Monday, March 9, 2020

The New Complete Edition Beethoven (2019)

In anticipation of Beethoven's 250th birthday, in 2019 Deutsche Grammophon released a new box set of Beethoven works. The last release of this kind from DG was the 1997 20-volume "Complete Edition" (87 CDs). Therefore the 2019 release is titled The New Complete Edition. This revamped version includes 118 CDs, 3 Blu-ray audio discs and 2 DVDs. A detailed breakdown can be seen below.

Summary:
1. Symphonies 1 and 2; Prometheus and Leonore III Overtures
2. Symphonies 3 and 4
3. Coriolan Overture; Symphonies 5 and 6
4. Symphonies 7 and 8; Namensfeier Overture; Wellington’s Victory
5. Symphony 9
6. Vienna Cycle I: Symphonies 1 and 2; Incidental Music to Egmont
7. Vienna Cycle II: Symphonies 3 and 4
8. Vienna Cycle III: Symphonies 5 and 7
9. Vienna Cycle IV: Symphonies 6 and 8
10. Vienna Cycle V: Symphony 9
11. Period Cycle I: Symphonies 1 and 2
12. Period Cycle II: Symphonies 3 and 4
13. Period Cycle III: Symphonies 5 and 6
14. Period Cycle IV: Symphonies 7 and 8
15. Period Cycle V: Symphony 9; Fantasia for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra
16. Piano Concerto WoO 4; Piano Concertos 1 and 2
17. Piano Concertos 3 and 4
18. Piano Concerto 5; Violin Concerto
19. Violin Concertos: Anne-Sophie Mutter
20. Piano Concertos 2 and 1; Rondo in B♭
21. Piano Concertos: Maurizio Pollini
22. Piano Concerto 5; Piano Concerto in D
23. Triple Concerto; Violin Concerto in C; Mozart Piano Concerto 20
24. Dances I: Ritterballett; Creatures of Prometheus
25. Dances II: Minuets and Marches
26. Stage Music I
27. Stage Music II
28. Leonore I
29. Leonore II
30. Fidelio I
31. Fidelio II and Other Stage Music
32. Piano Sonatas 1-3
33. Piano Sonatas 4, 5, 6, 8
34. Piano Sonatas 7, 9, 10, 11
35. Piano Sonatas 12, 13, 14, 15, 19
36. Piano Sonatas 16, 17, 18, 20
37. Piano Sonatas 21-25
38. Piano Sonatas 26, 27, 29
39. Piano Sonatas 28 and 29
40. Piano Sonatas 30-32
41. Named Piano Sonatas I
42. Named Piano Sonatas II
43. Last Piano Sonatas
44. Piano Bagatelles
45. Electoral Piano Sonatas; Sonata Movements
46. Piano Dances, Miscellaneous Works
47. Piano Variations I: WoO 63-66, 68-71
48. Piano Variations II: WoO 72, 73, 75-77; Op. 34; Op. 35 “Eroica”
49. Piano Variations III: WoO 78-80; Op. 76; Op. 120 “Diabelli”
50. Piano Variations IV: Op. 120 “Diabelli”, Op. 35 “Eroica”
51. Piano 4 Hands; Organ; Harp
52. Violin Sonatas 1-4
53. Violin Sonatas 5 and 6; 12 Variations WoO 40; Rondo WoO 41; 6 Dances WoO 42
54. Violin Sonatas 7 and 9
55. Violin Sonatas 8–10
56. Cello Duos I
57. Cello Duos II
58. Flute Duos
59. Misc Duos
60. Piano Trios 1, 2, 9
61. Piano Trios 3, 5, 6
62. Piano Trios 7, 8, 10, 11
63. Piano Trio 4
64. Misc Wind Trios
65. String Trios 1, 2
66. String Trios 3-5
67. Misc String Trios
68. String Quartets 1-3: Emerson Quartet
69. String Quartets 4-6: Emerson Quartet
70. String Quartets 7 and 8: Emerson Quartet
71. String Quartets 9 and 10: Emerson Quartet
72. String Quartets 11 and 13: Takács Quartet
73. String Quartets 12 and 14: Takács Quartet
74. String Quartets 15 and 16: Takács Quartet
75. String Quartets 12 and 15: Hagen Quartet
76. String Quartets 13 and 14: Hagen Quartet
77. Misc String Quartets
78. Piano Quartets, Equali
79. Quintets for Strings and Winds
80. String Quintets, Wind Sextets
81. Large Chamber Works
82. Lieder I: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Jörg Demus
83. Lieder II: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Jörg Demus and others
84. Lieder III: Peter Schreier and Walter Olbertz and others
85. Partsongs; Canons and Musical Jokes
86. Folksongs I: 25 Scottish Songs, Op.108
87. Folksongs II: 25 Irish Songs, WoO 152
88. Folksongs III: 20 Irish Songs, WoO 153
89. Folksongs IV: WoO 154 and 57
90. Folksongs V: 26 Welsh Songs WoO 155
91. Folksongs VI: WoO 156, 158b and 158c
92. Folksongs VII: 23 Songs of Various Nationalities WoO 158a
93. Arias with Orchestra
94. Choral Music I: Emperor Cantatas
95. Choral Music II
96. Choral Music III: Missa solemnis (Period Instruments)
97. Choral Music IV: Missa solemnis (Modern)
98. Choral Music V: Christus am Ölberge
99. Rare Solo Piano Works
100. Rare Chamber Music
101. Student Contrapuntal Studies
102. Historic Orchestral Movements
103. Historic Orchestral: Wilhelm Furtwängler
104. Historic Orchestral: Erich Kleiber
105. Historic Orchestral: Ferenc Fricsay
106. Historic Concertos
107. Historic Piano Sonatas I
108. Historic Piano Sonatas II
109. Historic Piano Sonatas III
110. Historic Trios
111. Historic String Quartets
112. Historic Quartets: Quartetto Italiano
113. Historic Arias and Lieder
114. Period Instruments I: Piano Concertos
115. Period Instruments II: Concertos
116. Period Instruments III: Piano Sonatas; Lieder; Horn Sonata
117. Period Instruments IV: Chamber Music
118. Period Instruments V: Orchestral
119. Blu-ray Audio: Symphonies 1-9 (BP/Karajan 1962)
120. Blu-ray Audio: Piano Sonatas 1-32 (Wilhelm Kempff 1960s)
121. Blu-ray Audio: String Quartets 1-16 (Amadeus Quartet 1960s)

Detailed:

SYMPHONIES

MODERN INSTRUMENT CYCLE


1. Symphonies 1 and 2; Prometheus and Leonore III Overtures
  • Symphony 1 (Op. 21, 1799-1800) (Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Riccardo Chailly, 2007)
  • The Creatures of Prometheus: Overture (Op 43, 1801) (Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Riccardo Chailly, 2009)
  • Symphony 2 (Op. 36, 1801-02) (Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Riccardo Chailly, 2009)
  • Leonore: Overture III (Op. 72b, 1806) (Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Riccardo Chailly, 2009)

2. Symphonies 3 and 4

  • Symphony 3 ('Eroica') (Op. 55, 1803) (Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado, 2001)
  • Symphony 4 (Op. 60, 1806) (Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado, 2001)

3. Coriolan Overture; Symphonies 5 and 6

  • Coriolan Overture (Op. 62, 1807) (Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Riccardo Chailly, 2007)
  • Symphony 5 (Op. 67, 1807-08) (Los Angeles Philharmonic, Carlo Maria Giulini, 1981)
  • Symphony 6 ('Pastoral') (Op. 68, 1808) (Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado, 2001)

4. Symphonies 7 and 8; Namensfeier Overture; Wellington’s Victory

  • Symphony 7 (Op. 92, 1811-1812) (Wiener Philharmoniker, Andris Nelsons, 2017)
  • Symphony 8 (Op. 93, 1812) (Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Riccardo Chailly, 2009)
  • Name-day Overture (Op. 115, 1814-15) (Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Riccardo Chailly, 2009)
  • Wellington's Victory, or The Battle of Vittoria (Op. 91, 1813) (Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan, 1969)

5. Symphony 9

  • Symphony 9 (Op. 125, 1823-24) (Anna Tomowa-Sintow, Agnes Baltsa, Peter Schreier, José van Dam, BP, Herbert von Karajan, 1976)

VIENNA CYCLE


6. Vienna Cycle I: Symphonies 1 and 2; Incidental Music to Egmont

  • Symphony 1 (Op. 21, 1799-1800) (Wiener Philharmoniker, Leonard Bernstein, 1978)
  • Symphony 2 (Op. 36, 1801-02) (Wiener Philharmoniker, Leonard Bernstein, 1978)
  • Egmont (Op. 84, 1809-10) (Wiener Philharmoniker, George Szell, Pilar Lorengar, 1969)
7. Vienna Cycle II: Symphonies 3 and 4
  • Symphony 3 ('Eroica') (Op. 55, 1803) (Wiener Philharmoniker, Pierre Monteux, 1957)
  • Symphony 4 (Op. 60, 1806) (Wiener Philharmoniker, Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt, 1966)
8. Vienna Cycle III: Symphonies 5 and 7
  • Symphony 5 (Op. 67, 1807-08) (Wiener Philharmoniker, Carlos Kleiber, 1974)
  • Symphony 7 (Op. 92, 1811-1812) (Wiener Philharmoniker, Carlos Kleiber, 1976)
9. Vienna Cycle IV: Symphonies 6 and 8
  • Symphony 6 ('Pastoral') (Op. 68, 1808) (Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm, 1971)
  • Symphony 8 (Op. 93, 1812) (Wiener Philharmoniker, Andris Nelsons, 2017)
10. Vienna Cycle V: Symphony 9
  • Symphony 9 (Op. 125, 1823-24) (Gwyneth Jones, Hanna Schwarz, René Kollo, Kurt Moll , Wiener Philharmoniker, Leonard Bernstein, 1979)

PERIOD INSTRUMENT CYCLE
 

11. Period Cycle I: Symphonies 1 and 2
  • Symphony 1 (Op. 21, 1799-1800) (Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, John Eliot Gardiner, 1993)
  • Symphony 2 (Op. 36, 1801-02) (Gardiner, 1991)

12. Period Cycle II: Symphonies 3 and 4

  • Symphony 3 ('Eroica') (Op. 55, 1803) (Gardiner, 1993)
  • Symphony 4 (Op. 60, 1806) (Gardiner, 1993)

13. Period Cycle III: Symphonies 5 and 6

  • Symphony 5 (Op. 67, 1807-08) (Gardiner, 1994)
  • Symphony 6 ('Pastoral') (Op. 68, 1808) (Gardiner, 1992)

14. Period Cycle IV: Symphonies 7 and 8

  • Symphony 7 (Op. 92, 1811-1812) (Gardiner, 1992)
  • Symphony 8 (Op. 93, 1812) (Gardiner, 1992)

15. Period Cycle V: Symphony 9; Fantasia for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra

  • Symphony 9 (Op. 125, 1823-24) (Luba Orgonasova, Anne Sofie von Otter, Anthony Rolfe Johnson, Gilles Cachemaille, Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir, 1992)
  • Fantasia for piano, chorus and orchestra in Cm (Choral Fantasy) (Op. 80, 1808-09) (Robert Levin, Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, John Eliot Gardiner, 1995)

CONCERTOS


16. Piano Concerto WoO 4; Piano Concertos 1 and 2

  • Piano Concerto in Eb (WoO 4, 1784) (Ronald Ronald Brautigam, Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Parrott, 2008) (Cad. by Ronald Brautigam)
  • Piano Concerto 2 (Op. 19, 1788-1801) (Martha Argerich, Orchestra Della Svizzera Italiana, Gabriel Chmura, 2009) (Cad.: LvB 1809)
  • Piano Concerto 1 (Op. 15, 1795/1800) (Martha Argerich, Mito Chamber Orchestra, Seiji Ozawa, 2017) (Cad.: LvB 1809)

17. Piano Concertos 3 and 4

  • Piano Concerto 3 (Op. 37, 1800-03) (Alfred Brendel, Wiener Philharmoniker, Simon Rattle, 1998) (Cad.: LvB 1809)
  • Piano Concerto 4 (Op. 58, 1804-06/07) (Alfred Brendel, Rattle, 1997) (Cad.: LvB)

18. Piano Concerto 5; Violin Concerto

  • Piano Concerto 5 - Emperor (Op. 73, 1809) (Krystian Zimerman, Wiener Philharmoniker, Leonard Bernstein, 1989)
  • Violin Concerto (Op. 61, 1806) (Vadim Repin, Wiener Philharmoniker, Riccardo Muti, 2007) (Cad.: Kreisler)

19. Violin Concertos: Anne-Sophie Mutter

  • Violin Concerto (Op. 61, 1806) (Anne-Sophie Mutter, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan, 1979) (Cad.: Kreisler)
  • Romance for Violin and Orchestra in G (Op. 40, 1800-02) (Anne-Sophie Mutter, New York Phil, Kurt Masur, 2002): Andante
  • Romance for Violin and Orchestra in F (Op. 50, 1798) (Mutter, Masur, 2002): Andante cantabile
  • Romance cantabile for piano, flute, bassoon, oboes and string orchestra (WoO 213/Hess 13, 1786?) (Patrick Gallois, Pascal Gallois, Myung Whun Chung, Philharmonia Orchestra, 1996)

20. Piano Concertos 2 and 1; Rondo in B♭

  • Piano Concerto 1 (Op. 15, 1795/1800) (Rudolf Buchbinder, Berliner Philharmoniker, Christian Thielemann, 2016) (Cad.: LvB 1809)
  • Piano Concerto 2 (Op. 19, 1788-1801) (Friedrich Gulda, Wiener Philharmoniker, Horst Stein, 1970) (Cad.: LvB 1809)
  • Rondo for Piano and Orchester in B-flat (WoO 6, 1793, w Czerny) (Sviatoslav Richter, Wiener Symphoniker, Kurt Sanderling, 1962)
  • Piano Concerto 1: 1 Allegro con brio (cadenza reconstruction) (Claudio Arrau, Staatskapelle Dresden, Colin Davis, 1987)

21. Piano Concertos: Maurizio Pollini

  • Piano Concerto 3 (Op. 37, 1800-03) (Maurizio Pollini, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado, 1992) (Cad.: LvB 1809)
  • Piano Concerto 4 (Op. 58, 1804-06/07) (Maurizio Pollini, Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm, 1976) (Cad.: LvB)
  • Fantasia for piano, chorus and orchestra in Cm ('Choral Fantasy') (Op. 80, 1808, 09) (Maurizio Pollini, Wiener Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado, 1986)

22. Piano Concerto 5; Piano Concerto in D

  • Piano Concerto 5 ('Emperor') (Op. 73, 1809) (Wilhelm Kempff, Berliner Philharmoniker, Ferdinand Leitner, 1961)
  • Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in D (Op. 61, 1807, from Violin Cto) (Daniel Barenboim, English Chamber Orchestra, 1973)

23. Triple Concerto; Violin Concerto in C; Mozart Piano Concerto 20

  • Triple Concerto (Op. 56, 1804-05) (Chung Trio, Philharmonia Orchestra, Myung Whun Chung, 1996)
  • Violin Concerto in C (fragment) (WoO 5, 1790-92, w Fischer) (Gidon Kremer, London Symphony Orchestra, Emil Tchakarov, 1981, Cad.: Takaya Urakawa)
  • Mozart: Piano Concerto 20 in Dm (KV 466) (Rudolf Serkin, London Symphony Orchestra, Claudio Abbado, 1981) (Cadenza by Beethoven, WoO 58, 1802-1809)

MUSIC FOR THE STAGE


24. Dances I: Ritterballett; Creatures of Prometheus

  • Ritterballett (Music to a) (WoO 1, 1790-91) (Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan)
  • The Creatures of Prometheus (Ballet) (Op. 43, 1800-01) (Orpheus Chamber Orchestra)

25. Dances II: Minuets and Marches

  • 12 Minuets for Orcherstra (Woo 7, 1795) (Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner)
  • 12 German Dances (WoO 8. 1795) (Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, Neville Marriner)
  • 12 Contredances for Orchestra (WoO 14, 1791-1801) (Berliner Philharmoniker, Lorin Maazel)
  • 6 Ländler for 2 Violins and Bass (WoO 15, 1802) (Bayerische Kammerphilharmonie, Karl Anton Rickenbacher)
  • March in F for Military Music (York'scher Marsch) (WoO 18, 1809) (Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble, Herbert von Karajan)
  • March in F for Military Music (WoO 19, 1810) (Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble, Hans Priem-Bergrath)
  • March No.2 in C, Wo0 20 (Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble, Hans Priem-Bergrath)
  • Polonaise in D for Military Music (WoO 21, 1809) (Netherlands Wind Ensemble)
  • Ecossaise in D for Military Music (WoO 22, 1809/10) (Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble, Hans Priem-Bergrath)
  • March in D for Military Music (WoO 24, 1816) (Berlin Philharmonic Wind Ensemble, Hans Priem-Bergrath)

26. Stage Music I

  • Egmont (Op. 84, 1809-10) (Cheryl Studer, Bruno Ganz, Berliner Philharmoniker, Abbado)
  • The Ruins of Athens (Op. 113, 1811) (Klaus Hirte, Arleen Augér, RIAS Vocal Chamber Orch., Berliner Philharmoniker, Bernhard Klee)
  • Gratulations-Menuett (Congratulations Minuet) in Eb for Orchestra (WoO 3, 1822) (Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan)

27. Stage Music II

  • King Stephan, or Hungary's First Benefactor (Op. 117, 1811) (Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Myung Whun Chung)
  • “Triumphal Marsch” from Christoph Kuffner's Tragedy "Tarpeja" (WoO 2a, 1813) (BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis)
  • The Consecration of the House (Music for) (Op. 124, Hess 118, 1822) (Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado)
  • Leonore Prohaska (WoO 96, 1815) (Sylvia McNair, Bruno Ganz, Karoline Eichhorn, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado, Rundfunkchor Berlin)

28-29. Leonore, or the Triumph of Married Love (1804-05) (Hillevi Martinpelto, Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, John Eliot Gardiner)

30-31. Fidelio and Other Stage Music

  • Fidelio (Op. 72, 1814) (Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Claudio Abbado)
  • Leonore Overture I (Op. 138, 1808) (Wiener Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado)
  • Two Arias from "The Beautiful Shoemaker's Wife, or the Puce-Coloured Shoes" (WoO 91, 1795) (Nicolai Gedda, Convivium musicum München, Erich Keller)
  • Scene 1 for vocal quartet and Orchestra from 'Vestas Feuer' (Vesta's Fire) (Hess 115, 1803) (Susan Gritton, David Kübler, Robin Leggate, Gerald Finley, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis)
  • Germania (Germany's Rebirth) for bass, choir and orchestra, from "The Good News" (WoO 94, 1814) (Gerald Finley, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis, BBC Singers)
  • Es ist vollbracht (It is achieved)(Finale) for bass, choir and orchestra, from "The Triumphal Arches" (WoO 97, 1815) (Gerald Finley, BBC Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Davis, BBC Singers)

PIANO SONATAS


32. Piano Sonatas 1-3

  • Piano Sonata 1 in Fm (Op. 2, Nr. 1, 1793-95) (Maurizio Pollini)
  • Piano Sonata 2 in A (Op. 2, Nr. 2, 1794-95) (Maurizio Pollini)
  • Piano Sonata 3 in C (Op. 2, Nr. 3, 1794-95) (Maurizio Pollini)

33. Piano Sonatas 4, 5, 6, 8

  • Piano Sonata 4 in Eb (Op. 7, 1796-97) (Emil Gilels)
  • Piano Sonata 5 in Cm (Op. 10, Nr. 1, 1795-97) (Zoltán Kocsis)
  • Piano Sonata 6 in F (Op. 10, Nr. 2, 1796-97) (Claudio Arrau)
  • Piano Sonata 8 in Cm (Op. 13, 'Pathétique', 1797-98) (Stephen Kovacevich, 1971)

34. Piano Sonatas 7, 9, 10, 11

  • Piano Sonata 7 in D (Op. 10, Nr. 3, 1797-98) (Claudio Arrau, 1985)
  • Piano Sonata 9 in E (Op. 14, Nr. 1, 1798) (Alfred Brendel, 1995)
  • Piano Sonata 10 in G (Op. 14, Nr. 2, 1798) (Vladimir Ashkenazy)
  • Piano Sonata 11 in Bb (Op. 22, 1800) (Alfred Brendel, 1977)

35. Piano Sonatas 12, 13, 14, 15, 19

  • Piano Sonata 12 in Ab (Op. 26, 1800-01) (Alfred Brendel, 1994)
  • Piano Sonata 13 in Eb (Op. 27. Nr. 1, 1801) (Emil Gilels)
  • Piano Sonata 14 in C Sharp minor (Moonlight) (Op. 27, Nr. 2, 1801) (Nelson Freire)
  • Piano Sonata 15 in D (Op. 28, 1801) ('Pastorale') (Alfred Brendel, 1977)
  • Piano Sonata 19 in Gm (Op. 49, Nr. 1, 1797) (Radu Lupu)

36. Piano Sonatas 16, 17, 18, 20

  • Piano Sonata 16 in G (Op. 31, Nr. 1, 1802) (Alfred Brendel, 1992)
  • Piano Sonata 17 in Dm (The Tempest) (Op. 31, Nr. 2, 1802) (Arrau)
  • Piano Sonata 18 in Eb (Op. 31, Nr. 3, 1802) (Stephen Kovacevich, 1971)
  • Piano Sonata 20 in G (Op. 49, Nr. 2, 1795-96) (Radu Lupu)

37. Piano Sonatas 21 and 25, 22, 23, 24

  • Piano Sonata 21 in C (Waldstein) (Op. 53, 1803-04) (Emil Gilels)
  • Piano Sonata 22 in F (Op. 54, 1803-04) (Alfred Brendel, 1977)
  • Piano Sonata 23 in Fm (Appassionata) (Op. 57, 1804-05) (Emil Gilels)
  • Piano Sonata 24 in F (Op. 78, 1809) (Vladimir Ashkenazy)
  • Piano Sonata 25 in G (Op. 79, 1809) (Emil Gilels)

38. Piano Sonatas 26, 27 and 29

  • Piano Sonata 26 in E ('Les Adieux') (Op. 81a, 1809-10) (Emil Gilels)
  • Piano Sonata 27 in Em (Op. 90, 1814) (Emil Gilels)
  • Piano Sonata 29 in B (Hammerklavier) (Op. 106, 1817-18) (Emil Gilels)

39. Piano Sonatas 28 and 29

  • Piano Sonata 28 in A (Op. 101, 1816) (Maurizio Pollini)
  • Piano Sonata 29 in B (Hammerklavier) (Op. 106, 1817-18) (Maurizio Pollini)

40. Piano Sonatas 30-32

  • Piano Sonata 30 in E (Op. 109, 1820) (Maurizio Pollini)
  • Piano Sonata 31 in A (Op. 110, 1821-22) (Maurizio Pollini)
  • Piano Sonata 32 in Cm (Op. 111, 1821-22) (Maurizio Pollini)

41. Named Piano Sonatas I

  • Piano Sonata 8 in Cm (Op. 13, 'Pathétique', 1797-98) (Radu Lupu)
  • Piano Sonata 14 in C Sharp minor ('Moonlight') (Op. 27, Nr. 2, 1801) (Murray Perahia)
  • Piano Sonata 17 in Dm ('The Tempes') (Op. 31, Nr. 2, 1802) (Hélène Grimaud)
  • Piano Sonata 21 in C ('Waldstein') (Op. 53, 1803-04) (Nelson Freire)

42. Named Piano Sonatas II

  • Piano Sonata 23 in Fm ('Appassionata') (Op. 57, 1804-05) (Friedrich Gulda)
  • Piano Sonata 26 in E ('Les Adieux') (Op. 81a, 1809-10) (Evgeny Kissin)
  • Piano Sonata 29 in B ('Hammerklavier') (Op. 106, 1817-18) (Murray Perahia)

43. Last Piano Sonatas

  • Piano Sonata 30 in E (Op. 109, 1820) (Emil Gilels)
  • Piano Sonata 31 in A (Op. 110, 1821-22) (Alfred Brendel)
  • Piano Sonata 32 in Cm (Op. 111, 1821-22) (Mitsuko Uchida)

OTHER KEYBOARD WORKS


44. Piano Bagatelles

  • 7 Bagatelles (Op. 33, 1801-02) (Alicia de Larrocha)
  • 11 Bagatelles (Op. 119, 1820-22) (Alfred Brendel)
  • 6 Bagatelles (Op. 126, 1824) (Stephen Kovacevich)
  • Allegretto in Bm (WoO 61, 1821) (Mikhail Pletnev)
  • Bagatelle in Am ('Für Elise') (WoO 59, 1808/10) (Lang Lang)
  • Lustig-Traurig in C, Cm (WoO 54, 1802) (Gianluca Cascioli)
  • Bagatelle in Bb (WoO 60, 1818) (Gianluca Cascioli)
  • Allemande in A (WoO 81, 1793/1822) (Gianluca Cascioli)
  • Allegretto in Cm (WoO 53/Hess 69, 1796-97) (Gianluca Cascioli)

45. Electoral Piano Sonatas; Sonata Movements

  • Kurfürsten-Sonate (Electoral Sonata) Nr.1 in Eb (WoO 47, 1783) (Emil Gilels)
  • Kurfürsten-Sonate (Electoral Sonata) Nr.2 in Fm (WoO 47, 1783) (Emil Gilels)
  • Kurfürsten-Sonate (Electoral Sonata) Nr.3 in D (WoO 47, 1783) (Jörg Demus)
  • Rondo in C (WoO 48, 1783) (Mikhail Pletnev)
  • Rondo in A (WoO 49, 1783) (Mikhail Pletnev)
  • 2 Sonata Movements in F (WoO 50, 1790-92) (Gianluca Cascioli)
  • Piano Sonata in C (WoO 51, 1790-92) (Gianluca Cascioli)
  • Bagatelle in Cm (WoO 52, 1795, 98, 1822) (Mikhail Pletnev)
  • Allegretto in Cm (WoO 53, 1796-97) (Gianluca Cascioli)
  • Andante in F (Andante favori) (WoO 57, 1803): Andante grazioso con moto (Alice Sara Ott)
  • Rondo a capriccio in G ("Rage Over A Lost Penny") (Op. 129, 1795) (Anatol Ugorski)

46. Piano Dances and Others

  • Rondo in C (Op. 51, Nr.1, 1796-97) (Radu Lupu)
  • Rondo in G (Op. 51, Nr.2, 1798) (Radu Lupu)
  • Fantasia in Gm (Op. 77, 1809) (Gianluca Cascioli)
  • Polonaise in C (Op. 89, 1814) (Julius Katchen)
  • 6 Minuets (WoO 10, 1795) (Mikhail Pletnev)
  • 7 Ländler in D (WoO 11, 1799) (Gianluca Cascioli)
  • 12 German Dances (WoO 13, 1792-97) (Gianluca Cascioli)
  • Prelude in Fm (WoO 55, 1803) (Gianluca Cascioli)
  • Allegretto in Bm (WoO 61, 1821) (Gianluca Cascioli)
  • Allegretto quasi Andante in Gm (WoO 61a, 1825) (Gianluca Cascioli)
  • Minuet in Eb (WoO 82, 1806) (Gianluca Cascioli)
  • 6 Ecossais in Eb (WoO 83, 1806) (Wilhelm Kempff)
  • Waltz in Eb (WoO 84, 1824) (Gianluca Cascioli)
  • Waltz in D (WoO 85, 1825) (Gianluca Cascioli)
  • Ecossaise in Eb (WoO 86, 1825) (Gianluca Cascioli)
  • Fugue in C (Hess 64, 1795) (Gianluca Cascioli)
  • Minuet in C (WoO 218, 1795) (Lang Lang)

47. Piano Variations I: WoO 63-66 and 68-71

  • 9 Variations in Cm on a March by Dressler (WoO 63, 1782) (Mikhail Pletnev)
  • 24 Variations on Righini's Arietta "Venni amore" (WoO 65) (Mikhail Pletnev)
  • 13 Variations in A on "Es war einmal ein alter mann" from Dittersdorf's "Das rothe Käppchen" (WoO 66, 1792) (Gianluca Cascioli)
  • 6 Variations in F on a Swiss Song (WoO 64, 1790-92) (Mikhail Pletnev)
  • 12 Variations in C on "Menuett a la Vigano" from Haibel's ballet "Le nozze disturbate" (WoO 68, 1795) (Mikhail Pletnev)
  • 9 Variations in A on the Aria 'Quant'e piu bello' from Paisello's "La Molinara" (Woo 69, 1795) (Olli Mustonen)
  • 6 Variations in G on the Duet "Nel cor piu non mi sento" from Paisiello's "La molinara" (WoO 70, 1795) (Mikhail Pletnev)
  • 12 Variations in A on a Russian Dance from Wranitzky's ballet 'Das Waldmadchen' (WoO 71, 1796-97) (Vladimir Ashkenazy)

48. Piano Variations II: WoO 72, 73 and 75-77; Op. 34; Op. 35 “Eroica”

  • 8 Variations in C on "Une fievre brulante" from Gretry's "Richard Coeur de Lion" (WoO 72, 1795) (Gianluca Cascioli)
  • 10 Variations in B from "La stessa, las stessima" from Salieri's "Falstaff" (WoO 73, 1799) (Gianluca Cascioli)
  • 7 Variation in F on "Kind willst du ruhig schlafen" from Winter's "das unterbrochene Opferfest" (WoO 75, 1799) (Gianluca Cascioli)
  • 8 Variations in F on "Tandeln und Scherzen" from Sussmayer's "Soliman II" (WoO 76, 1799) (Gianluca Cascioli)
  • 6 Easy Variations in G on an Original Theme (WoO 77, 1800) (Gianluca Cascioli)
  • 6 Variations  (in F major) on an Original Theme (Op. 34, 1803) (Mikhail Pletnev)
  • 15 Variations and a Fugue in Eb on an Original Theme (Op. 35, 1802) (Emil Gilels)

49. Piano Variations III: WoO 78-80; Op. 76; Op. 120 “Diabelli”

  • 32 Variations in Cm on an Original Theme (WoO 80, 1806) (Mitsuko Uchida)
  • 7 Variations in C on 'God save the King' (WoO 78, 1802-03) (Olli Mustonen)
  • 5 Variations in D on 'Rule Britannia' from Thomas Arne's masque 'Alfred' (WoO 79, 1803) (Olli Mustonen)
  • 6 Variations in D on an Original Theme (Op. 76, 1809) (Gianluca Cascioli)
  • 33 Variations in C on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli (Op. 120, 1819-23) (Stephen Kovacevich, 1968)

50. Piano Variations IV: Op. 120 “Diabelli”, Op. 35 “Eroica”

  • 33 Variations in C on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli (Op. 120, 1819-23) (Alfred Brendel, 2001)
  • 15 Variations and a Fugue in Eb on an Original Theme (Op. 35, 1802) (Clifford Curzon, 1971)

51. Piano 4 Hands; Organ; Harp

  • 8 Variations in C on a Theme By Count Waldstein (for 2 Pianos) (WoO 67, 1792) (Arthur Jussen, Lucas Jussen)
  • Sonata in D for 2 Pianos (Op. 6, 1796-97) (Lang Lang, Christoph Eschenbach)
  • 3 Marches for 2 Pianos (Op 45, 1803) (Jörg Demus, Shetler)
  • Grosse Fuge (Arr for 2 Pianos) (Op. 134, 1826) (Jörg Demus, Norman Shetler)
  • 6 Variations in D on the Lied "Ich denke dein" (for 2 Pianos) (WoO 74, 1799, 1803) (Jörg Demus, Norman Shetler)
  • 2 Preludes Through all 12 Major Keys for Organ (Op. 39, 1789) (Simon Preston)
  • Fugue in D for Organ (WoO 31, 1783) (Simon Preston)
  • 5 Pieces for Mechanical Clock (or Organ) (WoO 33, 1794, 1799-1800) (Simon Preston)
  • Grenadier March for Mechanical Clock (Organ) in F (Hess 107, 1798) (Simon Preston)
  • 6 Variations in F on a Swiss Song (WoO 64, 1790-92) (Harp: Marisa Robles)

DUOS


52. Violin Sonatas 1-4

Violin Sonata 1 in D (Op. 12, Nr. 1, 1797-98) (Gidon Kremer, Martha Argerich)
Violin Sonata 2 in A (Op. 12, Nr. 2, 1797-98) (Gidon Kremer, Martha Argerich)
Violin Sonata 3 in A (Op. 12, Nr. 3, 1797-98) (Gidon Kremer, Martha Argerich)
Violin Sonata 4 in Am (Op. 23, 1800) (Gidon Kremer, Martha Argerich)

53. Violin Sonatas 5 and 6; 12 Variations WoO 40; Rondo WoO 41; 6 Dances WoO 42

  • Violin Sonata 5 in F ('Spring') (Op. 24, 1800-01) (Itzhak Perlman, Vladimir Ashkenazy)
  • Violin Sonata 6 in A (Op. 30, No.1, 1801-02) (Itzhak Perlman, Vladimir Ashkenazy)
  • 12 Variations in F on "Se vuol ballare" from Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro" (WoO 40, 1792-93) (Yehudi Menuhin, Wilhelm Kempff)
  • Rondo in G (WoO 41, 1793-94) (Yehudi Menuhin, Wilhelm Kempff)
  • 6 German Dances (Allemandes) (WoO 42, 1796) (David Garrett, Bruno Canino)

54. Violin Sonatas 7 and 9

  • Violin Sonata 7 in Cm (Op. 30, No.2, 1801-02) (Anne-Sophie Mutter, Lambert Orkis)
  • Violin Sonata 9 in A ('Kreutzer') (Op. 47, 1802-03) (Anne-Sophie Mutter, Lambert Orkis)

55. Violin Sonatas 8–10

  • Violin Sonata 8 in G (Op. 30, No.3, 1801-02) (Augustin Dumay, Maria João Pires)
  • Violin Sonata 9 in A ('Kreutzer') (Op. 47, 1802-03) (Augustin Dumay, Maria João Pires)
  • Violin Sonata 10 in G (Op. 96, 1812-1815) (Augustin Dumay, Maria João Pires)

56. Cello Duos I

  • Twelve Variations in F on 'Ein Madchen oder Weibchen' from Mozart's "The Magic Flute" (Op. 66, 1796) (Mischa Maisky, Martha Argerich)
  • Cello Sonata 1 in F (Op. 5, 1, 1796) (Mischa Maisky, Martha Argerich)
  • Cello Sonata 2 in Gm (Op. 5, 2, 1796) (Mischa Maisky, Martha Argerich)
  • Seven Variations in Eb on "Bei Mannern, welche Liebe fuhlen" from Mozart's "The Magic Flute" (WoO 46, 1801) (Mischa Maisky, Martha Argerich)

57. Cello Duos II

  • Cello Sonata 3 in A (Op. 69, 1807-08) (Mischa Maisky, Martha Argerich)
  • Cello Sonata 4 in C (Op. 102, 1, 1815) (Mischa Maisky, Martha Argerich)
  • Cello Sonata 5 in D (Op. 102, 2, 1815) (Mischa Maisky, Martha Argerich)
  • Twelve Variations in G on a Theme from Handel's 'Judas Maccabaeus' (WoO 45, 1796) (Mischa Maisky, Martha Argerich)

58. Flute Duos

  • 6 Themes with Variations for piano and flute (Op. 105, 1818-19) (Patrick Gallois, Cecile Licad)
  • 10 Themes with Variations for piano and flute (Op. 107, 1818-20) (Patrick Gallois, Cecile Licad)
  • Duo for 2 Flutes in G (WoO 26, 1792) (Patrick Gallois, Jean-Pierre Rampal)

59. Misc Duos

  • Sonata for Piano and Horn in F (Op. 17, 1800) (Barry Tuckwell, Vladimir Ashkenazy)
  • Sonatina in Cm for mandolin and piano (WoO 43a, 1796) (Erhard Fietz, Amadeus Webersinke)
  • Adagio in Eb  for mandolin and piano (WoO 43b, 1796) (Erhard Fietz, Amadeus Webersinke)
  • Sonatina in C for mandolin and piano (WoO 44a, 1796) (Erhard Fietz, Amadeus Webersinke)
  • Andante con Variazioni in D for mandolin and piano (WoO 44b, 1796) (Erhard Fietz, Amadeus Webersinke)
  • Duo for Viola and Cello in E ("Duet with Two Obbligato Eyeglasses") (WoO 32, 1796-97) (Veronika Hagen, Clemens Hagen)
  • Duo for 2 Violins in A (WoO 34, 1822) (Veronika Hagen, Clemens Hagen)
  • Canon in A for 2 Violins (WoO 35, 1825) (Veronika Hagen, Clemens Hagen)
  • Sonata for Piano and Horn in F (cello-piano arr. Op. 17, 1800) (Pablo Casals, Mieczyslaw Horszowski)

TRIOS


60. Piano Trios 1, 2, 9

  • Piano Trio 9 in Eb (WoO 38, 1791) (Wilhelm Kempff, Henryk Szeryng, Pierre Fournier)
  • Piano Trio 1 in Eb (Op.1, Nr. 1, 1792-93) (Beaux Arts Trio)
  • Piano Trio 2 in G (Op. 1, Nr. 2, 1794) (Beaux Arts Trio)
  • Allegretto in Eb (Hess 48, 1790-92) (Beaux Arts Trio)

61. Piano Trios 3, 5, 6

  • Piano Trio 3 in Cm (Op. 1, Nr. 3, 1794) (Beaux Arts Trio)
  • Piano Trio 5 in D ("Ghost") (Op. 70, Nr. 1, 1808) (Beaux Arts Trio)
  • Piano Trio 6 in Eb (Op. 70, Nr. 2, 1808) (Beaux Arts Trio)

62. Piano Trios 7, 8, 10, 11

  • Piano Trio 10: 14 Variationen Eb (Op. 44, 1792) (Wilhelm Kempff, Henryk Szeryng, Pierre Fournier)
  • Piano Trio 11: 10 Variations in G on Wenzel Müller's Lied 'Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu' (Op. 121a, 1794/1803/1816) (Wilhelm Kempff, Henryk Szeryng, Pierre Fournier)
  • Piano Trio 8: Allegretto in Bb (WoO 39, 1812) (Wilhelm Kempff, Henryk Szeryng, Pierre Fournier)
  • Piano Trio 7 in Bb (Archduke) (Op. 97, 1810-11) (André Previn, Viktoria Mullova, Heinrich Schiff)

63. Piano Trio 4

  • Piano Trio 4 for piano, clarinet and cello in Bb ('Gassenhauer', Op. 11, 1797-98) (Beaux Arts)
  • Piano Trio in Eb (Op. 38, arr. Septet Op. 20, 1802-03) (Beaux Arts)
  • Piano Trio 4 for piano, clarinet and cello in Bb ('Gassenhauer', Op. 11, 1797-98) (Wilhelm Kempff, Karl Leister, Pierre Fournier)

64. Misc Wind Trios

  • Trio for Flute, Piano and Bassoon in G (WoO 37, 1786) (Aloys Kontarsky, Karlheinz Zoeller, Klaus Thunemann)
  • Trio in C for two oboes and cor anglais (Op. 87, 1795) (Maurice Bourgue, Heinz Holliger, Hans Elhorst)
  • Variations in C on 'La ci darem la mano' from Mozart's 'Don Giovanni' for two oboes and cor anglais (WoO 28, 1795) (Heinz Holliger, Hans Elhorst, Maurice Bourgue)

65. String Trios 1, 2

  • String Trio in Eb (Op. 3, 1793) (Anne-Sophie Mutter, Bruno Giuranna, Mstislav Rostropovich)
  • Serenade for Violin, Viola and Cello in D (Op. 8, 1796-97) (Anne-Sophie Mutter, Bruno Giuranna, Mstislav Rostropovich)

66. String Trios 3-5

  • String Trio in G (Op. 9, 1, 1797-98) (Anne-Sophie Mutter, Bruno Giuranna, Mstislav Rostropovich)
  • String Trio in D (Op. 9, 2, 1797-98) (Anne-Sophie Mutter, Bruno Giuranna, Mstislav Rostropovich)
  • String Trio in Cm (Op. 9, 3, 1797-98) (Anne-Sophie Mutter, Bruno Giuranna, Mstislav Rostropovich)

67. Misc String Trios

  • Serenade for flute, violin and viola in D (Op.25, 1801) (Karlheinz Zoeller, Thomas Brandis, Siegbert Ueberschaer)
  • Prelude and Fugue for 2 Violins and Cello in Em (Hess 29, 1794-95) (Lukas Hagen, Rainer Schmidt, Clemens Hagen)
  • 6 Minuets for 2 Violins and Bass (WoO 9, 1794) (Lukas Hagen, Rainer Schmidt, Alois Posch)
  • 6 Ländler for 2 Violins and Bass (WoO 15, 1802) (Lukas Hagen, Rainer Schmidt, Alois Posch)

STRING QUARTETS


68. String Quartets 1-3: Emerson Quartet

  • String Quartet 3 in D (Op. 18, Nr. 3, 1799-1800) (Emerson Quartet)
  • String Quartet 1 in F (Op. 18, Nr. 1, 1800) (Emerson Quartet)
  • String Quartet 2 in G (Op. 18, Nr. 2, 1799-1800) (Emerson Quartet)

69. String Quartets 4-6: Emerson Quartet

  • String Quartet 4 in Cm (Op. 18, Nr. 4, 1799-1800) (Emerson Quartet)
  • String Quartet 5 in A (Op. 18, Nr. 5, 1799-1800) (Emerson Quartet)
  • String Quartet 6 in Bb (Op. 18, Nr. 6, 1800) (Emerson Quartet)

70. String Quartets 7 and 8: Emerson Quartet

  • String Quartet 7 in F ("Razumovsky") (Op. 59, Nr. 1, 1806) (Emerson Quartet)
  • String Quartet 8 in Em ("Razumovsky") (Op. 59, Nr. 2, 1806) (Emerson Quartet)

71. String Quartets 9 and 10: Emerson Quartet

  • String Quartet 9 in C ("Razumovsky") (Op. 59, Nr. 3, 1806) (Emerson Quartet)
  • String Quartet 10 in Eb ("Harp") (Op. 74, 1809) (Emerson Quartet)

72. String Quartets 11 and 13: Takács Quartet

  • String Quartet 11 in Fm ("Serioso") (Op. 95, 1811) (Takács Quartet)
  • String Quartet 13 in Bb (Op. 130, 1825-26) (Takács Quartet)
  • String Quartet ("Grosse Fuge") (Op. 133, 1826) (Takács Quartet)

73. String Quartets 12 and 14: Takács Quartet

  • String Quartet 12 in Eb (Op. 127, 1822, 1824-25) (Takács Quartet)
  • String Quartet 14 in C#m (Op. 131, 1825-26) (Takács Quartet)

74. String Quartets 15 and 16: Takács Quartet

  • String Quartet 15 in Am (Op. 132, 1825) (Takács Quartet)
  • String Quartet 16 in F (Op. 135, 1826) (Takács Quartet)

75. String Quartets 12 and 15: Hagen Quartet

  • String Quartet 12 in Eb (Op. 127, 1822, 1824-25) (Hagen Quartet)
  • String Quartet 15 in Am (Op. 132, 1825) (Hagen Quartet)

76. String Quartets 13 and 14: Hagen Quartet

  • String Quartet 13 in Bb (Op. 130, 1825-26) (Hagen Quartet)
  • String Quartet ("Grosse Fuge") (Op. 133, 1826) (Hagen Quartet)
  • String Quartet 14 in C#m (Op. 131, 1825-26) (Hagen Quartet)

77. Misc String Quartets

  • String Quartet 16 in F (Op. 135, 1826) (Hagen Quartet)
  • String Quartet in F (1st Ver. Of String Quartet 1, Op. 18, Nr. 1) (Hess 32, 1799) (Hagen Quartet)
  • Minuet in Ab for String Quartet (Hess 33, 1790-92) (Hagen Quartet)
  • String Quartet in F (Transcription of Piano Sonata 9 in E, Op. 14, 1) (Hess 34, 1801-02) (Amadeus Quartet)
  • Prelude and Fugue in F for String Quartet (Hess 30, 1794-95) (Endellion Quartet)
  • Prelude and Fugue in C for String Quartet (Hess 31, 1794-95) (Endellion Quartet)

LARGE CHAMBER WORKS


78. Piano Quartets, Equali

  • Piano Quartet 1 in Eb (WoO 36, Nr. 1, 1785) (Amadeus Quartet w Eschenbach)
  • Piano Quartet 2 in D (WoO 36, Nr. 2, 1785) (Amadeus Quartet w Eschenbach)
  • Piano Quartet 3 in C (WoO 36, Nr. 3, 1785) (Amadeus Quartet w Eschenbach)
  • Three Equali for four trombones (WoO 30, 1812) (Philip Jones Brass Ens.)

79. Quintets for Strings and Winds

  • Quintet for 2 Violins, 2 Viola and Cello in C (Op. 29, 1801) (Amadeus Qrtt, Aronowitz)
  • Fugue for  String Quintet in D (Op. 137, 1817) (Vienna Chamber Ens.)
  • Prelude for String Quintet in Dm Unv 7 [Hess 40] (Endellion Quartet w David Adams)
  • Fugue in Bb for String Quintet Hess 38 [Arranged from "Well-Tempered Clavier"] (Kölner Akademie)
  • Quintet for piano, oboe, clarinet, horn and bassoon in Eb (Op. 16, 1796) (Radu Lupu, etc)
  • Quintet for Oboe, 3 Horns and Bassoon in Eb WoO 208 [Hess 19] (Netherlands Wind Ens)

80. String Quintets, Wind Sextets

  • String Quintet in E (Op. 4) (Endellion String Quartet)
  • String Quintet in c (Op. 104) (The Lindsays)
  • Sextet for 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons and 2 Horns in Eb (Op. 71) (Berlin Phil)
  • March for 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons and 2 Horns in Bb (WoO 29) (Berlin Phil)

81. Large Chamber Works

  • Sextet for 2 horns, 2 violins, viola and cello in Eb (Op. 81b, 1795) (Gewandhaus Quartett, Dietmar Hallman, Jürnjakob Timm)
  • Septet for violin, viola, clarinet, horn, bassoon, cello, and double bass in Eb (Op. 20, 1799) (Vienna Chamber Ens.)
  • Octet in Eb for Winds (Op. 103, 1791) (Netherlands Wind Ens.)
  • Rondo in Eb for Wind Octet (WoO 25, 1793) (Netherlands Wind Ens.)

LIEDER and PARTSONGS


82. Lieder I: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Jörg Demus

  • An die Hoffnung (Hope) (1st Version), Op.32 (1805)
  • Adelaide, Op.46 (1795/96)
  • 6 Lieder, Op.48 (1802)
  • 3 Gesange (from Goethe), Op.83 (1810)
  • Vita felice (Joy of friendship, from Happy life), Op.88 (1803)
  • An die Hoffnung (Hope) (2nd Version), Op.94 (1815)
  • An die ferne Geliebte ("To my Beloved, far away", a song cycle by Jeitteles), Op.98 (1815-1816)
  • Ariette (Der Kuss/The Kiss), Op.128 (1798, 1822)
  • Achilderung eines Madchens (Portrait of a maiden), WoO 107 (1783)
  • Seufzer eines Ungeliebten - Gegenlieb (Sigh of one who is unloived-Love returned), WoO 118 (1794-1795)
  • Ich liebe dieh, so wie du mich (I Love you as you love me, Gentle Love), WoO 123 (1794-1795)
  • La partenze (The Parting), WoO 124 (1795-96)
  • Opferlied (Sacrificial Song), WoO 126 (1794/1802)
  • Der Wachtelschlag (The Song of the Quail), WoO 129 (1803)
  • Als die Geliebte sich trennen wolte (When my lover wanted to part - feelings on Lydia's unfaithfulness), WoO 132 (1806)

83. Lieder II: Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau and Jörg Demus and others

  • 8 Lieder, Op. 52 (1790-1792)
  • 6 Songs, Op. 75 (1809) (Rachel Willis-Sørensen, Alexander Schmalcz)
  • 4 Ariettea and a Duet, Op. 82 (1809)
  • Der Mann von Wort (A man of his word), Op. 99 (1816) (Günther Leib, Walter Olbertz)
  • Merkenstein, Op. 100 (1814-1815) (2. Version) (Adele Stolte, Peter Schreier, Walter Olbertz)
  • In questa tomba oscura (In this dark grave), WoO 133 (1807)
  • Die laute Klage (The loud lament), WoO 135
  • Andenken (Memory), WoO 136
  • Gesang aus der Ferne (Song from afar), WoO 137
  • Der Jüngling in der Fremde (The Youth in foreign parts), WoO 138
  • Der Liebende (In love), WoO 139
  • Der Bardengeist (The Bardic spirit), WoO 142
  • Das Geheimnis (The Secret)  (Liebe und Wahrheit), WoO 145
  • Sehnsucht (Yearning), WoO 146
  • Ruf vom Berge (Call from the mountain), WoO 147
  • Resignation, WoO 149
  • Abendlied unterm gestirnten Himmel (Evening song under a starry sky), WoO 150

84. Lieder III: Peter Schreier and Walter Olbertz and others

  • An einen Säugling (To an infant), WoO 108 (Adele Stolte, Walter Olbertz)
  • Erhebt das Glas mit froher Hand (Trinklied, beim Abschied zu singen) (Raise your glass with gladsome hand - Farewell Drinking song), WoO 109
  • Elegie auf den Tod eines Pudels (Elegy on the death of a poodle), WoO 110
  • Punschlied (Song in praise of Punch), WoO 111
  • An Laura (To Laura), WoO 112
  • Klage (Lament), WoO 113
  • Ein Selbstgespräch (Soliloquy), WoO 114
  • An Minna, (To Minna) WoO 115
  • Que le temps me dure (How slowly time passes) , WoO 116 (1st Version [Hess 129])
  • Que le temps me dure, WoO 116 (2nd Version [Hess 130]) (Ulrike Helzel, Hans Hilsdorf)
  • Der freie Mann (the free man), WoO 117
  • Oh care selve, oh cara (Oh beloved forests), WoO 119
  • Man strebt, die Flamme zu verhehlen (One strives to conceal the fire), WoO 120 (Adele Stolte, Walter Olbertz)
  • Abschiedsgesang an Wiens Bürger (Farewell to Vienna's citizens), WoO 121 (Günther Leib, Walter Olbertz)
  • Kriegslied der Österreicher (War song of the Austrians), WoO 122 (Günther Leib, Walter Olbertz)
  • La tiranna, WoO 125
  • Neue Liebe, neues Leben (New love, new life), WoO 127 (Peter Maus, Hans Hilsdorf)
  • Romance, WoO 128
  • Gedenke mein! (Remember me!), WoO 130
  • Sehnsucht (Longing) (4 versions), WoO 134 (Adele Stolte, Walter Olbertz): 1st Version
  • An die Geliebte (To the beloved), WoO 140: 2nd Version
  • Der Gesang der Nachtigall (Song of the nightingale), WoO 141 (Adele Stolte, Walter Olbertz)
  • Des Kriegers Abschied (The Warrior's farewell), WoO 143
  • Merkenstein (1st Ver.), WoO 144 (Peter Maus, Hans Hilsdorf)
  • So oder so (It's all the same), WoO 148
  • Der edle Mensch (The noble man), WoO 151 (Person, Hilsdorf)
  • Gesang aus der Ferne (Song from afar) (1st Version) (Peter Maus, Hans Hilsdorf)
  • Das liebe Kätzchen (Our dear pussycat), Hess 133 (Volker Horn, Hans Hilsdorf, on Harpsichord)
  • Der Knabe auf dem Berge (The boy on the hill), Hess 134 (1820) (Volker Horn, Hans Hilsdorf, on cembalo)

85. Partsongs; Canons and Musical Jokes

  • Vocal Ensembles (Studies for Salieri) (1801-03)
  • Musical Jokes, Canons

FOLKSONG SETTINGS


86. Folksongs I: 25 Scottish Songs, Op.108 (1810-1818)

87. Folksongs II: 25 Irish Songs, WoO 152 (1814)

88. Folksongs III: 20 Irish Songs, WoO 153 (1816)

89. Folksongs IV: WoO 154 and 157

  • 12 Irish Songs, WoO 154 (1816)
  • 12 Songs of Various Nations, WoO 157 (1815-20)

90. Folksongs V: 26 Welsh Songs WoO 155 (1817)

91. Folksongs VI: WoO 156, 158b and 158c

  • 12 Scottish Songs, WoO 156 (1825)
  • 7 British Songs, WoO 158b (1810-1817)
  • 6 Songs of Various Nationalities, (WoO 158c)

92. Folksongs VII: 23 Songs of Various Nationalities WoO 158a

 

VOCAL WORKS WITH ORCHESTRA

93. Arias with Orchestra

  • Elegischer Gesang (Elegiac Song) for Chorus and Orchestra, Op. 118 (1814) (London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas, The Ambrosian Singers, John McCarthy)
  • Opferlied (Sacrificial Song) for soprano, chorus and orchestra, Op. 121b (1822, 24) (Lorna Haywood, London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas, The Ambrosian Singers, John McCarthy)
  • Bundeslied (Song of Fellowship) for voices and wind sextet, Op. 122 (1822, 24) (London Symphony Orchestra, Michael Tilson Thomas, The Ambrosian Singers, John McCarthy)
  • Ah! Perfido (Scene and aria for Soprano w Orchestra), Op. 65 (1796) (Cheryl Studer, Berliner Philharmoniker, Claudio Abbado)
  • Prufung des Kussens (Test of Kissing, Aria for Bass and Orchestra), WoO 89 (1791-92) (Siegfried Vogel, Berliner Staatskapelle, Arthur Apelt)
  • Mit Madeln sich vertragen (Getting on with Girls, Aria for Bass and Orchestra), WoO 90 (1791-92) (Siegfried Vogel, Berliner Staatskapelle, Arthur Apelt)
  • Primo amore (First Love, Aria for Soprano and Orchestra), WoO 92 (1791-92) (Hanne-Lore Kuhse, Berliner Staatskapelle, Arthur Apelt)
  • No, non turbarti (No, Do not fear, for Soprano and Orchestra), WoO 92a (1802) (Hanne-Lore Kuhse, Berliner Staatskapelle, Arthur Apelt)
  • Ne' giorni tuoi felici (In your days of happiness, Soprano, Tenor and Orchestra), WoO 93 (1802) (Hanne-Lore Kuhse, Eberhard Buechner, Berliner Staatskapelle, Arthur Apelt)
  • Tremate, empi, tremate (Tremble guilty ones, tremble, Aria for Soprano, Tenor, Bass and Orchestra), Op. 116 (1802) (Hanne-Lore Kuhse, Eberhard Büchner, Siegfried Vogel, Berliner Staatskapelle, Arthur Apelt)

94. Choral Music I: Emperor Cantatas

  • Funeral Cantata for Joseph II, WoO 87 (1790) (Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Karl Kamper, Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Christian Thielemann)
  • Cantata on Accession of Leopold II, WoO 88 (1790) (Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin, Christian Thielemann, Chor der Deutschen Oper Berlin)

95. Choral Music II

  • Der Glorreiche Augenblick (The Moment of Glory), Cantata for 4 Soloists, chorus and Orchestra (Op. 136, 1814) (Orgonasova, Vermillion, Orchestra dell'Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia, Myung Whun Chung)
  • Meeresstille und glückliche Fahrt (Calm Sea and Prosperous Voyage) (Op. 112, 1814-15) (Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir)
  • Messe in C-Dur (Mass in C) for 4 Soloists, Chorus and Orchestra (Op. 86, 1807) (Charlotte Margiono, Catherine Robbin, William Kendall, Alastair Miles, Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, John Eliot Gardiner, The Monteverdi Choir)

96. Choral Music III: Missa solemnis (Period Instruments)

  • Missa Solemnis in D for 4 Soloists, Chorus, Orchestra and Organ (Op. 123, 1819-23) (Charlotte Margiono, Catherine Robbin, William Kendall, Alastair Miles, Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, John Eliot Gardiner, Elizabeth Wilcock, Alastair Ross, The Monteverdi Choir, 1989)

97. Choral Music IV: Missa solemnis (Modern)

  • Missa Solemnis in D for 4 Soloists, Chorus, Orchestra and Organ (Op. 123, 1819-23) (Gundula Janowitz, Christa Ludwig, Fritz Wunderlich, Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan, Wiener Singverein, 1966)

98. Choral Music V: Christus am Ölberge

  • Christus am Olberge (Christ on the Mount of Olives) Oratorio for 3 Soloists, chorus and Orchestra (Op. 85, 1803, 04) (Harwood, King, Crass, Wiener Symphoniker, Bernhard Klee, 1970)

RARITIES


99. Rare Solo Piano Works

  • Andante in C (WoO 211) (Ronald Brautigam)
  • Anglaise in D (WoO 212) [Hess 61] (Ronald Brautigam)
  • 2 Bagatelles (WoO 216) 1 in C [Hess 73] (Ronald Brautigam)
  • Minuet in F (WoO 217) (Ronald Brautigam)
  • Bagatelle in C (Hess 57) (Ronald Brautigam)
  • Piece in f (from Kullak Sketchbook) (Tobias Koch)
  • Bagatelles (WoO 213): 1. Andante in Db (Tobias Koch)
  • Bagatelle in A (WoO 59, Revised version of "Für Elise") (1822) (Tobias Koch)
  • Waltz in c (WoO 219) [Hess 68] (Tobias Koch)
  • Variations in Bb "Zur übung der Faust" (Hess 58) (Tobias Koch)
  • Allegretto in a, A (Kafka Sketch Miscellany) (Tobias Koch)
  • Klavierstück in A (Kafka Sketch Miscellany) (Tobias Koch)
  • Klavierstück in A (Kafka Sketch Miscellany) (Tobias Koch)
  • Klavierstück in C (Kafka Sketch Miscellany) (Tobias Koch)
  • Klavierstück (Minuet) in C (Hess 59) (Tobias Koch)
  • Adagio ma non molto in G (Hess 70) (Fragment) (Tobias Koch)
  • Molto Adagio in G (Hess 71)  (Fragment) (Tobias Koch)
  • Theme and Variation in A (Hess 72)  (Fragment) (Tobias Koch)
  • 2 Deutsche Tänze (Hess 67), 1 in F, 2 in f (Tobias Koch)
  • Minuet in Ab (WoO 209) [Hess 88] (Tobias Koch)
  • Piano Sonata in D, d (Unv 12) (Fragment) (Tobias Koch)
  • On "Dona nobis pacem" (Haydn) (Hess Anh. 57, piano arrangement by Julia Ronge) (Tobias Koch)
  • Hoffnung, du stählst die Herzen, du milderst die Schmerzen (WoO 200) [Hess 75] (Steven Beck)
  • Wellingtons Sieg oder die Schlacht bei Vittoria (Op. 91) [Hess 97], piano transcription by Beethoven (Steven Beck)
  • Andante maestoso in C (WoO 62) "Letzter musikalischer Gedanke" (Ronald Brautigam)
  • Symphonie Nr. 7 in A (Op. 92) [Hess 96], piano arrangement by Beethoven, 1. Poco sostenuto (Tobias Koch)

100. Rare Chamber Music

  • Quintet for Piano, Oboe, Clairnet, Horn and Bassoon in Eb (Op. 16) (Isaac Stern, Jaime Laredo, Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax) (arranged by LvB for piano, violin, viola and cello)
  • 10 Themes with Variations for Piano and Flute or Violin ad libitum (Op. 107) (Daniel Hope, Sebastian Knauer)
  • Andante maestoso in C for String Quintet (WoO 62) (Hope, etc)
  • String Quartet Arrangement of the Fugue from the Overture to Handel's "Solomon" (Hess 36) (Hagen Quartett)
  • Violin Sonata in A (Unv 11) [Hess 46] (fragment) (Daniel Hope, Sebastian Knauer)
  • Duo for Violin and Cello in Eb (Unv 8) [Gardi 2] (fragment) (Daniel Hope, Daniel Müller-Schott)
  • Scherzo to String Trio (Op. 9) 1 with Alternative Trio, Scherzo - Trio II (Hess 28) (Hope, Grosz, Müller-Schott)
  • Allegretto for String Quartet in b (WoO 210) (Endellion)
  • Minuet in Bb (Hess 331) (fragment) (Covington String Quartet)
  • Pastorella in D (Hess 332) (fragment) (Covington String Quartet)
  • Menuetto-Scherzo (Hess 333) (fragment) (Covington String Quartet)
  • Allegro in A (Hess 334) (fragment) (Covington String Quartet)

101. Student Contrapuntal Studies

  • 2-Voice Fugues (Hess 236) (Tobias Koch)
  • 3-Voice Fugues (Hess 237) (Tobias Koch)
  • 4-Voice Fugues (Hess 238) (Covington String Quartet)
  • Chorale Fugues (Hess 239) (Tobias Koch)
  • Double Fugues (Hess 243) (Covington String Quartet)
  • Triple Fugues (Hess 244) (Covington String Quartet)
  • Fugue for String Quartet in d (Hess 245) (Endellion String Quartet) (fragment)
  • Sonata for Piano and Flute in Bb (Anh. 4) [Hess A11], prob. not by LvB, (Severino Gazzelloni, Bruno Canino)
  • 2 Sonatinas (Anh. 5, prob. not by LvB) (Tobias Koch)
  • 2 Sonatinas (Anh. 5, prob. not by LvB) (Tobias Koch)
  • 8 Variations for Piano on "Ich hab' ein kleines Hüttchen nur" (Anh. 10, prob. by LvB) (Rudolf Buchbinder)

HISTORICAL and CLASSIC PERFORMANCES


102. Historic Orchestral Movements

  • Symphony 5 in c (Op. 67) (Berliner Philharmoniker, Arthur Nikisch): I. Allegro con brio
  • Symphony 7 in A (Op. 92) (Richard Strauss, Stattskapelle Berlin): IV. Allegro con brio (excerpt)
  • Overture "Leonore" 3 (Op. 72b) (Berlin State Opera Orchestra, Otto Klemperer): Adagio - Allegro
  • Symphony 7 in A (Op. 92) (Staatskapelle Berlin, Herbert von Karajan): IV. Allegro con brio
  • Overture "Leonore" 2 (Op. 72a) (Danish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Busch): Adagio - Allegro
  • Symphony 3 in Eb (Op. 55 "Eroica") (Berliner Philharmoniker, Paul van Kempen): II. Marcia funerbre. Adagio assai
  • Symphony 8 in F (Op. 93) (Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Hermann Scherchen)

103. Historic Orchestral: Wilhelm Furtwängler

  • Egmont Overture (Op. 84) (Berliner Philharmoniker, Wilhelm Furtwängler)
  • Overture "Leonore" 3 (Op. 72b) (Wiener Philharmoniker, Wilhelm Furtwängler)
  • Overture "Coriolan" (Op. 62) (Berliner Philharmoniker, Wilhelm Furtwängler)
  • Symphony 5 in c (Op. 67) (Berliner Philharmoniker, Wilhelm Furtwängler, 1943)
  • Grosse Fuge (Op. 133) (Berliner Philharmoniker, Wilhelm Furtwängler)

104. Historic Orchestral: Erich Kleiber

  • Symphony 5 in c (Op. 67) (Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Erich Kleiber, 1953)
  • Symphony 6 in F (Op. 68) (Erich Kleiber, 1953)

105. Historic Orchestral: Ferenc Fricsay

  • Egmont, (Op. 84) (Berliner Philharmoniker, Ferenc Fricsay): Ouvertüre
  • Symphony 9 in D minor, (Op. 125) (Fricsay)

106. Historic Concertos

  • Piano Concerto 3 in c (Op. 37) (Annie Fischer, Bavarian State Orchestra, Ferenc Fricsay)
  • Violin Concerto in D (Op. 61) (Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Berliner Philharmoniker, Eugen Jochum)

107. Historic Piano Sonatas I

  • Piano Sonata 30 in E (Op. 109, 1820) (Artur Schnabel)
  • Piano Sonata 8 in Cm (Op. 13, 'Pathétique', 1797-98) (Wilhelm Kempff)
  • Piano Sonata 31 in A (Op. 110, 1821-22) (Wilhelm Kempff)
  • Piano Sonata 23 in Fm (Appassionata) (Op. 57, 1804-05) (Claudio Arrau)

108. Historic Piano Sonatas II

  • Piano Sonata 18 in Eb (Op. 31, Nr. 3, 1802) (Clara Haskil)
  • Piano Sonata 11 in Bb (Op. 22, 1800) (Sviatoslav Richter)
  • Piano Sonata 28 in A (Op. 101, 1816) (Wilhelm Backhaus)
  • Piano Sonata 31 in A (Op. 110, 1821-22) (Rudolf Serkin)

109. Historic Piano Sonatas III

  • Piano Sonata 15 in D (Op. 28, 1801) ('Pastorale') (Friedrich Gulda)
  • Piano Sonata 4 in Eb (Op. 7, 1796-97) (Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli)
  • Piano Sonata 32 in Cm (Op. 111, 1821-22) (Ivo Pogorelich)

110. Historic Trios

  • Sonata 3 for Piano and Cello in A (Op. 69) (Pierre Fournier, Wilhelm Kempff)
  • Sonata 5 for Piano and Cello in D (Op. 102 2) (Mstislav Rostropovich, Sviatoslav Richter)
  • Piano Trio 7 in Bb (Op. 97) "Archduke" (Mstislav Rostropovich, Emil Gilels, Leonid Kogan)

111. Historic String Quartets

  • String Quartet 13 in Bb (Op. 130) (Busch Quartet)
  • Grosse Fuge (Op. 133) (Hollywood String Quartet)
  • String Quartet 16 in F (Op. 135) (The Lindsays)

112. Historic Quartets: Quartetto Italiano

  • String Quartet 6 in Bb (Op. 18.6) (Quartetto Italiano)
  • String Quartet 15 in a (Op. 132) (Quartetto Italiano)

113. Historic Arias and Lieder

  • Adelaide (Op. 46) (Peter Schreier, András Schiff)
  • An die ferne Geliebte ("To my Beloved, far away", a song cycle by Jeitteles), (Op.98, 1815-1816) (Peter Schreier, András Schiff)
  • La partenza (WoO 124) (Cecilia Bartoli, András Schiff)
  • 4 Arietten (Op. 82) (Cecilia Bartoli, András Schiff)
  • In questa tomba oscura (WoO 133) (Cecilia Bartoli, András Schiff)
  • In questa tomba oscura (WoO 133) (Luciano Pavarotti, Philharmonia Orchestra, Piero Gamba)
  • Fidelio (Op. 72) Selections (Bavarian State Orchestra, Ferenc Fricsay/ Staatskapelle Dresden, Karl Böhm/ Birgit Nilsson, Wiener Philharmoniker, Lorin Maazel/Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Georg Solti/Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm/Christa Ludwig, Jon Vickers, Orchester der Wiener Staatsoper, Herbert von Karajan/etc)

PERIOD INSTRUMENT PERFORMANCES


114. Period Instruments I: Piano Concertos

  • Piano Concerto 2 in Bb (Op. 19) (Robert Levin, Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, John Eliot Gardiner) (Cad. I: Levin)
  • Rondo for Piano and Orchestra in Bb (WoO 6) (Levin, Gardiner): Allegro (fragment)
  • Piano Concerto 1 in C (Op. 15) (Levin, Gardiner) (Cad. I: Levin)

115. Period Instruments II: Concertos

  • Piano Concerto 4 in G (Op. 58) (Robert Levin, Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique, John Eliot Gardiner) (Cad. I: Levin)
  • Violin Concerto D (Op. 61) (Thomas Zehetmair, Orchestra Of The 18th Century, Frans Brüggen) (Cad. I, III: Schneiderhan)
  • Romance for Violin and Orchestra 2 in F (Op. 50) (Thomas Zehetmair, Frans Brüggen): Andante cantabile

116. Period Instruments III: Piano Sonatas; Lieder; Horn Sonata

  • Piano Sonata 8 in c (Op. 13) "Pathétique" (Steven Lubin)
  • Piano Sonata 14 in c# (Op. 17 2) "Moonlight," (Steven Lubin)
  • Piano Sonata 17 in d (Op. 31 2) "The Tempest," (Steven Lubin)
  • Seufzer eines Ungeliebten - Gegenliebe (WoO 118) (Anne Sofie von Otter, Melvyn Tan)
  • Fantasia for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra in c (Op. 80) (Robert Lubin) (1st alternative improvised intro only)
  • Der Kuss (Op. 128) (Anne Sofie von Otter, Melvyn Tan): Ariette "Ich war bei Chloen ganz allein"
  • Als die Geliebte sich trennen wollte (WoO 132) (Anne Sofie von Otter, Melvyn Tan): Lied "Der Hoffnung letzter Schimmer sinkt daahin!"
  • Sehnsucht (WoO 146) (Anne Sofie von Otter, Melvyn Tan): Lied "Die stille Nacht umdunkelt erquickend Tal und Höh"
  • An die Beliebte (WoO 140) (Anne Sofie von Otter, Melvyn Tan): Lied "Oh, dass ich dir vom stillen Auge"
  • Maigesang (Op. 52 4) (Anne Sofie von Otter, Melvyn Tan):  "Wie herrlich leuchtet mir die Natur!"
  • Sonata for Piano and Horn in F (Op. 17) (Anthony Halstead, Robert Levin)

117. Period Instruments IV: Chamber Music

  • Piano Trio 5 in D (Op. 70 1 "Ghost") (Andreas Staier, Daniel Sepec, Jean-Guihen Queyras)
  • String Quartet 9 in C (Op. 59 3) "Razumovsky" (Schuppanzigh-Quartett on LvB Orig. instr.)
  • Quintet for Piano, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon in Eb (Op. 16) (Robert Levin, The Academy Of Ancient Music Chamber Ensemble)

118. Period Instruments V: Orchestral

  • Symphony 2 in D (arr. by LvB for Piano Trio, Op. 36) (Robert Levin, Peter Hanson, David Watkin)
  • Piano Concerto 4 in G (arr. by LvB for Piano and String Quintet, Op. 58) (Levin, Cad. Levin)
  • Ah! perfido (Op. 65, Scena and aria) (Camilla Tilling, Gabrieli Players, Paul McCreesh)
  • Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus (Op. 43) (Armonia Atenea, Georges Petrou): 6. Finale. Allegretto - Allegro molto – Presto

 

Video/BluRay

119. Blu-ray Audio: Symphonies 1-9 (BP/Karajan 1962)
120. Blu-ray Audio: Piano Sonatas 1-32 (Wilhelm Kempff 1960s)
121. Blu-ray Audio: String Quartets 1-16 (Amadeus Quartet 1960s)
122. DVD: Fidelio (Janowitz/Popp/VPO/Bernstein)
123. DVD: Symphonies 4 and 7 (Concertgebouw/C. Kleiber)


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