Best Beethoven 50

CD: 1

1. Symphony No. 1 in C, Op.21: IV. Adagio - Allegro molto e vivace von Philadelphia Orchestra/Riccardo Muti 5:29

2. Symphony No. 2 in D, Op.36: III. Scherzo (Allegro) von Philadelphia Orchestra/Riccardo Muti 3:42

3. Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55, "Eroica": I. Allegro con brio von Kurt Sanderling 6:28

4. Symphony No. 3 in E Flat, Op.55 'Eroica': III. Scherzo (Allegro vivace) von Kurt Sanderling 1:58

5. Symphony No. 4 in B flat Op.60: III. Menuetto (Allegro vivace) & Trio (Un poco meno allegro) von Wolfgang Sawallisch/Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra 5:43

6. Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio von Philharmonia Orchestra/Kurt Sanderling 6:37

7. Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68, "Pastoral": V. Hirtengesang - Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm (Allegretto) von Philadelphia Orchestra/Riccardo Muti 6:46

8. Egmont Op. 84: Overture von Eugen Jochum/London Symphony Orchestra 8:50

9. Symphony No. 7 in A, Op.92: Poco sostenuto - Vivace von Wolfgang Sawallisch/Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra 6:06

10. Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto von Wolfgang Sawallisch 3:18

11. Symphony No. 7 in A, Op.92: Allegro con brio von Wolfgang Sawallisch/Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra 7:18

12. Symphony No. 8, Op.93 (1989 Remastered Version): II. Allegretto scherzando von Philharmonia Orchestra/Herbert von Karajan 3:57

13. Symphony No. 8, Op.93 (1989 Remastered Version): IV. Allegro vivace von Philharmonia Orchestra/Herbert von Karajan 3:44

14. The Ruins of Athens (Incidental Music) Op.113: Turkish March von Orchestra of St Luke's/Dennis Russell Davies 2:06

15. Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125: 'Ode to Joy' von James Morris 6:14

CD: 2

1. Violin Concerto in D Op. 61 (cadenzas by Vasa Prihoda) (1988 Remastered Version): I. Allegro ma non troppo von Josef Suk/New Philharmonia Orchestra/Sir Adrian Boult 4:06

2. Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor Op. 37: I. Allegro con brio von Claudio Arrau/Alceo Galliera 5:45

3. Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, 'Emperor' Op. 73: I. Allegro von Cleveland Orchestra 6:41

4. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio von Walter Gieseking 7:49

5. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile von Walter Gieseking 5:47

6. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C Minor, Op. 13 "Pathétique": III. Rondo (Allegro) von Walter Gieseking 4:07

7. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2, "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto (Excerpt) von Dame Moura Lympany 3:57

8. Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59, "Für Elise" von Dame Moura Lympany 3:20

9. Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24, "Spring": I. Allegro von Yehudi Menuhin/Jeremy Menuhin 3:37

10. Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24, "Spring": II. Adagio molto espressivo von Yehudi Menuhin/Jeremy Menuhin 6:27

11. Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24, "Spring": III. Scherzo (Allegro molto) - Trio von Yehudi Menuhin/Jeremy Menuhin 1:20

12. Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24, "Spring": IV. Rondo (Allegro ma non troppo) von Yehudi Menuhin/Jeremy Menuhin 6:53

13. Cello Sonata No.2 in G minor Op.5 No.2: I. Adagio sostenuto ed esspresivo von Paul Tortelier/Eric Heidsieck 5:57

14. Flute Sonata in B flat: II. Polonaise von Michel Debost/Christian Ivaldi 4:16

15. Violin Sonata No. 9 in A Major, Op. 47, "Kreutzer": III. Finale (Presto) von Yehudi Menuhin/Jeremy Menuhin 3:05

16. Sonata for Cello and Piano No. 5 in D Op. 102/2 (1988 Remastered Version): III. Allegro - Allegro fugato von Jacqueline du Pré/Stephen Kovacevich 3:53

CD: 3

1. Quintet in E Flat for Piano & Wind, Op.16 (1998 Remastered Version): III. Rondo (Allegro non troppo) von Melos Ensemble 5:48

2. String Quartet No.1 in F Op.18 No.1 (1985 Remastered Version): II. Adagio affettuoso ed appassionato (extract) von Alban Berg Quartett 3:54

3. String Quartet No. 4 in C Minor, Op.18 (1999 Remastered Version): III. Menuetto (Allegretto) & Trio von Alban Berg Quartett 3:27

4. Clarinet Trio in B flat major Op. 11: II. Adagio von Nash Ensemble 5:12

5. Duo No. 1 for C for Clarinet & Bassoon, WoO 27 (1998 Remastered Version): I. Allegro von Melos Ensemble 3:51

6. Septet in E-Flat Major, Op. 20: III. Tempo di Menuetto - Trio von Melos Ensemble 3:10

7. Trio for Flute, Violin & Viola in D Op.25: I. Entrata (Allegro) von Michel Debost/Serge Collot/Gérard Jarry 3:22

8. Trio for Flute, Violin & Viola in D Op.25: III. Allegro molto von Michel Debost/Serge Collot/Gérard Jarry 2:09

9. March for Sextet in B Flat Major (1810), WoO 29 (1998 Remastered Version) von Melos Ensemble 1:20

10. Piano Trio No.5 in D Op.70 No.1 "Ghost": II. Largo assai ed espressivo von The Chung Trio 5:16

11. String Quartet No.10 in E flat "Harp" Op.74: I. Poco adagio - Allegro von The Hungarian Quartet 8:39

12. Sextet in E Flat Major, Op.81b (1998 Remastered Version): III. Rondo (Allegro) von Melos Ensemble 5:37

13. Octet in E flat Major, Op. 103: Finale (Presto) von Melos Ensemble 3:45

14. Zärtliche Liebe, 'Ich liebe dich' WoO123 (Herrosse) von Olaf Bär/Geoffrey Parsons 1:46

15. Wonne der Wehmut Op.83 No.2 (1992 Remastered Version) von Elly Ameling/Dalton Baldwin 2:47

16. 12 Irish Songs WoO154 (1993 Remastered Version): XII. He promised me at parting von Victoria de los Angeles/Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau/Eduard Drolc/Irmgard Poppen/Gerald Moore 1:25

17. Mass in C Major, Op. 86: I. Kyrie von New Philharmonia Chorus/New Philharmonia Orchestra/Carlo Maria Giulini 5:34

18. Missa solemnis in D Op. 123, Gloria: Gloria in excelsis Deo - Gratias agimus tibi von Carol Vaness/Waltraud Meier/Hans-Peter Blochwitz/Hans Tschammer/Tallis Chamber Choir/English Chamber Orchestra/Jeffrey Tate 5:00

19. Missa solemnis in D Op. 123, Credo: Et resurrexit tertia die - Credo in Spiritum Sanctum von Carol Vaness/Waltraud Meier/Hans-Peter Blochwitz/Hans Tschammer/Tallis Chamber Choir/English Chamber Orchestra/Jeffrey Tate 3:00