BTHVN 2020: The New Complete Edition (rarities, classic performances, period instrument performances)

~ Release by Ludwig van Beethoven (see all versions of this release, 8 available)

Tracklist

1▶CD: Solo Piano & Arrangements for Piano
2▶CD: Chamber Music
3▶CD: Contrapuntal Studies & Doubtful Works
4▶CD: Symphony no. 8 / Symphonies nos. 3, 5, 7 - Excerpts / Overtures “Leonore” nos. 2 & 3
5▶CD: Symphony no. 5 / Grosse Fuge / Overtures “Egmont”, “Coriolan” & “Leonore” no. 3
6▶CD: Symphonies nos. 5 & 6
7▶CD: Symphony no. 9 / Overture “Egmont”
8▶CD: Piano Concerto no. 3 / Violin Concerto
9▶CD: Piano Sonatas nos. 8, 23, 30 & 31
10▶CD: Piano Sonatas nos. 11, 18, 28 & 31
11▶CD: Piano Sonatas nos. 4, 15 & 32
12▶CD: Cello Sonata nos. 3 & 5 / Piano Trio no. 7 “Archduke”
13▶CD: String Quartets nos. 13 & 16 / Grosse Fuge
14▶CD: String Quartets nos. 6 & 15
15▶CD: Lieder / Fidelio
16▶CD: Piano Concertos nos. 1 & 2 / Piano Rondo WoO 6
17▶CD: Piano Concerto no. 4 / Violin Concerto / Romance no. 2
18▼CD: Piano Sonatas nos. 8, 14 & 17 / Lieder / Horn Sonata
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1Sonata no. 8 in c, op. 13 “Pathétique”: I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio
producer:
Peter Wadland (producer)
fortepiano:
Steven Lubin (pianist) (in 1989-04)
balance engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer)
recorded at:
Methuen Memorial Music Hall (Methuen Memorial Hall) in Methuen, Massachusetts, United States (in 1989-04)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”: I. Grave – Allegro di molto e con brio (in 1989-04)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1798)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”
7:57
2Sonata no. 8 in c, op. 13 “Pathétique”: II. Adagio cantabile
producer:
Peter Wadland (producer)
fortepiano:
Steven Lubin (pianist) (in 1989-04)
balance engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer)
recorded at:
Methuen Memorial Music Hall (Methuen Memorial Hall) in Methuen, Massachusetts, United States (in 1989-04)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”: II. Adagio cantabile (in 1989-04)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1798)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”
5:24
3Sonata no. 8 in c, op. 13 “Pathétique”: III. Rondo. Allegro
producer:
Peter Wadland (producer)
fortepiano:
Steven Lubin (pianist) (in 1989-04)
balance engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer)
recorded at:
Methuen Memorial Music Hall (Methuen Memorial Hall) in Methuen, Massachusetts, United States (in 1989-04)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”: III. Rondo. Allegro (in 1989-04)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1798)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 8 in C minor, op. 13 “Pathétique”
4:20
4Sonata no. 14 in c-sharp, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight” (Sonata quasi una fantasia): I. Adagio sostenuto
producer:
Peter Wadland (producer)
fortepiano:
Steven Lubin (pianist) (in 1989-04)
balance engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer)
recorded at:
Methuen Memorial Music Hall (Methuen Memorial Hall) in Methuen, Massachusetts, United States (in 1989-04)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: I. Adagio sostenuto (in 1989-04)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1801)
included in:
end of starchild (video game soundtrack)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
55:22
5Sonata no. 14 in c-sharp, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight” (Sonata quasi una fantasia): II. Allegretto
producer:
Peter Wadland (producer)
fortepiano:
Steven Lubin (pianist) (in 1989-04)
balance engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer)
recorded at:
Methuen Memorial Music Hall (Methuen Memorial Hall) in Methuen, Massachusetts, United States (in 1989-04)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: II. Allegretto (in 1989-04)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1801)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
2:22
6Sonata no. 14 in c-sharp, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight” (Sonata quasi una fantasia): III. Presto agitato
producer:
Peter Wadland (producer)
fortepiano:
Steven Lubin (pianist) (in 1989-04)
balance engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer)
recorded at:
Methuen Memorial Music Hall (Methuen Memorial Hall) in Methuen, Massachusetts, United States (in 1989-04)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”: III. Presto agitato (in 1989-04)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1801)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 14 in C‐sharp minor, op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
7:23
7Sonata no. 17 in d, op. 31 no. 2 (“The Tempest”): I. Largo - Allegro
producer:
Peter Wadland (producer)
fortepiano:
Steven Lubin (pianist) (in 1989-04)
balance engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer)
recorded at:
Methuen Memorial Music Hall (Methuen Memorial Hall) in Methuen, Massachusetts, United States (in 1989-04)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 17 in D minor, op. 31 no. 2 "Tempest": I. Largo - Allegro (in 1989-04)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1801 until 1802)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 17 in D minor, op. 31 no. 2 "Tempest"
7:46
8Sonata no. 17 in d, op. 31 no. 2 (“The Tempest”): II. Adagio
producer:
Peter Wadland (producer)
fortepiano:
Steven Lubin (pianist) (in 1989-04)
balance engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer)
recorded at:
Methuen Memorial Music Hall (Methuen Memorial Hall) in Methuen, Massachusetts, United States (in 1989-04)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 17 in D minor, op. 31 no. 2 "Tempest": II. Adagio (in 1989-04)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1801 until 1802)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 17 in D minor, op. 31 no. 2 "Tempest"
6:51
9Sonata no. 17 in d, op. 31 no. 2 (“The Tempest”): III. Allegretto
producer:
Peter Wadland (producer)
fortepiano:
Steven Lubin (pianist) (in 1989-04)
balance engineer:
John Dunkerley (engineer)
recorded at:
Methuen Memorial Music Hall (Methuen Memorial Hall) in Methuen, Massachusetts, United States (in 1989-04)
recording of:
Sonata for Piano no. 17 in D minor, op. 31 no. 2 "Tempest": III. Allegretto (in 1989-04)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1801 until 1802)
part of:
Sonata for Piano no. 17 in D minor, op. 31 no. 2 "Tempest"
6:09
10Seufzer eines Ungeliebten - Gegenliebe, WoO 117: “Hast du nicht Liebe zugemessen” / “Wüßt' ich, wüßt' ich, dass du mich”
recording engineer:
Hans‐Ulrich Bastin (in 1999-02)
producer and editor:
Karl-August Naegler (balance engineer)
fortepiano:
Melvyn Tan (pianist) (in 1999-02)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) (in 1999-02)
balance engineer:
Hans‐Ulrich Bastin
recorded at:
Berwaldhallen (Berwald Hall) in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (in 1999-02)
recording of:
Seufzer eines Ungeliebten und Gegenliebe, WoO 118 (in 1999-02)
lyricist:
Gottfried August Bürger
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer)
part of:
Kinsky catalogue (Beethoven WoO works) (number: WoO 118)
5:29
11Fantasia for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra in c, op. 80 ("Choral Fantasy”): 1st Alternative Improvised Introduction
recording engineer:
Reinhard Lagemann
executive producer:
Dr. Peter Czornyj
producer:
Karl-August Naegler (balance engineer)
editor:
Mark Buecker (engineer of classical recordings)
fortepiano:
Robert Levin (American classical pianist) (in 1995-01)
balance engineer:
Gernot von Schultzendorff (sound engineer and producer of classical releases)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Deutsche Grammophon (in 1996)
recorded at:
St John’s, Smith Square in London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (in 1995-01)
recording of:
Choral Fantasy, op. 80 (alternative improvised introduction no. 1) (improvisation by Robert Levin) (in 1995-01)
composer:
Robert Levin (American classical pianist) (in 1995)
is based on:
Fantasia for Piano, Chorus, and Orchestra in C minor, op. 80 “Choral Fantasy”: I. Adagio
2:24
12Der Kuss, op. 128: “Ich war bei Chloen ganz allein”
recording engineer:
Hans‐Ulrich Bastin (in 1999-02)
producer and editor:
Karl-August Naegler (balance engineer)
fortepiano:
Melvyn Tan (pianist) (in 1999-02)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) (in 1999-02)
balance engineer:
Hans‐Ulrich Bastin
recorded at:
Berwaldhallen (Berwald Hall) in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (in 1999-02)
recording of:
Der Kuß, op. 128 (in 1999-02)
lyricist:
Christian Felix Weiße
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1798 until 1822)
part of:
Works of Ludwig van Beethoven by opus number (number: op. 128)
1:59
13Als die Geliebte sich trennen wollte, WoO 132: “Der Hoffnung letzter Schimmer sinkt dahin!”
recording engineer:
Hans‐Ulrich Bastin (in 1999-02)
producer and editor:
Karl-August Naegler (balance engineer)
fortepiano:
Melvyn Tan (pianist) (in 1999-02)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) (in 1999-02)
balance engineer:
Hans‐Ulrich Bastin
recorded at:
Berwaldhallen (Berwald Hall) in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (in 1999-02)
recording of:
Als die Geliebte sich trennen wollte. Empfindungen bei Lydiens Untreue, WoO 118 (in 1999-02)
lyricist:
Stephan von Breuning and François Benoît Hoffmann
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1806)
1:45
14Sehnsucht, WoO 146: “Die stille Nacht umdunkelt erquickend Tal und Höh”
recording engineer:
Hans‐Ulrich Bastin (in 1999-02)
producer and editor:
Karl-August Naegler (balance engineer)
fortepiano:
Melvyn Tan (pianist) (in 1999-02)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) (in 1999-02)
balance engineer:
Hans‐Ulrich Bastin
recorded at:
Berwaldhallen (Berwald Hall) in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (in 1999-02)
recording of:
Sehnsucht, WoO 146 (in 1999-02)
lyricist:
Christian Ludwig Reissig
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (from 1815 until 1816)
part of:
Kinsky catalogue (Beethoven WoO works) (number: WoO 146)
2:11
15An die Geliebte, WoO 140: “Oh, dass ich dir vom stillen Augen” (2nd version)
recording engineer:
Hans‐Ulrich Bastin (in 1999-02)
producer and editor:
Karl-August Naegler (balance engineer)
fortepiano:
Melvyn Tan (pianist) (in 1999-02)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) (in 1999-02)
balance engineer:
Hans‐Ulrich Bastin
recorded at:
Berwaldhallen (Berwald Hall) in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (in 1999-02)
recording of:
Song for Voice and Piano, WoO 140: "An die Geliebte" (2nd version) (in 1999-02)
lyricist:
Josef Ludwig Stoll
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1811)
part of:
Biamonti Catalogue (chronological catalogue of Beethoven's works) (number: Bia 540/2) and Kinsky catalogue (Beethoven WoO works) (number: WoO 140/2)
1:15
16Maigesang, op. 52 no. 4: “Wie herrlich leuchtet mir die Natur!”
recording engineer:
Hans‐Ulrich Bastin (in 1999-02)
producer and editor:
Karl-August Naegler (balance engineer)
fortepiano:
Melvyn Tan (pianist) (in 1999-02)
mezzo-soprano vocals:
Anne Sofie von Otter (mezzo-soprano) (in 1999-02)
balance engineer:
Hans‐Ulrich Bastin
recorded at:
Berwaldhallen (Berwald Hall) in Stockholm, Stockholms län (Stockholm county), Sweden (in 1999-02)
recording of:
Song for Voice and Piano, op. 52 no. 4 in A-flat major: Allegro "Mailied: Wie herrlich leuchtet mir die Natur" (in 1999-02)
lyricist:
Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1792, from 1804 until 1805)
is based on:
Mailied
part of:
8 Lieder, op. 52
2:13
17Sonata for Piano and Horn in F, op. 17: I. Allegro moderato
producer:
Chris Sayers (producer)
fortepiano:
Robert Levin (American classical pianist) (in 1996-09)
horn:
Anthony Halstead (horn soloist, conductor and director) (in 1996-09)
balance engineer:
Philip Siney (sound engineer)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1996-09)
recording of:
Sonata for Horn and Piano in F major, op. 17: I. Allegro moderato
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1800)
part of:
Sonata for Horn and Piano in F major, op. 17
8:16
18Sonata for Piano and Horn in F, op. 17: II. Poco Adagio, quasi Andante
producer:
Chris Sayers (producer)
fortepiano:
Robert Levin (American classical pianist) (in 1996-09)
horn:
Anthony Halstead (horn soloist, conductor and director) (in 1996-09)
balance engineer:
Philip Siney (sound engineer)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1996-09)
recording of:
Sonata for Horn and Piano in F major, op. 17: II. Poco adagio, quasi andante
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1800)
part of:
Sonata for Horn and Piano in F major, op. 17
1:24
19Sonata for Piano and Horn in F, op. 17: III. Rondo. Allegro moderato
producer:
Chris Sayers (producer)
fortepiano:
Robert Levin (American classical pianist) (in 1996-09)
horn:
Anthony Halstead (horn soloist, conductor and director) (in 1996-09)
balance engineer:
Philip Siney (sound engineer)
recorded at:
Watford Colosseum (fka the Watford Town Hall Assembly Rooms 1939–1994, as CTS Colosseum since 1995, and as Watford Colosseum since 2011) in Watford, Hertfordshire, England, United Kingdom (in 1996-09)
recording of:
Sonata for Horn and Piano in F major, op. 17: III. Rondo. Allegro moderato
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1800)
part of:
Sonata for Horn and Piano in F major, op. 17
4:55
19▶CD: Piano Trio no. 5 “Ghost” / String Quartet no. 9 / Quintet op. 16
20▶CD: Chamber Versions of Symphony no. 2 & Piano Concerto no. 4 / “Ah! perfido”

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Release group

includes:The Late String Quartets, opp. 95, 127, 130–133 & 135 by Beethoven (Ludwig van Beethoven, German composer); Takács Quartet