Ludwig van Beethoven a fost un compozitor și pianist german, a cărui creație acoperă tranziția de la clasicismul muzical la romantism. Este considerat unul dintre cei mai importanți compozitori din toate timpurile. Opera sa este împărțită în mod tradițional într-o perioadă timpurie, una de mijloc „eroică” și o fază creativă târzie.
Compilația 100 Best Beethoven a apărut în 2019 la casa de discuri Warner Classics și prezintă o selecție din creația simfonică a compozitorului. Albumul cuprinde 15 piese, printre care fragmente din simfoniile nr. 1–9, inclusiv celebra Odă bucuriei din Simfonia a IX-a, precum și Uvertura Egmont și Marșul turcesc din muzica scenică Ruinele Atenei. Selecția surprinde amploarea moștenirii simfonice a lui Beethoven, de la lucrările timpurii până la compozițiile de vârf.
Melodii
CD 1 - Symphonies
1. Symphony No 1 In C Op. 21 - IV Adagio - Allegro Molto Vivace
2. Symphony No 2 In D Op. 36 - III Scherzo
3. Symphony No 3 In E Flat "Eroica" Op. 55 - I Allegro Con Brio
4. Symphony No 3 In E Flat "Eroica" Op. 55 - III Scherzo
5. Symphony No 4 In B Flat Op. 60 - III Menuetto
6. Symphony No 5 In C Minor Op. 67 - I Allegro Con Brio
7. Symphony No 6 In F "Pastoral" Op. 68 - V Allegretto
8. Egmont Overture Op. 84
9. Symphony No 7 In A Op. 92 - I Vivace
10. Symphony No 7 In A Op. 92 - II Allegretto
11. Symphony No 7 In A Op. 92 - IV Allegro Con Brio
12. Symphony No 8 In F Op. 93 - II Allegretto
13. Symphony No 8 In F Op. 93 - IV Allegro Vivace
14. The Ruins Of Athens, Incidental Music Op. 113 - Turkish March
15. Symphony No 9 In D Minor Op. 125 "Choral" - IV Ode To Joy
CD 2 - Concertos
1. Violin Concerto In D Op. 61 - I Allegro Ma Non Tropo
2. Violin Concerto In D Op. 61 - II Larghetto
3. Violin Concerto In D Op. 61 - III Rondo
4. Piano Concerto No 1 In C Op. 15 - I Allegro Con Brio
5. Piano Concerto No 1 In C Op. 15 - II Largo
6. Piano Concerto No 2 In B Flat Op. 19 - III Rondo
7. Romance No 1 In G Op. 40
8. Piano Concerto No 3 In C Minor Op. 37 - I Allegro Con Brio
9. Romance No 2 In F Op. 50
10. Triple Concerto In C Op. 56 - II Largo
11. Piano Concerto No 4 In G Op. 58 - II Andante Con Moto
12. Piano Concerto No 4 In G Op. 58 - III Rondo
13. Piano Concerto No 5 In E Flat Op. 73 "Emperor" - I Allegro
14. Piano Concerto No 5 In E Flat Op. 73 "Emperor" - II Adagio
15. Piano Concerto No 5 In E Flat Op. 73 "Emperor" - III Rondo
16. Choral Fantasia In C Minor Op. 80
CD 3 - The Piano
1. Piano Sonata No 8 In C Minor "Pathétique" Op. 13 - I Grave
2. Piano Sonata No 8 In C Minor "Pathétique" Op. 13 - II Adagio
3. Piano Sonata No 8 In C Minor "Pathétique" Op. 13 - III Rondo
4. Piano Sonata No 14 In C Sharp Minor Op. 27 No 2 "Moonlight" - I Adagio
5. Für Elise
6. Piano Sonata No 15 In D Op. 28 "Pastoral" - IV Rondo
7. Piano Sonata No 17 In D Minor Op. 31 No 2 "The Tempest" - III Allegretto
8. Minuet In G
9. Piano Sonata No 21 In C Op. 53 "Waldstein" - I Allegro Con Brio
10. Variations On An Original Theme (Turkish March) Op. 76
11. Piano Sonata No 23 In F Minor Op. M57 "Appassionata" - I Allegro Assai
12. Piano Sonata No 26 In E Flat Op. 81a "Les Adieux"
13. Diabelli Variations Op. 120 - Theme
14. Diabelli Variations Op. 120 - Variation I
15. Piano Sonata No. 29 Op. 106 "Hammerklavier" - II Scherzo
16. Bagatela In G Op. 126 No 5
17. Rondo A Capriccio In G Op. 129
CD 4 - Instrumental Sonatas
1. Violin Sonata No 5 In F Op. 24 "Spring" - I Allegro
2. Violin Sonata No 5 In F Op. 24 "Spring" - II Adagio
3. Violin Sonata No 5 In F Op. 24 "Spring" - III Scherzo
4. Violin Sonata No 5 In F Op. 24 "Spring" - IV Rondo
5. Cello Sonata No2 In G Minor Op. 5 No 2 - I Adagio
6. Violin Sonata No 2 In A Op. 12 No 2 - I Allegro Vivace
7. Violin Sonata No 3 In E Flat Op. 12 No 3 - II Adagio
8. Violin Sonata No 4 In A Minor Op. 23 - III Allegro Molto
9. Flute Sonata In B Flat - II Polonaise
10. Violin Sonata No8 In G Op. 30 - III Allegro Vivace
11. Violin Sonata No 9 In A Op. 47 "Kreutzer" - II Andante Con Variazioni
12. Violin Sonata No 9 In A Op. 47 "Kreutzer" - III Finale
13. 12 Variations On "Ein Mädchen Oder Weibchen"
14. Cello Sonata No 3 In A Op. 69 - I Allegro Ma Non Tanto
15. I Bin A Tiroler Bua, Austrian Folksong Op. 107 No 1
16. Cello Sonata No 5 In D Op. 102 No 2 - III Allegro Fugato
CD 5 - Chamber Music
1. Quintet For Piano, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn & Basson In E Flat Op.16 - III Rondo (Allegro Non Troppo)
2. String Quartet No1 In F Op.18 No 1 - II Adagio
3. String Quartet No. 4 In C Minor Op. 18 No 4 - III Menuetto
4. Clarinet Trio In B Flat Op. 11 - II Adagio
5. Duo For Clarinet & Bassoon In C Woo 27 - I Allegro
6. Septet In E Flat Op. 20 - III Tempo di Menuetto - Trio
7. Trio For Flute, Violin & Viola In D Op. 25 - I Entrata (Allegro)
8. Trio For Flute, Violin & Viola In D Op. 25 - II Tempo Ordinario D'un Menuetto
9. Trio For Flute, Violin & Viola In D Op. 25 - III Allegro Molto
10. String Quartet No.7 In F Op. 59 No 1 "Rasumovsky" - I Allegro
11. March For 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassons & 2 Horns In B Flat WoO29
12. Piano Trio No 5 In D Op. 70 No 1 "Ghost" - II Largo Assai Ed Espressivo
13. String Quartet No 10 In E Flat Op. M74 "Harp" - I Poco Adagio - Allegro
14. Sextet For 3 Violins, 2 Horns & Cello In E Flat Op. 81b - III Rondo (Allegro)
15. Piano Trio No 7 In B Flat Op. 97 "Archduke" - I Allegro Moderato
16. Octet In E Flat Op. 103 - IV Finale (Presto)
CD 6 - The Voice
1. Ich Liebe Dich, Herrosse
2. Wonne Der Wehmut
3. Der Kuss Op. 128
4. Der Floh Op. 75 No 3
5. Irish Songs WoO154. Oh! Would I Were But That Sweet Linnet
6. He Promised Me At Parting
7. Adelaide
8. Marmotte
9. Die Ehre Gottes Aus Der Natur
10. Mass In C Op. 86
11. Missa Solemnis In D Op. 123 - Gloria In Excelsis Deo
12. Missa Solemnis In D Op. 123 - Et Resurrexit Tertia Die
13. Fidelio - Overture
14. Fidelio - O Wär' Ich Schon Mit Dir Vereint
15. Fidelio - Mir Ist So Wunderbar
16. Fidelio - Ha! Welch Ein Augenblick!
17. Fidelio - Abscheulicher! Wo Eilst Du Hin?...Komm, Hoffnung
18. Fidelio - O Welche Lust!
19. Fidelio - O Namenlose Freude!
20. Fidelio - Wer Ein Holdes Weib Errungen
