Complete Beethoven Edition--Sampler / Kempff

Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau (Performer), Thomas Allen (Performer), Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer), Herbert von Karajan (Conductor), Myung-Whun Chung (Conductor, Performer), Andrew Davis (Conductor), John Eliot Gardiner (Conductor), Hans Priem-Bergrath (Conductor), Amadeus Quartet (Performer), Emerson String Quartet (Performer), LaSalle Quartet (Performer), Vienna Chamber Ensemble (Performer), Winds of the Berlin Philharmonic (Performer), Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble (Performer), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra), Philharmonia Orchestra of London (Orchestra), BBC Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique (Orchestra), Wilhelm Kempff (Performer), Gianluca Cascioli (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Thomas Allen, Myung-Whun Chung, Amadeus Quartet, Emerson String Quartet, et al.
• Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra of London, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre Revolutionnaire et Romantique
• Conductor: Herbert von Karajan, Myung-Whun Chung, Andrew Davis, John Eliot Gardiner, Hans Priem-Bergrath
• Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
• Audio CD (August 12, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Deutsche Grammophon
• ASIN: B000001GZO
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #271,691 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
  • #15 in Music > Classical > Chamber Music > Septets

Track Listings

1. Symphony No. 5 in C minor ('Fate'), Op. 67: Allegro con brio

2. Romance Cantabile for flute, bassoon & orchestra in E minor, Hess 13

3. Triumphal march in C for 'Tarpeja,' for orchestra, WoO 2a

4. Fidelio, opera, Op. 72: Prisoner's Chorus: O welche Lust, in freier Luft den Atem leicht zu he

5. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor ('Pathétique'), Op. 13: Adagio cantabile

6. Ländler (7) for piano (all in D major), WoO 11

7. Sonata for violin & piano No. 5 in F major ('Spring'), Op. 24: Adagio molto espressivo

8. Sonata for cello & piano No. 3 in A major, Op. 69: Scherzo, Allegro molto

9. Piano Trio in E flat major, Op. 70/2: Allegretto ma non troppo

10. Serenade for violin, viola & cello in D major, Op. 8: Menuetto, Allegretto

11. String Quartet in F major (arrangement of Piano Sonata No. 9 in E major, Op. 14/1), Hess 34: Rondo Allegro

12. String Quartet No. 11 in F minor ('Serioso'), Op. 95: Larghetto espressivo

13. String Quartet No. 16 in F major, Op. 135: Vivace

14. Septet for strings & woodwinds in E flat major, Op. 20

15. March for wind ensemble in F major, ('Für die Böhmische Landwehr'), WoO 18

16. Zärtliche Liebe, song for voice & piano, WoO 123

17. Music, Love and Wine, folk song for voice & piano trio, Op. 108/1

18. Chor auf die verbündeten Fürsten, for chorus & orchestra, WoO 95

19. Der glorreiche Augenblick, cantata for soloists, chorus & orchestra, Op. 136: Alle die Herrscher darf ich grüßen

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful sampler, October 22, 2000

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"songbear" (Ashburn, VA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Complete Beethoven Edition--Sampler / Kempff (Audio CD)

This sampler of the Complete Beethoven Edition is a steal. Over 70 minutes of music, a wide variety of Beethoven's work (not just highlights of his better known works). It is packaged with a beautifully illustrated booklet containing performance info, information about the more complete sets in this collection, and Beethoven's life (in three languages). The recording quality varies, with session dates on the sampler ranging from 1963 to present, but everything (though not all definitive performances) is done quite well. This would be a great introduction to the world of Beethoven, or super to carry around in the car.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Let this be the doorway to heaven, October 11, 2004

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D. Schotman "D.E.B. Schotman" (Dublin, Ireland) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Complete Beethoven Edition--Sampler / Kempff (Audio CD)

A few years ago I heard this sampler. From off that day I've been wanting to have this collection. I never brought anything of Beethoven since I always thought, one day Im going to get the entire set of music, so by now I am about halfway the collection. I have 10 volumes and I can tell you that it absolutely rocks. I dont know any other composer making such fantastic music. Not to mention the diversity, the quality and the performances, which are all top notch. Although I think no-one had expected otherwise from DG.

Like I said let this sampler be the doorway to heavenly music. You soon will find out that there is no beter composer than Ludwich From Beethoven.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful sampler, October 22, 2000

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"songbear" (Ashburn, VA United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Complete Beethoven Edition--Sampler / Kempff (Audio CD)

This sampler of the Complete Beethoven Edition is a steal. Over 70 minutes of music, a wide variety of Beethoven's work (not just highlights of his better known works). It is packaged with a beautifully illustrated booklet containing performance info, information about the more complete sets in this collection, and Beethoven's life (in three languages). The recording quality varies, with session dates on the sampler ranging from 1963 to present, but everything (though not all definitive performances) is done quite well. This would be a great introduction to the world of Beethoven, or super to carry around in the car.