Essential Beethoven

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1Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
orchestra:
Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra) (in 1986-04, from 1986-04-14 until 1986-04-21)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor) (in 1986-04, from 1986-04-14 until 1986-04-21)
recording of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67: I. Allegro con brio (in 1986-04)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1804 until 1808)
part of:
Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67
7:13
2Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto
recording engineer:
C. Robert Fine (from 1963-07-09 until 1963-07-10)
producer:
Harold Lawrence
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra (from 1963-07-09 until 1963-07-10)
conductor:
Antal Doráti (conductor) (from 1963-07-09 until 1963-07-10)
recorded at:
Watford Town Hall (Watford Colosseum, fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (from 1963-07-09 until 1963-07-10)
recording of:
Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: II. Allegretto (from 1963-07-09 until 1963-07-10)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1811 until 1812)
part of:
Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92
8:35
3Romance for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 in F major, Op. 50: Adagio cantabile
engineer:
Tony Buczynski and Cees Huizinga
producer:
Jaap van Ginneken
violin:
Arthur Grumiaux (Belgian violinist) (from 1960-05-11 until 1960-05-14)
orchestra:
Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra (from 1960-05-11 until 1960-05-14)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor) (from 1960-05-11 until 1960-05-14)
recorded at:
Concertgebouw: Grote Zaal in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland (North Holland), Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (from 1960-05-11 until 1960-05-14)
recording of:
Romance for Violin and Orchestra no. 2 in F major, op. 50 (Romance for Violin and Orchestra no. 2 in F major, op. 50: Adagio cantabile) (from 1960-05-11 until 1960-05-14)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1798)
part of:
Works of Ludwig van Beethoven by opus number (number: op. 50)
7:58
4Sonata for Piano No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto
recording engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer) (in 1977-09)
producer:
James Walker (ballet/opera conductor, classical recordings producer for Decca) (in 1977-09)
piano:
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Russian‐Icelandic conductor and pianist) (in 1977-09)
recorded at:
All Saints’ Church (Petersham) in Richmond upon Thames, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1977-09)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto (in 1977-09)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1801)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
6:12
5Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise": Poco moto
producer:
Andrew Cornall (engineer / producer) (from 1984-05 to present)
piano:
Vladimir Ashkenazy (Russian‐Icelandic conductor and pianist) (in 1984-05)
balance engineer:
Colin Moorfoot (engineer) (in 1984-05)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1984)
recorded at:
Sofiensaal in Landstraße, Wien (Vienna), Austria (in 1984-05)
recording of:
Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto (Bagatelle for Piano in A minor “Für Elise”, WoO 59) (in 1984-05)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1808 until 1810)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 15), Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 17) and Kinsky catalogue (Beethoven WoO works) (number: WoO 59)
3:04
6Sonata for Piano No. 17 in D minor, Op. 31 No. 2 "The Tempest": III. Allegretto
producer:
Vittorio Negri (conductor)
piano:
Stephen Kovacevich (classical pianist, aka Stephen Bishop) (in 1971-12)
recorded at:
Brent Town Hall (Wembley Town Hall) in Brent (London Borough of Brent), London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1971-12)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 17 in D minor, op. 31 no. 2 "Tempest": III. Allegretto (in 1971-12)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1801 until 1802)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 17 in D minor, op. 31 no. 2 "Tempest"
6:37
7Septet for Violin, Viola, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon, Cello, and Double Bass in E-flat major, Op. 20: V. Scherzo. Allegro molto e vivace
performer:
Berlin Philharmonic Octet (in 1972-11)
recording of:
Septett for Violin, Viola, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon, Cello, and Double Bass in E-flat major, op. 20: V. Scherzo. Allegro molto e vivace (in 1972-11)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1799)
part of:
Septett for Violin, Viola, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon, Cello, and Double Bass in E-flat major, op. 20
3:21
8Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37: II. Largo
producer:
Volker Straus (producer/engineer)
piano:
Alfred Brendel (Austrian pianist) (from 1975-11-10 until 1975-11-12)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra) (from 1975-11-10 until 1975-11-12)
conductor:
Bernard Haitink (conductor) (from 1975-11-10 until 1975-11-12)
recorded at:
Walthamstow Assembly Hall in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1975-11-10 until 1975-11-12)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 3 in C minor, op. 37: II. Largo (from 1975-11-10 until 1975-11-12)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1800 until 1803)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 3 in C minor, op. 37
10:37
9Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93: IV. Allegro vivace
orchestra:
Chicago Symphony Orchestra (in 1973-11)
conductor:
Sir Georg Solti (conductor) (in 1973-11)
recording of:
Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93: IV. Allegro vivace (in 1973-11)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1812)
part of:
Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93
7:48
10Egmont, Op. 84: Overture. Sostenuto, ma non troppo
producer:
John Mordler (producer)
orchestra:
Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic) (from 1969-12-11 until 1969-12-15)
conductor:
George Szell (conductor, pianist, composer) (from 1969-12-11 until 1969-12-15)
balance engineer:
Gordon Parry (engineer) (from 1969-12-11 until 1969-12-15)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
The Decca Record Company Limited (not a release label; for copyrights use only) (in 1970)
recorded at:
Sofiensaal in Landstraße, Wien (Vienna), Austria (from 1969-12-11 until 1969-12-15)
edit of:
Complete Incidental Music to Egmont, op. 84: Ouvertüre by Wiener Philharmoniker (Vienna Philharmonic), George Szell (conductor, pianist, composer)
recording of:
Egmont, op. 84: Ouvertüre. Sostenuto, ma non troppo – Allegro (from 1969-12-11 until 1969-12-15)
premiered in:
Wien (Vienna), Austria (on 1810-06-15)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1809-10 until 1810-06)
part of:
Egmont, op. 84
8:33
11Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, Op. 61: III. Rondo. Allegro
violin:
Arthur Grumiaux (Belgian violinist) (in 1966-07)
orchestra:
Philharmonia Orchestra (London orchestra, known as New Philharmonia Orchestra from 1964–1976) (in 1966-07)
conductor:
Alceo Galliera (organist, conductor and composer) (in 1966-07)
recording of:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 61: III. Rondo. Allegro (in 1966-07)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1806)
part of:
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 61
9:01
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