A collection of some of the greatest performances of Beethoven’s music here excerpted on a single CD from the ‘Yellow Label’s’ premium catalogue of Beethovenia.
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Symphony No. 5 in C minor: Allegro con brio
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik
Concerto for Piano & Orchestra No. 5 in E flat major ‘Emperor’: Adagio
Christoph Eschenbach, piano
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Seiji Ozawa
Symphony No. 6 in F major ‘Pastoral’: Allegretto
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Karl Böhm
Romance No. 2 in F major for Violin & Orchestra
David Oistrakh, violin
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Eugene Goossens
Fur Elise
William Kempff, piano
Sonata for Piano No. 14 in C sharp minor ‘Moonlight’: Adagio
William Kempff, piano
Sonata for Violin & Piano No. 5 in F major ‘Spring’: Adagio
Yehudi Menuhin, violin
William Kempff, piano
Sonata for Piano No. 8 in C minor ‘Pathetique’: Adagio cantabile
William Kempff, piano
Symphony No. 3 in E flat major ‘Eroica’: Scherzo. Allegro vivace
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Rafael Kubelik
Symphony No. 9 in D minor ‘Choral’: Finale. ‘Ode to Joy’
Vienna State Opera Orchestra & Chorus
Karl Böhm