Tracklist

CD 1: Solo Piano & Arrangements for Piano
CD 2: Chamber Music
CD 3: Contrapuntal Studies & Doubtful Works
CD 4: Symphony no. 8 / Symphonies nos. 3, 5, 7 - Excerpts / Overtures “Leonore” nos. 2 & 3
CD 5: Symphony no. 5 / Grosse Fuge / Overtures “Egmont”, “Coriolan” & “Leonore” no. 3
CD 6: Symphonies nos. 5 & 6
CD 7: Symphony no. 9 / Overture “Egmont”
CD 8: Piano Concerto no. 3 / Violin Concerto
CD 9: Piano Sonatas nos. 8, 23, 30 & 31
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1Sonata no. 30 in E, op. 109: I. Vivace, ma non troppo - Adagio espressivo - Tempo I
recording engineer:
Edward Fowler (engineer)
producer:
Fred Gaisberg and Mark Obert-Thorn (sound engineer)
piano:
Artur Schnabel (Austrian classical pianist and teacher) (on 1932-03-22)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1932-03-22)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 30 in E major, op. 109: I. Vivace, ma non troppo (on 1932-03-22)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1820)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 30 in E major, op. 109
3:53
2Sonata no. 30 in E, op. 109: II. Prestissimo
recording engineer:
Edward Fowler (engineer)
producer:
Fred Gaisberg and Mark Obert-Thorn (sound engineer)
piano:
Artur Schnabel (Austrian classical pianist and teacher) (on 1932-03-22)
recorded at and engineered at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1932-03-22)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 30 in E major, op. 109: II. Prestissimo (on 1932-03-22)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1820)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 30 in E major, op. 109
2:24
3Sonata no. 30 in E, op. 109: III. Andante, molto cantabile ed espressivo (Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung)
recording engineer:
Edward Fowler (engineer)
producer:
Fred Gaisberg and Mark Obert-Thorn (sound engineer)
piano:
Artur Schnabel (Austrian classical pianist and teacher) (on 1932-03-22)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (on 1932-03-22)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 30 in E major, op. 109: III. Gesangvoll, mit innigster Empfindung. Andante molto cantabile ed espressivo (Theme with variations) (on 1932-03-22)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1820)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 30 in E major, op. 109
14:18
4Sonata no. 8 in c, op. 13 “Pathétique”: I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio7:37
5Sonata no. 8 in c, op. 13 “Pathétique”: II. Adagio cantabile4:51
6Sonata no. 8 in c, op. 13 “Pathétique”: III. Rondo. Allegro4:35
7Sonata no. 31 in A-flat, op. 110: I. Moderato cantabile, molto espressivo
executive producer:
Dr. Fred Hamel
producer:
Fred Hamel
piano:
Wilhelm Kempff (pianist) (in 1951-09)
balance engineer:
Karl-Heinz Westphal (in 1951-09)
recorded at:
Beethovensaal (Hannover) in Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany (in 1951-09)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110: I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo (in 1951-09)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1821)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110
6:04
8Sonata no. 31 in A-flat, op. 110: II. Allegro molto
executive producer:
Dr. Fred Hamel
producer:
Fred Hamel
piano:
Wilhelm Kempff (pianist) (in 1951-09)
balance engineer:
Karl-Heinz Westphal (in 1951-09)
recorded at:
Beethovensaal (Hannover) in Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany (in 1951-09)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110: II. Allegro molto (in 1951-09)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1821)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110
2:29
9Sonata no. 31 in A-flat, op. 110: III. Adagio, ma non troppo - Arioso dolente - Fuga. Allegro, ma non troppo - L'istesso tempo di Arioso - L'inversione della Fuga
executive producer:
Dr. Fred Hamel
producer:
Fred Hamel
piano:
Wilhelm Kempff (pianist) (in 1951-09)
balance engineer:
Karl-Heinz Westphal (in 1951-09)
recorded at:
Beethovensaal (Hannover) in Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany (in 1951-09)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110: III. Adagio, ma non troppo - Fuga. Allegro ma non troppo (in 1951-09)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1821)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110
9:40
10Sonata no. 23 in f, op. 57 “Appassionata”: I. Allegro assai
recording engineer:
Willem van Leeuwen (recording engineer) and Frits van Swoll
producer:
Jaap van Ginneken
piano:
Claudio Arrau (pianist) (in 1965-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Concertgebouw (Amsterdam) in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1965-09)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 “Appassionata”: I. Allegro assai (in 1965-09)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1804 until 1806)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 “Appassionata”
11:16
11Sonata no. 23 in f, op. 57 “Appassionata”: II. Andante con moto
recording engineer:
Willem van Leeuwen (recording engineer) and Frits van Swoll
producer:
Jaap van Ginneken
piano:
Claudio Arrau (pianist) (in 1965-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Concertgebouw (Amsterdam) in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1965-09)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 “Appassionata”: II. Andante con moto (in 1965-09)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1804 until 1806)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 “Appassionata”
7:18
12Sonata no. 23 in f, op. 57 “Appassionata”: III. Allegro ma non troppo
recording engineer:
Willem van Leeuwen (recording engineer) and Frits van Swoll
producer:
Jaap van Ginneken
piano:
Claudio Arrau (pianist) (in 1965-09)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Philips Classics Productions (not for release label use!—classical music division of Polygram, reorganized as Philips Music Group in 1997) (in 1967)
recorded at:
Concertgebouw (Amsterdam) in Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands, Kingdom of the Netherlands (in 1965-09)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 “Appassionata”: III. Allegro ma non troppo (in 1965-09)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1804 until 1806)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 “Appassionata”
8:21
CD 10: Piano Sonatas nos. 11, 18, 28 & 31
CD 11: Piano Sonatas nos. 4, 15 & 32
CD 12: Cello Sonata nos. 3 & 5 / Piano Trio no. 7 “Archduke”
CD 13: String Quartets nos. 13 & 16 / Grosse Fuge
CD 14: String Quartets nos. 6 & 15
CD 15: Lieder / Fidelio
CD 16: Piano Concertos nos. 1 & 2 / Piano Rondo WoO 6
CD 17: Piano Concerto no. 4 / Violin Concerto / Romance no. 2
CD 18: Piano Sonatas nos. 8, 14 & 17 / Lieder / Horn Sonata
CD 19: Piano Trio no. 5 “Ghost” / String Quartet no. 9 / Quintet op. 16
CD 20: Chamber Versions of Symphony no. 2 & Piano Concerto no. 4 / “Ah! perfido”

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