Deo - Gratias agimus tibi
Tallis Chamber Choir
19. Gloria - Et resurrexit tertia die - Credo in Spiritum Sanctum
Tallis Chamber Choir