Beethoven - The Very Best of Beethoven (Various, 2005)

The Very Best of Beethoven (2005)

1 Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
(Bela Drahos / Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia)

2 Egmont, Op. 84: Overture
(Stephen Gunzenhauser / Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra)

3 Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2, "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto
(Jeno Jando)

4 String Quartet No. 9 in C major, Op. 59/3, "Razumovsky": IV. Allegro molto
(Kodaly Quartet)

5 Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61: III. Rondo: Allegro
(Kenneth Jean / Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra / Takako Nishizaki)

6 Fidelio, Op. 72, Act I: No. 9 "Abscheulicher! wo eilst du hin?"
(Michael Halasz / Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia / Inga Nielsen)

7 Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op. 13, "Pathetique": II. Adagio cantabile
(Jeno Jando)

8 Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68, "Pastoral": I. Allegro ma non troppo
(Bela Drahos / Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia)

9 Violin Sonata No. 9 in A major, Op. 47, "Kreutzer": III. Finale: Presto
(Takako Nishizaki / Jeno Jando)

10 Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73, "Emperor": Rondo: Allegro
(Barry Wordsworth / Capella Istropolitana / Stefan Vladar)

11 Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, Op. 55, "Eroica": III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace
(Bela Drahos / Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia)

12 Bagatelle in A minor, WoO 59, "Fur Elise"
(Balazs Szokolay)

13 Mass in D major, Op. 123, "Missa Solemnis": Benedictus
(Kenneth Schermerhorn / Nashville Symphony Orchestra & Chorus / Soloists)

14 Violin Sonata No. 5 in F major, Op. 24, "Spring": II. Adagio molto espressivo
(Takako Nishizaki / Jeno Jando)

15 Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58: III. Rondo (Vivace)
(Barry Wordsworth / Capella Istropolitana / Stefan Vladar)

16 Andante in F major, WoO 57, "Andante favori"
(Balazs Szokolay)

17 Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto
(Bela Drahos / Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia)

18 Piano Trio No. 7 in B flat major, Op. 97, "Archduke": II. Scherzo
(Jeno Jando / Takako Nishizaki / Csaba Onczay)

19 Cello Sonata No. 3 in A major, Op. 69: III. Adagio cantabile - Allegro vivace
(Maria Kliegel / Nina Tichman)

20 Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125, "Choral": IV. Finale: Presto - Allegro assai (excerpt)
(Richard Edlinger / Zagreb Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus / Soloists)



Composer: Ludwig Van Beethoven (Baptised 1770 - Heaven 1827)


Codec profile is Opus VBR at bitrate 96 (libopus 1.1).
The source was CD/lossless, retail 2005.

Genre marked as Classical, and tracks are tagged and pretty.
Embedded 600x600 custom front cover album art.

Note(s): This is the 2CD "very best of" compilation from the naxos series with the cartoonish abomination album covers. The original album cover is therefore obviously not embedded.


enjoy ! /dussin