Beethoven
Born in Bonn, then the capital of the Electorate of Cologne and part of the Holy Roman Empire, Beethoven displayed his musical talents at an early age and was taught by his father Johann van Beethoven and by composer and conductor Christian Gottlob Neefe. At the age of 21 he moved to Vienna, where he began studying composition with Joseph Haydn and gained a reputation as a virtuoso pianist. He lived in Vienna until his death. By his late 20s his hearing began to deteriorate, and by the last decade of his life he was almost completely deaf. In 1811 he gave up conducting and performing in public but continued to compose; many of his most admired works come from these last 15 years of his life.
Beethoven
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 'Choral'
Recorded Berlin, 1942
Total duration: 73:02
Tilla Briem, soprano
Elisabeth Höngen, alto
Peter Anders, tenor
Rudolf Watzke, bass
Bruno Kittel Choir
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 "Choral"
Recorded Lucerne, 1954
Total duration: 76:12
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf, soprano
Elsa Cavelti, alto
Ernst Häfliger, tenor
Otto Edelmann, bass
Lucerne Festival Choir
Philharmonia Orchestra
conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler
BEETHOVEN Symphonies 1-9
BEETHOVEN Coriolan Overture
BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto
BEETHOVEN Leonora No. 3 - Overture
Recorded 1942-1954
Erich Röhm, violin
Tilla Briem, soprano
Elisabeth Höngen, alto
Peter Anders, tenor
Rudolf Watzke, bass
Bruno Kittel Choir
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler
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BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5
Recorded Berlin, 1944 and 1943
Total duration: 77:41
Erich Röhn, violin
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler
BEETHOVEN Violin Concerto
BEETHOVEN Große Fuge
Live recordings, 1952/3
Total duration: 63:09
Wolfgang Schneiderhan, violin
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Wilhelm Furtwängler, conductor
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 1
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 2
BEETHOVEN Leonora No. 3 - Overture
Recorded in 1948, 1953 and 1954
Total duration: 72:20
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor Wilhelm Furtwängler