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 String Trio in G major, Op. 9, No. 1
BEETHOVEN String Trio in D major, Op. 9, No. 2
BEETHOVEN String Trio in C minor, Op. 9, No. 3
Studio recordings · 1957 & 1960
Total duration: 63:33
Jascha Heifetz, violin
William Primrose, viola
Gregor Piatigorsky, cello
BEETHOVEN Leonore Overture No. 3
SCHUBERT Rosamunde, Entr'acte No. 3
SCHUBERT Marche Militaire
WEBER Die Freischütz - Overture
MENDELSSOHN A Midsummer Night's Dream
Recorded in 1927 and 1928
Total duration: 58:59
San Francisco Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Alfred Hertz
BEETHOVEN String Quartets Nos 12-16
BEETHOVEN Grosse Fugue
Recorded at Capitol Studios, Hollywood, 1957
Total duration: 3hr 15:43
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3
BEETHOVEN The Creatures of Prometheus Overture
BEETHOVEN Consecration of the House Overture
Recorded in 1953 and in stereo in 1957
Total duration: 66:20
Orchestra of the Southwest German Radio (SWDR)
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Jascha Horenstein
BEETHOVEN Missa Solemnis
Live broadcast concert recording, 1958
Total duration: 77:00
Teresa Stich-Randall, soprano
Norma Procter, alto
Peter Pears, tenor
Kim Borg, bass
Leeds Festival Chorus
Philharmonia Orchestra
conducted by Jascha Horenstein
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 8
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3 'Eroica'
Live and Studio recordings, 1952/53
Total duration: 78:38
Orchestre National de France
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Jascha Horenstein
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 6 'Pastoral'
Recorded in 1956 and 1958
Total duration: 73:45
Vienna Symphony Orchestra
conducted by Jascha Horenstein