The Only Beethoven Album You Will Ever Need

Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer), Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Orchestra: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
• Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
• Audio CD (April 27, 2004)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: Compendia
• ASIN: B0001IN0FI
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #86,473 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67 1st Movement

2. Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat, Op. 73, "Emperor" - Allegro

3. Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125, "Choral" - Molto vivace

4. Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92, Presto - Assai meno presto

5. Overture to "Egmont", Op. 84

6. Symphony No. 3 in E-Flat Major, Op. 55, "Eroica" - Allegro con brio

7. Ruins of Athens Overture

8. Fur Elise

9. Violin Concerto - Allegro

10. Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125, "Choral"

Disc: 2

1. Overture to "Fidelio", Op. 72c

2. Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68, "Pastoral" - Allegro ma non troppo

3. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2, "Moonlight" - Adagio

4. Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21 - Adagio molto; Allegro con brio

5. Pathetique Sonata - Adagio cantabile

6. Triple Concerto in C Major - Rondo alla polacca

7. Symphony No. 8 - Allegro vivace e con brio

8. Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Rondo - Molto allegro

Customer Reviews

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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Not Half Bad, February 4, 2005

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Bruce Kendall "BEK" (Southern Pines, NC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: The Only Beethoven Album You Will Ever Need (Audio CD)

I despise most CDs with titles like this one has, but have to admit that as a sampler, it's not bad at all. Some great orchestras, conductors, etc. A drawback is that they are not identified, but the excerpts are wonderful, nonetheless. Piano Concerto #5, for instance, is excellent. Haven't a clue who is playing, but it's more than adequate. The entire CD is uniformly well selected, so kudos to the producers for giving us a really good intro to the music of "the" genius of 19th century composition.

BEK