The 99 Most Essential Beethoven Masterpieces

Compilation by Ludwig van Beethoven

Released 30 December 2008

Tracklist

  • 1
    Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67 "Fate": I. Allegro con brio
    7:35
  • 2
    Bagatelle in A minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise"
    2:46
  • 3
    Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto
    6:59
  • 4
    Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 5 in F major, op. 24 "Spring": I. Allegro
    8:52
  • 5
    Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 "Pastorale": I. Allegro ma non troppo
    10:15
  • 6
    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 "Emperor": II. Adagio un poco mosso - III. Rondo: Allegro
    18:35
  • 7
    Wind Octet in E-flat major, op. 103: I. Allegro
    8:12
  • 8
    Romance for Violin and Orchestra no. 2 in F major, op. 50
    8:41
  • 9
    Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 "Sonata Pathétique": II. Adagio cantabile
    5:40
  • 10
    Fidelio, op. 72: Overture
    6:42
  • 11
    Quintet for Piano, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, and Bassoon in E-flat major, op. 16: I. Grave - Allegro ma non troppo
    12:19
  • 12
    Sonata for Cello and Piano no. 2 in G minor, op. 5 no. 2: I. Adagio sostenuto ed espressivo - Allegro molto più tosto presto
    12:33
  • 13
    Symphony no. 2 in D major, op. 36: II. Larghetto
    11:47
  • 14
    Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 9 in A major, op. 47 "Kreutzer Sonata": I. Adagio sostenuto - Presto
    13:51
  • 15
    String Quartet no. 7 in F major, op. 59 no. 1 "Razumovsky Quartet no. 1": I. Allegro
    10:54
  • 16
    Sonata for Piano no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 "Appassionata": I. Allegro assai
    10:21
  • 17
    Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 "Eroica": I. Allegro con brio
    14:49
  • 18
    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 3 in C minor, op. 37: II. Largo
    9:47
  • 19
    Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 2 in A major, op. 12 no. 2: I. Allegro vivace
    6:43
  • 20
    Missa Solemnis in D major, op. 123: III. Credo
    19:06
  • 21
    Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: II. Allegretto
    9:03
  • 22
    Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 4 in A minor, op. 23: I. Presto
    5:27
  • 23
    Trio for Piano, Violin, and Cello no. 7 in B-flat major, op. 97 "Archduke Trio": I. Allegro moderato
    13:38
  • 24
    Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 "Moonlight": III. Presto agitato
    7:41
  • 25
    Concerto for Piano, Violin, Cello, and Orchestra in C major, op. 56: I. Allegro
    17:57
  • 26
    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 19: II. Adagio
    7:49
  • 27
    Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 "Choral": I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso
    16:03
  • 28
    Mass in C major (Three Hymns), op. 86: II. Gloria
    7:59
  • 29
    Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 7 in C minor, op. 30 no. 2: II. Adagio cantabile
    9:29
  • 30
    Sonata for Cello and Piano no. 1 in F major, op. 5 no. 1: I. Adagio sostenuto - Allegro
    17:35
  • 31
    Egmont, op. 84: Egmont
    8:24
  • 32
    Sonata for Piano no. 17 in D minor, op. 31 no. 2 "The Tempest": I. Largo - Allegro
    10:36
  • 33
    Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 61: III. Rondo. Allegro
    9:27
  • 34
    Symphony no. 5 in C minor, op. 67 "Fate": II. Andante con moto
    10:04
  • 35
    String Quartet no. 9 in C major, op. 59/3, "Razumovsky Quartet no. 3": IV. Allegro molto
    5:52
  • 36
    The Ruins of Athens, op. 113: Overture in G minor
    6:18
  • 37
    Symphony no. 7 in A major, op. 92: I. Poco sostenuto – Vivace
    12:31
  • 38
    Sonata for Piano no. 12 in A-flat major, op. 26 "Funeral March": I. Andante con variazioni
    7:18
  • 39
    Sonata for Cello and Piano no. 3 in A major, op. 69: II. Scherzo. Allegro molto
    5:52
  • 40
    String Quartet no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 131: I. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivo
    7:11
  • 41
    Coriolan, op. 62: Overture in E minor
    7:36
  • 42
    12 Variations for Cello and Piano in G major on G.F. Handel’s "See, the Conqu’ring Hero Comes", WoO 45
    13:38
  • 43
    Trio no. 11 in G major for Piano, Violin and Cello, op. 121a: Variations on "Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu": Adagio
    17:36
  • 44
    Mass in C major (Three Hymns), op. 86: IV. Sanctus
    10:36
  • 45
    Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 "Eroica": II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assai
    12:49
  • 46
    Sonata for Piano no. 17 in D minor, op. 31 no. 2 "The Tempest": III. Allegretto
    7:40
  • 47
    Symphony no. 8 in F major, op. 93: II. Allegretto scherzando
    4:17
  • 48
    The Creatures of Prometheus, op. 43: I. Overture: Adagio - Allegro molto con brio
    5:18
  • 49
    Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 1 in D major, op. 12 no. 1: II. Tema con Variazioni. Andante con moto
    7:51
  • 50
    Sonata for Piano no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 "Appassionata": II. Andante con moto (attacca)
    6:10
  • 51
    Sonata for Cello and Piano no. 3 in A major, op. 69: III. Adagio cantabile - Allegro vivace
    9:10
  • 52
    Symphony no. 4 in B-flat major, op. 60: II. Adagio
    8:37
  • 53
    Quintet for Piano, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn, and Bassoon in E-flat major, op. 16: II. Andante cantabile
    5:39
  • 54
    Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 "Choral": II. Molto vivace
    9:44
  • 55
    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in C major, op. 15: I. Allegro con brio
    17:07
  • 56
    String Quartet no. 3 in D major, op. 18/3: I. Allegro
    5:36
  • 57
    Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 2 in A major, op. 12 no. 2: II. Andante più tosto allegretto
    6:00
  • 58
    Trio no. 2 for Clarinet, Bassoon and Piano: I. Allegro
    5:55
  • 59
    Sonata for Piano no. 12 in A-flat major, op. 26 "Funeral March": III. Marcia funebre sulla morte d’un Eroe (Funeral March for a Dead Hero)
    6:51
  • 60
    Leonore: Overture no. 3, op. 72a
    13:38
  • 61
    Sonata for Piano no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110: I. Moderato cantabile molto espressivo
    6:06
  • 62
    Symphony no. 3 in E-flat major, op. 55 "Eroica": IV. Finale. Allegro molto
    11:21
  • 63
    Sonata for Piano and Cello no. 5 in D major, op. 102 no. 2: III. Allegro - Allegro fugato
    4:34
  • 64
    Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 6 in A major, op. 30 no. 1: II. Adagio
    7:34
  • 65
    Trois Equales, WoO 30: no. 1-3
    5:06
  • 66
    Symphony no. 1 in C major, op. 21: I. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio
    9:17
  • 67
    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 3 in C minor, op. 37: I. Allegro con brio
    17:03
  • 68
    Sonata for Piano no. 26 in E-flat major, op. 81a "Les Adieux": II. Andante espressivo
    3:49
  • 69
    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 4 in G major, op. 58: II. Andante con moto
    3:39
  • 70
    Septet in E-flat major, op. 20: I. Adagio, Allegro con brio - II. Adagio cantabile - III. Tempo di minuetto
    25:07
  • 71
    König Stephan (King Stephan), op. 117: Overture
    7:27
  • 72
    String Quartet no. 8 in E minor, op. 59/2, "Razumovsky Quartet no. 2": III. Allegretto ("Theme russe")
    7:25
  • 73
    Sonata for Piano no. 20 in G major, op. 49 no. 2: I. Allegro ma non troppo
    4:29
  • 74
    Concerto for Piano, Violin, Cello, and Orchestra in C major, op. 56: II. Largo - Rondo alla Polacca
    19:07
  • 75
    Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 8 in G major, op. 30 no. 3: III. Allegro vivace
    4:11
  • 76
    Variations on "Rule Britannia" in D major for Piano, WoO 79
    4:30
  • 77
    Bagatelle no. 6 in E-flat major, op. 126: Presto - Andante amabile e con moto
    4:20
  • 78
    Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 6 in A major, op. 30 no. 1: III. Allegretto con variazioni
    8:35
  • 79
    Sonata for Piano no. 31 in A-flat major, op. 110: III. Adagio, ma non troppo - Fuga. Allegro ma non troppo
    10:23
  • 80
    Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 "Choral": III. Adagio molto e cantabile
    15:00
  • 81
    Sonata for Cello and Piano no. 1 in F major, op. 5 no. 1: II. Allegro vivace
    7:02
  • 82
    The Ruins of Athens, op. 113: Turkisch March
    1:42
  • 83
    Variations in E-flat major on a Theme from Mozart’s Opera "The Magic Flute" for Cello and Piano, op. 66
    10:06
  • 84
    Sonata for Violin and Piano no. 10 in G major, op. 96: I. Allegro moderato
    11:44
  • 85
    Sonata for Cello and Piano no. 3 in A major, op. 69: I. Allegro ma non tanto
    12:43
  • 86
    Große Fugue in B-flat major, op. 133
    18:18
  • 87
    Variations and Fugue for Piano on an Original Theme in E-flat major, op. 35, "Eroica Variations"
    24:28
  • 88
    Sonata for Piano and Cello no. 4 in C major, op. 102 no. 1: I. Andante - Allegro vivace
    5:53
  • 89
    Twelve Contredanses for Orchestra, WoO 14: Dance no. 12
    2:07
  • 90
    Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 "Pathétique": III. Rondo. Allegro
    4:16
  • 91
    Die Weihe des Hauses (The Consecration of the House), op. 124: Overture
    10:54
  • 92
    Sonata for Piano and Cello no. 5 in D major, op. 102 no. 2: II. Adagio con molto sentimento d’affetto
    8:57
  • 93
    Romance for Violin and Orchestra no. 1 in G major, op. 40
    8:08
  • 94
    Sonata for Piano no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 "Appassionata": III. Allegro ma non troppo - Presto
    5:01
  • 95
    Symphony no. 1 in C major, op. 21: II. Andante cantabile con moto
    6:27
  • 96
    Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 1 in C major, op. 15: II. Largo
    11:50
  • 97
    Sonata for Piano and Cello no. 4 in C major, op. 102 no. 1: II. Adagio - Allegro vivace
    6:56
  • 98
    Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 61: II. Larghetto
    7:36
  • 99
    Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 "Choral": IV. Presto - Allegro assai - Choral Finale (Ode to Joy)
    24:34

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