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
MOZART Symphony No. 41
MOZART The Impressario, Overture
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 3
HMV Studio Recordings ∙ 1926 – 1927
Total duration: 71:42
London Symphony Orchestra
"Symphony Orchestra"
BACH (arr Elgar) - Fantasia and Fugue in C minor
BEETHOVEN - Gratulations-Menuett
BEETHOVEN The Creatures of Prometheus - Overture
BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 9 'Choral'
TCHAIKOVSKY - Symphony No. 5
TCHAIKOVSKY - Francesca da Rimini
BORODIN - Prince Igor - Ballet
MOZART - Symphony No. 41, 'Jupiter'
MOZART - Der Schauspieldirektor - Overture
BEETHOVEN - Symphony No. 7
TCHAIKOVSKY Symphony No. 6, "Pathétique"
TCHAIKOVSKY March Slave
TCHAIKOVSKY Romeo and Juliet Fantasy Overture
GLINKA Ruslan and Lyudmila Overture
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Coq d'Or - suite
STRAVINSKY Firebird Suite
RAVEL Ma Mère l'Oye - Suite
Music by Glinka, Liadov, Debussy
STRAVINSKY Petrushka Ballet
BORODIN Prince Igor - excerpts
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV Czar Sultan - Suite
RIMSKY-KORSAKOV May Night - Overture
MUSSORGSKY Khovanshchina: Persian Dances
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BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 4
BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No. 5
Studio recordings, 1954/57
Total duration: 73:02
Clifford Curzon, piano
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Hans Knappertsbusch, conductor
Dohnányi Variations on a Nursery Tune
Haydn Andante and Variations in F minor
Beethoven Andante favori
Beethoven Sonata No. 17 in D minor (“Tempest”)
Schumann Kinderszenen.
Studio Recordings · 1951/56
Total duration: 79:18
Royal Philharmonic Orchestra
Sir Adrian Boult, conductor
BRAHMS Piano Trio No. 1 in B, Op. 8
SCHUMANN Piano Trio No. 1 in D minor, Op. 63
Recorded 8 August 1953 at the Mozarteum, Salzburg
Total duration: 58:58
Edwin Fischer, piano
Wolfgang Schneiderhan, violin
Enrico Mainardi, cello
SCHUBERT Arpeggione Sonata in A minor, D.821
BRAHMS Cello Sonata No. 1 in E minor, Op. 38
REGER Suite for Unaccompanied Cello in G Major, Op. 131c, No. 1
Recorded 1934-39
Total duration: 72:59
Emanuel Feuermann, cello
Myra Hess, piano
Gerald Moore, piano
Theo van der Pas, piano