Beethoven - Complete Edition - Box Set 86CDs

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It would not be an overstatement to declare that Ludwig van Beethoven stands as one of the most significant figures in Western civilisation: a composer who shaped the course of music history through his mastery of rhythm, melody and harmonic exploration, pushing the boundaries of form and effectively bridging the gap between Classicism and Romanticism – and yet all the while continuously professing how difficult he found composition. Detailing his complete output – from his earliest years to his last, by which time he had almost completely lost his hearing – this 86CD box reveals an extensive palette of styles and mediums, rendered all the more obvious by the box's division into different genres (starting with the symphonies and ending with the large corpus of different national folk songs). A stellar cast of performers completes the tribute: Alfred Brendel, Sir Colin Davis, David Zinman, Herbert Blomstedt, Staatskapelle Dresden and the London Symphony Orchestra are just of the first-class names and ensembles gracing this must-buy, bargain-priced compilation.

CD 1: Symphonies 1 & 3

CD 2: Symphonies 2 & 4

CD 3: Symphonies 5 & 6

CD 4: Symphonies 7 & 8

CD 5: Symphony No. 9 ‘Choral’

CD 6: Piano Concertos 1 & 2

CD 7: Piano Concertos 3 & 5

CD 8: Piano Concertos No. 4 & Op. 61

CD 9: Violin Concerto - Romances For Violin And Orchestra

CD 10: Triple Concerto - Piano Concerto WoO4 - Rondo WoO6

CD 11: Overtures - Die Weihe Des Hauses (Exerpts)

CD 12: Orchestral Works - Organ Works

CD 13: Dances I

CD 14: Dances II

CD 15: Music For Wind Ensemble I

CD 16: Music For Wind Ensemble II

CD 17: Chamber Music For Flute I

CD 18: Chamber Music For Flute II

CD 19: Septet Op. 20 - Sextet Op. 81b

CD 20: Quintet Op. 16 - Trio Op. 11 - Horn Sonata

CD 21: Trio Op. 38 - Duo WoO40

CD 22: Serenade Op. 25 - Rondo WoO41 - Trio Hess 48 - Works for Mandolin & Piano

CD 23: Piano Quartets

CD 24: Piano Trios I

CD 25: Piano Trios II

CD 26: Piano Trios III

CD 27: Piano Trios IV

CD 28: Piano Trios V

CD 29: Cello Sonatas I

CD 30: Cello Sonatas II - Cello Variations

CD 31: Violin Sonatas I

CD 32: Violin Sonatas II

CD 33: Violin Sonatas III

CD 34: Violin Sonatas IV

CD 35: String Trios I

CD 36: String Trios II

CD 37: String Quartets Op. 18 Nos. 1-3

CD 38: String Quartets Op. 18 Nos. 4-6 / Minuet In A Flat Hess 33

CD 39: String Quartets Op. 59 'Rasumovsky' Nos. 1 & 2

CD 40: String Quartets Op. 59 No. 3 'Rasumovsky' / Op. 74 'Harp'

CD 41: String Quartets Opp. 95 'Quartetto Serioso' & 130 / Grosse Fuge Op. 133

CD 42: String Quartets Opp. 127 & 131

CD 43: String Quartets Opp. 132 & 135

CD 44: Music For String Ensembles I

CD 45: Music For String Ensembles II

CD 46: Piano Sonatas Opp. 106 'Hammerklavier' & 111

CD 47: Piano Sonatas Opp. 101, 109, 110 & 90

CD 48: Piano Sonatas Op. 57 'Appassionata' - Op. 54 - Op. 81A 'Les Adieux' - Op. 31 No. 1

CD 49: Piano Sonatas Op. 31 No. 2 'Tempest' - Op. 31 No. 3 - Op. 53 'Waldstein' - Op. 49 No.1

CD 50: Piano Sinatas Op. 2 No. 1 - Op. 79 - Op. 10 Nos. 1 & 2 - Op. 14 No.1

CD 51: Piano Sonatas Op. 14 No. 2 - Op. 27 Nos. 1 & 2 'Moonlight' - Op. 28 'Pastoral'

CD 52: Piano Sonatas Op. 10 No. 3 - Op. 2 Nos. 2 & 3

CD 53: Piano Sonatas Op. 13 'Pathétique' - Op. 22 - Op. 26 'Funeral March' - Op. 78

CD 54: Piano Sonatas Op. 7 - Op. 49 No. 2

CD 55: Piano Variations I - Piano Sonata Op. 49 No. 2

CD 56: Piano Variations II

CD 57: Piano Variations III - Piano Sonatas WoO47 - Miscellaneous Piano Works I

CD 58: Piano Variations IV - Bagatelles I

CD 59: Bagatelles II - Miscellaneous Piano Works II

CD 60: Miscellaneous Piano Works III - Piano Variations V

CD 61: Piano Works 4-Hands

CD 62: Leonore (Beginning)

CD 63: Leonore (Conclusion)

CD 64: Fidelio (Beginning)

CD 65: Fidelio (Conclusion)

CD 66: Egmont

CD 67: The Creatures Of Prometheus - Ritterballett

CD 68: The Ruins Of Athens - King Stephan - Germania - Chor Auf Die Verbündeten Fürsten - 'Ihr Weisen Gründer'

CD 69: Arias

CD 70: Cantatas On The Death of Joseph II - On The Accession Of Leopold II

CD 71: Der Glorreiche Augenblick - Polyphonie Italian Songs WoO99

CD 72: Miscellaneous Vocal Works

CD 73: Christus Am Ölberge

CD 74: Mass In C

CD 75: Missa Solemnis

CD 76: Songs I

CD 77: Songs II

CD 78: Songs III

CD 79: Songs IV

CD 80: Canons, Epigrams And Jokes - Irish Songs WoO 152 & 153

CD 81: Irish Songs WoO 152 & 153 (Continued)

CD 82: 12 Irish Songs WoO154

CD 83: 26 Welsh Songs WoO155

CD 84: 12 Scottish Songs WoO156 - 12 Verschiedene Volkslieder WoO157

CD 85: 25 Scottish Songs Op. 108 - 23 Lieder Verschiedener Völker WoO158A (Selection)

CD 86: Folk Songs WoO158

Complete tracklist:  Beethoven - Complete Edition