The Best of Beethoven, Volume 2

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Annotation

This is also distributed as disc 2 in the "Best of the Classics" box set. (Is it a box set, or just a series?)

Annotation last modified on 2024-10-29 10:23 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Moonlight Sonata, Op. 27 No. 2: I. Adagio sostenuto
piano:
Josef Bulva (pianist)
partial recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1801)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
6:19
2Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 "Choral Symphony": Presto
alto vocals:
Eva Bandova (alto, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
bass vocals:
Josef Bacek (operatic bass, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
choir vocals:
Bratislava Opera Chorus (Alfred Scholz related), Great Festival Choir and London Festival Chorus
soprano vocals:
Magdalena Paloczaj (soprano, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
tenor vocals:
Peter Kottwald (tenor, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
orchestra:
Festivalový orchestr Praha (Prague Festival Orchestra), Great Festival Orchestra (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym), London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Philharmonia Slavonica (Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Symphonic Festival Orchestra and Choir
conductor:
Eugen Duvier (conductor, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Alberto Lizzio (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
compilation of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor: IVa. Presto by Philharmonia Slavonica (Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Eugen Duvier (conductor, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym) and Symphony no. 9 in D minor: IVb. O Freunde, nicht diese Töne! by Philharmonia Slavonica (Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Eugen Duvier (conductor, an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”: IV. Finale. Presto – Allegro assai (Ode an die Freude / Ode to Joy)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1822 until 1824)
librettist:
Friedrich Schiller (German poet and playwright)
quotes lyrics from:
An die Freude
part of:
Symphony no. 9 in D minor, op. 125 “Choral”
23:42
3Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor": Allegro
piano:
Peter Toperczer (Slavic pianist)
orchestra:
Slovenská filharmónia (Slovak Philharmonic)
conductor:
Libor Pešek (conductor)
recording of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”: I. Allegro
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1809)
part of:
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”
20:57
4Bagatelle in A minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise"
piano:
Silvia Čápová (pianist), Marián Pivka (pianist) and Dubravka Tomšič (pianist)
performer:
Dubravka Tomsic (pianist) and Christiane Jaccottet (harpsichord)
recording of:
Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto (Bagatelle for Piano in A minor “Für Elise”, WoO 59)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1808 until 1810)
part of:
Classic 100: Piano (2004) (number: 15), Classic 100: Piano (2025) (number: 17) and Kinsky catalogue (Beethoven WoO works) (number: WoO 59)
recording of:
Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer)
arrangement of:
Bagatelle for Piano in A minor, WoO 59 “Für Elise”: Poco moto (Bagatelle for Piano in A minor “Für Elise”, WoO 59)
2:53
5Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral Symphony": Allegro ma non troppo
orchestra:
London Festival Orchestra (Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Münchner Philharmoniker (Munich Philharmonic Orchestra), Munich Symphony Orchestra (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym, not the former Symphonie‐Orchester Graunke), Philharmonia Slavonica (Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Slowakische Philharmonie (Slovak Philharmonic) and Süddeutsche Philharmonica (an Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
conductor:
Henry Adolph (fictitious conductor, Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Hans Swarowski (conductor, used as Alfred Scholz pseudonym), Bystrík Režucha (conductor), Alfred Scholz and Hans Swarowsky (conductor - do not confuse with the Alfred Scholz pseudonym)
recording of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”: I. Allegro ma non troppo “Awakening of cheerful feelings upon arrival in the country” (Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 "Pastoral": I. Allegro ma non troppo "Awakening of cheerful feelings upon arrival in the country")
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1808)
part of:
Symphony no. 6 in F major, op. 68 “Pastorale”
10:30

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