NightMoods: Moonlight

Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer), Ferdinand Leitner (Conductor), Berlin Philharmonic Brass Ensemble (Orchestra), Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra), Emil Gilels (Performer), Anatol Ugorski (Performer), Wilhelm Kempff (Performer), Martha Argerich (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Emil Gilels, Anatol Ugorski, Wilhelm Kempff, Martha Argerich
• Orchestra: Berlin Philharmonic Brass Ensemble, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
• Conductor: Ferdinand Leitner
• Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
• Audio CD (April 15, 1997)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Deutsche Grammophon
• ASIN: B000001GZS
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #401,209 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Adagio sostenuto

2. Adagio cantabile

3. Bagatelle for piano in A minor ("Für Elise"), WoO 59

4. Andante con moto

5. Adagio

6. Tempo di Menuetto

7. Adagio un poco mosso

8. Adagio con molta espressione

9. Allegretto ma non troppo

10. 2nd movement

11. Largo

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Soulful Beethoven, December 10, 2000

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Ardith Campbell Dentzer (Alexandria, VA USA) - See all my reviews
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In January 2000, I visited Bonn, Germany's Beethoven House and found this CD in its gift shop. If you are looking for a soothing, soulful selection of the master's work, this is it. I am surprised that this CD isn't as big a seller in the U.S. as it obviously is in Germany. For those of you who have also seen the film "Immortal Beloved" -- you'll recognize some of the cuts on the CD, particularly track 7, the Klavierkonzert Nr. 5 Es-dur op. 73 (forgive me, I am looking at the CD I bought in Bonn -- in German of course). Once you listen to track 7, tell me if you don't think Beethoven translated the art of making love, into music, in this crescendoing piece. Beethoven may not have been able to add sensual lyrics in his day, but they are here if you but listen. The entire CD is magnificent, and the Nightmoods series of this composer, and others, is also the same.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful, calm and relaxing for bedtime!, January 3, 2007

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Victoria Eastburn (Trumbull, CT United States) - See all my reviews
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I love this CD and listen to it all of the time. It creates a real feeling of peace.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars All-Day Refreshment!, February 3, 2008

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ivorygirl4ever (Victoria, BC Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: NightMoods: Moonlight (Audio CD)

I bought this CD based on the review by Ardith Campbell Dentzer and am in complete agreement with her assessment. This is an amazing collection of my favorite Beethoven piano pieces (and a couple of new ones). And it's definitely not just a night time CD. It is my Sunday morning coffee/cooking dinner after work/driving-in-the-car favorite!