BTHVN 2020: The New Complete Edition

~ Release by Ludwig van Beethoven (see all versions of this release, 8 available)

Annotation

A limited edition 123-disc collection to celebrate the 250th anniversary of Beethoven's birth. The collection includes 118 CDs, 3 BluRay audio discs, and 2 DVD video discs.

Annotation last modified on 2020-05-14 08:50 UTC.

Tracklist

▶CD 1: Symphonies nos. 1 & 2 / Overtures “Prometheus” & “Leonore” no. 3 (Modern Instruments)
▶CD 2: Symphonies nos. 3 & 4 (Modern Instruments)
▶CD 3: Symphonies nos. 5 & 6 / Overture “Coriolan” (Modern Instruments)
▶CD 4: Symphonies nos. 7 & 8 / Wellington's Victory / Overture “Zur Namensfeier” (Modern Instruments)
▶CD 5: Symphony no. 9 (Modern Instruments)
▶CD 6: Symphonies nos. 1 & 2 / Music to “Egmont” (Vienna Cycle)
▶CD 7: Symphonies nos. 3 & 4 (Vienna Cycle)
▶CD 8: Symphonies nos. 5 & 7 (Vienna Cycle)
▶CD 9: Symphonies nos. 6 & 8 (Vienna Cycle)
▶CD 10: Symphony no. 9 (Vienna Cycle)
▶CD 11: Symphonies nos. 1 & 2 (Period Instruments)
▶CD 12: Symphonies Nos. 3 & 4 (Period Instruments)
▶CD 13: Symphonies nos. 5 & 6 (Period Instruments)
▶CD 14: Symphonies nos. 7 & 8 (Period Instruments)
▶CD 15: Symphony no. 9 / Choral Fantasy (Period Instruments)
▶CD 16: Piano Concertos nos. 1 & 2 / Piano Concerto WoO 4
▶CD 17: Piano Concertos nos. 3 & 4
▶CD 18: Piano Concerto no. 5 / Violin Concerto
▶CD 19: Violin Concerto / Violin Romances / Romance cantabile
▶CD 20: Piano Concertos nos. 1 & 2 / Piano Rondo WoO 6
▶CD 21: Piano Concertos nos. 3 & 4 / Choral Fantasy
▶CD 22: Piano Concerto no. 5 / Piano Concerto in D
▶CD 23: Triple Concerto / Violin Concerto Movement / Cadenzas
▶CD 24: Ritterballett / The Creatures of Prometheus
▶CD 25: Dances & Marches WoO 7, 8, 14, 15, 18-22 & 24
▶CD 26: Egmont / The Ruins of Athens / Gratulations-Menuett
▶CD 27: King Stephen / The Consecration of the House / Tarpeja / Leonore Prohaska
▶CD 28: Leonore (I)
▶CD 29: Leonore (II)
▶CD 30: Fidelio (I)
▶CD 31: Fidelio (II) / Overture “Leonore” no. 1 / Arias, Choruses & Scenes WoO 91, 94, 97 & Unv 15
▶CD 32: Piano Sonatas nos. 1-3
▶CD 33: Piano Sonatas nos. 4-6 & 8
▶CD 34: Piano Sonatas nos. 7 & 9-11
▶CD 35: Piano Sonatas nos. 12-15 & 19
▶CD 36: Piano Sonatas nos. 16-18 & 20
▶CD 37: Piano Sonatas nos. 21-25
▶CD 38: Piano Sonatas nos. 26, 27 & 29
▶CD 39: Piano Sonatas nos. 28 & 29
▶CD 40: Piano Sonatas nos. 30-32
▶CD 41: Named Piano Sonatas: no. 8 “Pathétique” / no. 14 “Moonlight” / no. 17 “The Tempest” / no. 21 “Waldstein”
▶CD 42: Named Piano Sonatas: no. 23 “Appassionata” / no. 26 “Les Adieux” / no. 29 “Hammerklavier”
▶CD 43: Last Piano Sonatas: nos. 30-32
▶CD 44: Bagatelles opp. 33, 119, 126 / WoO 54, 56, 60, 81 & 214
▶CD 45: Electoral Sonatas WoO 47 / Sonata Movements op. 129, WoO 48-53 & 57
▶CD 46: Dances op. 89, WoO 10, 11, 13, 82-86 & 218 / Miscellaneous Works opp. 51, 77, WoO 55, 61, 61a & 215
▶CD 47: Variations WoO 63-66 & 68-71
▶CD 48: Variations opp. 34, 35, WoO 72, 73 & 75-77
▶CD 49: Variations opp. 76, 120 & WoO 78-80
▶CD 50: Diabelli Variations / “Eroica” Variations
▶CD 51: Works for Piano Duet opp. 6, 45, 134, WoO 67 & 74 / Other Solo Works opp. 39, WoO 31, 33, 64 & Hess 107
▶CD 52: Violin Sonatas nos. 1-4
▶CD 53: Violin Sonatas nos. 5 & 6 / Variations WoO 40 / Rondo WoO 41 / German Dances WoO 42
▶CD 54: Violin Sonatas nos. 7 & 9
▶CD 55: Violin Sonatas nos. 8-10
▶CD 56: Cello Sonatas nos. 1 & 2 / Variations op. 66 & WoO 46
▶CD 57: Cello Sonatas nos. 3-5 / Variations WoO 45
▶CD 58: Flute Duos opp. 105, 107 & WoO 26
▶CD 59: Other Duos op. 17, WoO 32, 34, 35, 43ab & 44ab
▶CD 60: Piano Trios nos. 1, 2 & 9 / Trio Movement Unv 9
▶CD 61: Piano Trios nos. 3, 5 & 6
▶CD 62: Piano Trios nos. 7, 8, 10 & 11
▶CD 63: Piano Trios no. 4 & Trio in E-flat op. 38
▶CD 64: Trios with Wind Instruments op. 87, WoO 28 & 37
▶CD 65: String Trios nos. 1 & 2
▶CD 66: String Trios nos. 3-5
▶CD 67: String Trios WoO 9, 15 & Hess 29 / Serenade op. 25
▶CD 68: String Quartets nos. 1-3
▶CD 69: String Quartets nos. 4-6
▶CD 70: String Quartets nos. 7 & 8
▶CD 71: String Quartets nos. 9 & 10
▶CD 72: String Quartets nos. 11, 13 & Grosse Fuge
▶CD 73: String Quartets nos. 12 & 14
▶CD 74: String Quartets nos. 15 & 16
▶CD 75: String Quartets nos. 12 & 15
▶CD 76: String Quartets nos. 13 & 14
▶CD 77: String Quartets no. 16, Hess 32 & 34 / Minuet WoO 209 / Preludes & Fugues Hess 30 & 31
▶CD 78: Piano Quartets WoO 36 / 3 Equali WoO 30
▶CD 79: Quintets opp. 16, 29, 137, WoO 208, Hess 38 & Unv 7
▶CD 80: String Quintets opp. 4 & 104 / Wind Sextets op. 71 & WoO 29
▶CD 81: Sextet op. 81b / Septet op. 20 / Octets op. 103 & WoO 25
▶CD 82: Lieder (I)
▶CD 83: Lieder (II)
▶CD 84: Lieder (III)
▶CD 85: Partsongs: WoO 95, 88 & 102-106 / Canons & Musical Jokes
▶CD 86: Folksong Settings op. 108
▶CD 87: Folksong Settings WoO 152
▶CD 88: Folksong Settings WoO 152 nos. 20, 23, & 24 / WoO 153
▶CD 89: Folksong Settings WoO 154 & 157
▶CD 90: Folksong Settings WoO 155
▶CD 91: Folksong Settings WoO 156 & 158bc
▶CD 92: Folksong Settings WoO 158a
▶CD 93: Works for Solo Voices with Orchestra opp. 65, 116, 118, 121b, 122 / WoO 89, 90, 92, 92a, 93
▶CD 94: Emperor Cantatas WoO 87 & 88
▶CD 95: Der glorreiche Augenblick / Meeresstille und Glückliche Fahrt / Mass in C
▶CD 96: Missa solemnis (Period Instruments)
▶CD 97: Missa solemnis (Modern Instruments)
▶CD 98: Christus am Ölberge
▶CD 99: Solo Piano & Arrangements for Piano
▶CD 100: Chamber Music
▶CD 101: Contrapuntal Studies & Doubtful Works
▶CD 102: Symphony no. 8 / Symphonies nos. 3, 5, 7 - Excerpts / Overtures “Leonore” nos. 2 & 3
▶CD 103: Symphony no. 5 / Grosse Fuge / Overtures “Egmont”, “Coriolan” & “Leonore” no. 3
▶CD 104: Symphonies nos. 5 & 6
▶CD 105: Symphony no. 9 / Overture “Egmont”
▶CD 106: Piano Concerto no. 3 / Violin Concerto
▶CD 107: Piano Sonatas nos. 8, 23, 30 & 31
▶CD 108: Piano Sonatas nos. 11, 18, 28 & 31
▶CD 109: Piano Sonatas nos. 4, 15 & 32
▶CD 110: Cello Sonata nos. 3 & 5 / Piano Trio no. 7 “Archduke”
▶CD 111: String Quartets nos. 13 & 16 / Grosse Fuge
▶CD 112: String Quartets nos. 6 & 15
▶CD 113: Lieder / Fidelio
▶CD 114: Piano Concertos nos. 1 & 2 / Piano Rondo WoO 6
▶CD 115: Piano Concerto no. 4 / Violin Concerto / Romance no. 2
▼CD 116: Piano Sonatas nos. 8, 14 & 17 / Lieder / Horn Sonata
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1Sonata no. 8 in c, op. 13 “Pathétique”: I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
producer:
Peter Wadland
fortepiano:
Steven Lubin (pianist) (in 1989-04)
balance engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer)
recorded at:
Methuen Memorial Music Hall in Methuen, Massachusetts, United States (in 1989-04)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”: I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio (in 1989-04)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1798)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”
7:57
2Sonata no. 8 in c, op. 13 “Pathétique”: II. Adagio cantabile
producer:
Peter Wadland
fortepiano:
Steven Lubin (pianist) (in 1989-04)
balance engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer)
recorded at:
Methuen Memorial Music Hall in Methuen, Massachusetts, United States (in 1989-04)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”: II. Adagio cantabile (in 1989-04)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1798)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”
5:24
3Sonata no. 8 in c, op. 13 “Pathétique”: III. Rondo. Allegro
producer:
Peter Wadland
fortepiano:
Steven Lubin (pianist) (in 1989-04)
balance engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer)
recorded at:
Methuen Memorial Music Hall in Methuen, Massachusetts, United States (in 1989-04)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”: III. Rondo. Allegro (in 1989-04)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1798)
music quoted on:
Drivin’
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”
4:20
4Sonata no. 14 in c-sharp, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight” (Sonata quasi una fantasia): I. Adagio sostenuto
producer:
Peter Wadland
fortepiano:
Steven Lubin (pianist) (in 1989-04)
balance engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer)
recorded at:
Methuen Memorial Music Hall in Methuen, Massachusetts, United States (in 1989-04)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto (in 1989-04)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1801)
music quoted on:
Happy Birthday but 13 classical composers are fighting over the last slice of cake
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
5:22
5Sonata no. 14 in c-sharp, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight” (Sonata quasi una fantasia): II. Allegretto
producer:
Peter Wadland
fortepiano:
Steven Lubin (pianist) (in 1989-04)
balance engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer)
recorded at:
Methuen Memorial Music Hall in Methuen, Massachusetts, United States (in 1989-04)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: II. Allegretto (in 1989-04)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1801)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
2:22
6Sonata no. 14 in c-sharp, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight” (Sonata quasi una fantasia): III. Presto agitato
producer:
Peter Wadland
fortepiano:
Steven Lubin (pianist) (in 1989-04)
balance engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer)
recorded at:
Methuen Memorial Music Hall in Methuen, Massachusetts, United States (in 1989-04)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: III. Presto agitato (in 1989-04)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1801)
music quoted on:
Happy Birthday but 13 classical composers are fighting over the last slice of cake
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C-sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
7:23
7Sonata no. 17 in d, op. 31 no. 2 (“The Tempest”): I. Largo - Allegro
producer:
Peter Wadland
fortepiano:
Steven Lubin (pianist) (in 1989-04)
balance engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer)
recorded at:
Methuen Memorial Music Hall in Methuen, Massachusetts, United States (in 1989-04)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 17 in D minor, op. 31 no. 2 "Tempest": I. Largo - Allegro (in 1989-04)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1801 until 1802)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 17 in D minor, op. 31 no. 2 "Tempest"
7:46
8Sonata no. 17 in d, op. 31 no. 2 (“The Tempest”): II. Adagio
producer:
Peter Wadland
fortepiano:
Steven Lubin (pianist) (in 1989-04)
balance engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer)
recorded at:
Methuen Memorial Music Hall in Methuen, Massachusetts, United States (in 1989-04)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 17 in D minor, op. 31 no. 2 "Tempest": II. Adagio (in 1989-04)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1801 until 1802)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 17 in D minor, op. 31 no. 2 "Tempest"
6:51
9Sonata no. 17 in d, op. 31 no. 2 (“The Tempest”): III. Allegretto
producer:
Peter Wadland
fortepiano:
Steven Lubin (pianist) (in 1989-04)
balance engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer)
recorded at:
Methuen Memorial Music Hall in Methuen, Massachusetts, United States (in 1989-04)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 17 in D minor, op. 31 no. 2 "Tempest": III. Allegretto (in 1989-04)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1801 until 1802)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 17 in D minor, op. 31 no. 2 "Tempest"
6:09
10Seufzer eines Ungeliebten - Gegenliebe, WoO 117: “Hast du nicht Liebe zugemessen” / “Wüßt' ich, wüßt' ich, dass du mich”
recording engineer:
Hans-Ulrich Bastin (in 1999-02)
producer and editor:
Karl-August Naegler (balance engineer)
fortepiano:
Melvyn Tan (pianist) (in 1999-02)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) (in 1999-02)
balance engineer:
Hans-Ulrich Bastin
recorded at:
Berwaldhallen in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (in 1999-02)
recording of:
Seufzer eines Ungeliebten und Gegenliebe, WoO 118 (in 1999-02)
lyricist:
Gottfried August Bürger
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer)
part of:
Kinsky catalogue (Beethoven WoO works) (number: WoO 118)
5:29
11Fantasia for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra in c, op. 80 ("Choral Fantasy”): 1st Alternative Improvised Introduction
recording engineer:
Reinhard Lagemann
executive producer:
Dr. Peter Czornyj
producer:
Karl-August Naegler (balance engineer)
editor:
Mark Buecker (Engineer of classical recordings)
fortepiano:
Robert Levin (American classical pianist) (in 1995-01)
conductor:
Sir John Eliot Gardiner (in 1995-01)
balance engineer:
Gernot von Schultzendorff (Engineer)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon (in 1996)
recorded at:
St John’s, Smith Square in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1995-01)
recording of:
Choral Fantasy, op. 80 (alternative improvised introduction no. 1) (improvisation by Robert Levin) (in 1995-01)
composer:
Robert Levin (American classical pianist) (in 1995)
is based on:
Fantasia for Piano, Chorus, and Orchestra in C minor, op. 80 “Choral Fantasy”: I. Adagio
2:24
12Der Kuss, op. 128: “Ich war bei Chloen ganz allein”
recording engineer:
Hans-Ulrich Bastin (in 1999-02)
producer and editor:
Karl-August Naegler (balance engineer)
fortepiano:
Melvyn Tan (pianist) (in 1999-02)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) (in 1999-02)
balance engineer:
Hans-Ulrich Bastin
recorded at:
Berwaldhallen in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (in 1999-02)
recording of:
Der Kuß, op. 128 (in 1999-02)
lyricist:
Christian Felix Weiße
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1798 until 1822)
part of:
Works of Ludwig van Beethoven by opus number (number: op. 128)
1:59
13Als die Geliebte sich trennen wollte, WoO 132: “Der Hoffnung letzter Schimmer sinkt dahin!”
recording engineer:
Hans-Ulrich Bastin (in 1999-02)
producer and editor:
Karl-August Naegler (balance engineer)
fortepiano:
Melvyn Tan (pianist) (in 1999-02)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) (in 1999-02)
balance engineer:
Hans-Ulrich Bastin
recorded at:
Berwaldhallen in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (in 1999-02)
recording of:
Als die Geliebte sich trennen wollte. Empfindungen bei Lydiens Untreue, WoO 118 (in 1999-02)
lyricist:
Stephan von Breuning and François Benoît Hoffmann
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1806)
1:45
14Sehnsucht, WoO 146: “Die stille Nacht umdunkelt erquickend Tal und Höh”
recording engineer:
Hans-Ulrich Bastin (in 1999-02)
producer and editor:
Karl-August Naegler (balance engineer)
fortepiano:
Melvyn Tan (pianist) (in 1999-02)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) (in 1999-02)
balance engineer:
Hans-Ulrich Bastin
recorded at:
Berwaldhallen in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (in 1999-02)
recording of:
Sehnsucht, WoO 146 (in 1999-02)
lyricist:
Christian Ludwig Reissig
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1815 until 1816)
part of:
Kinsky catalogue (Beethoven WoO works) (number: WoO 146)
2:11
15An die Geliebte, WoO 140: “Oh, dass ich dir vom stillen Augen” (2nd version)
recording engineer:
Hans-Ulrich Bastin (in 1999-02)
producer and editor:
Karl-August Naegler (balance engineer)
fortepiano:
Melvyn Tan (pianist) (in 1999-02)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) (in 1999-02)
balance engineer:
Hans-Ulrich Bastin
recorded at:
Berwaldhallen in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (in 1999-02)
recording of:
An die Geliebte, WoO 140 (2. Fassung) (in 1999-02)
lyricist:
Josef Ludwig Stoll
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1811)
part of:
Kinsky catalogue (Beethoven WoO works) (number: WoO 140)
1:15
16Maigesang, op. 52 no. 4: “Wie herrlich leuchtet mir die Natur!”
recording engineer:
Hans-Ulrich Bastin (in 1999-02)
producer and editor:
Karl-August Naegler (balance engineer)
fortepiano:
Melvyn Tan (pianist) (in 1999-02)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) (in 1999-02)
balance engineer:
Hans-Ulrich Bastin
recorded at:
Berwaldhallen in Stockholm, Stockholms län, Sweden (in 1999-02)
recording of:
Song for Voice and Piano, op. 52 no. 4 in A-flat major: Allegro "Mailied: Wie herrlich leuchtet mir die Natur" (in 1999-02)
lyricist:
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1792, from 1804 until 1805)
is based on:
Mailied
part of:
8 Lieder, op. 52
2:13
17Sonata for Piano and Horn in F, op. 17: I. Allegro moderato
producer:
Chris Sayers (producer)
fortepiano:
Robert Levin (American classical pianist) (in 1996-09)
horn:
Anthony Halstead (horn soloist, conductor and director) (in 1996-09)
balance engineer:
Philip Siney (sound engineer)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1996-09)
recording of:
Sonata for Horn and Piano in F major, op. 17: I. Allegro moderato
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1800)
part of:
Sonata for Horn and Piano in F major, op. 17
8:16
18Sonata for Piano and Horn in F, op. 17: II. Poco Adagio, quasi Andante
producer:
Chris Sayers (producer)
fortepiano:
Robert Levin (American classical pianist) (in 1996-09)
horn:
Anthony Halstead (horn soloist, conductor and director) (in 1996-09)
balance engineer:
Philip Siney (sound engineer)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1996-09)
recording of:
Sonata for Horn and Piano in F major, op. 17: II. Poco adagio, quasi andante
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1800)
part of:
Sonata for Horn and Piano in F major, op. 17
1:24
19Sonata for Piano and Horn in F, op. 17: III. Rondo. Allegro moderato
producer:
Chris Sayers (producer)
fortepiano:
Robert Levin (American classical pianist) (in 1996-09)
horn:
Anthony Halstead (horn soloist, conductor and director) (in 1996-09)
balance engineer:
Philip Siney (sound engineer)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka "Watford Town Hall" until it closed in 1994; reopened in 1995 under its present name) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1996-09)
recording of:
Sonata for Horn and Piano in F major, op. 17: III. Rondo. Allegro moderato
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1800)
part of:
Sonata for Horn and Piano in F major, op. 17
4:55
▶CD 117: Piano Trio no. 5 “Ghost” / String Quartet no. 9 / Quintet op. 16
▶CD 118: Chamber Versions of Symphony no. 2 & Piano Concerto no. 4 / “Ah! perfido”
▶Blu-ray 119: The Symphonies
▶Blu-ray 120: The Piano Sonatas
▶Blu-ray 121: The String Quartets
▶DVD-Video 122: Fidelio
▶DVD-Video 123: Symphonies nos. 4 & 7