The Life and Works of Ludwig van Beethoven

The Life and Works of Ludwig van Beethoven

by Jeremy Siepmann
The Life and Works of Ludwig van Beethoven

The Life and Works of Ludwig van Beethoven

by Jeremy Siepmann

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Product Details

Release Date: 07/17/2001
Label: Naxos
UPC: 0636943802427
Rank: 177253

Tracks

Disc 1

  1. The Life and Works of Ludwig van Beethoven, Narration with Musical Excerpts~Childhood and Youth
  2. Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92~Finale
  3. Piano Sonata No. 29 in B flat major ("Hammerklavier"), Op. 106~Excerpt
  4. The Life and Works of Ludwig van Beethoven, Narration with Musical Excerpts~Beethoven as a pianist
  5. Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2/3~Finale
  6. The Life and Works of Ludwig van Beethoven, Narration with Musical Excerpts~Beethoven as pianist
  7. German Dance for orchestra in B flat major, WoO 8/4
  8. The Life and Works of Ludwig van Beethoven, Narration with Musical Excerpts~Beethoven's Vienna
  9. Sextet for 2 horns & string quartet in E flat major, Op. 81b~1st movement
  10. The Life and Works of Ludwig van Beethoven, Narration with Musical Excerpts~Beethoven as Friend, Pupil, and Artist
  11. Piano Trio in E flat major, Op. 1/1~Finale
  12. Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19~Finale
  13. The Life and Works of Ludwig van Beethoven, Narration with Musical Excerpts~The Onset of Deafness
  14. Piano Sonata No. 23 in F minor ("Appassionata"), Op. 57~Finale

Disc 2

  1. The Life and Works of Ludwig van Beethoven, Narration with Musical Excerpts~The Crest of the Wave
  2. Septet for strings & woodwinds in E flat major, Op. 20~Scherzo
  3. Piano Sonata No. 8 in C minor ("Path¿¿tique"), Op. 13~Excerpt
  4. The Life and Works of Ludwig van Beethoven, Narration with Musical Excerpts~Beethoven in Love
  5. Piano Sonata No. 14 in C sharp minor ("Moonlight"), Op. 27/2~Excerpt
  6. The Life and Works of Ludwig van Beethoven, Narration with Musical Excerpts~A Winning Streak
  7. Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36~Finale (Excerpt)
  8. The Life and Works of Ludwig van Beethoven, Narration with Musical Excerpts~Beethoven in Crisis: The Heiligenstadt Testament
  9. Symphony No. 3 in E flat major ("Eroica"), Op. 55~Funeral March (Excerpt)
  10. The Life and Works of Ludwig van Beethoven, Narration with Musical Excerpts~Beethoven and Heroism
  11. Symphony No. 3 in E flat major ("Eroica"), Op. 55~Finale (Excerpt)
  12. The Life and Works of Ludwig van Beethoven, Narration with Musical Excerpts~Beethoven the Revolutionary
  13. String Quartet No. 7 in F major ("Rasumovsky 1"), Op. 59/1~Adagio (Excerpt)
  14. The Life and Works of Ludwig van Beethoven, Narration with Musical Excerpts~Beethoven and Women
  15. Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61~1st movement (Excerpt)
  16. The Life and Works of Ludwig van Beethoven, Narration with Musical Excerpts~Beethoven the Performer
  17. Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major ("Emperor"), Op. 73~Finale (Excerpt)

Disc 3

  1. The Life and Works of Ludwig van Beethoven, Narration with Musical Excerpts~Beethoven and Suffering
  2. Coriolan Overture, Op. 62
  3. The Life and Works of Ludwig van Beethoven, Narration with Musical Excerpts~Beethoven and Fate
  4. Symphony No. 5 in C minor ("Fate"), Op. 67~1st movement
  5. Symphony No. 5 in C minor ("Fate"), Op. 67~Finale (Excerpt)
  6. The Life and Works of Ludwig van Beethoven, Narration with Musical Excerpts~Beethoven and the Transcendence of Suffering
  7. Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92~1st movement (Excerpt)
  8. The Life and Works of Ludwig van Beethoven, Narration with Musical Excerpts~Beethoven, Goethe, and Self-pity
  9. The Life and Works of Ludwig van Beethoven, Narration with Musical Excerpts~Beethoven on his method of Composing
  10. The Life and Works of Ludwig van Beethoven, Narration with Musical Excerpts~Beethoven and Unrequited Love
  11. String Quartet No. 11 in F minor ("Serioso"), Op. 95~1st movement
  12. The Life and Works of Ludwig van Beethoven, Narration with Musical Excerpts~The Immortal Beloved
  13. Sonata for violin & piano No. 10 in G major ("The Cockcrow"), Op. 96~1st movement
  14. The Life and Works of Ludwig van Beethoven, Narration with Musical Excerpts~To the Brink of Suicide - and beyond
  15. Wellington's Victory, for orchestra, Op. 91~Excerpt
  16. Fidelio, opera, Op. 72~Prisoner's Chorus

Disc 4

  1. Piano Trio in B flat major ("Archduke"), Op. 97~Excerpt
  2. The Life and Works of Ludwig van Beethoven, Narration with Musical Excerpts~Beethoven 'kidnaps' Karl
  3. The Life and Works of Ludwig van Beethoven, Narration with Musical Excerpts~Beethoven's manner & appearance
  4. Symphony No. 6 in F major ("Pastoral"), Op. 68~Excerpt
  5. The Life and Works of Ludwig van Beethoven, Narration with Musical Excerpts~Beethoven as a Parent
  6. Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor, Op. 111~Excerpt
  7. The Life and Works of Ludwig van Beethoven, Narration with Musical Excerpts~Beethoven and Friendship
  8. The Life and Works of Ludwig van Beethoven, Narration with Musical Excerpts~His attitudes to Publication
  9. The Life and Works of Ludwig van Beethoven, Narration with Musical Excerpts~Beethoven as Conductor
  10. Symphony No. 9 in D minor ("Choral"), Op. 125~Scherzo (Excerpt)
  11. The Life and Works of Ludwig van Beethoven, Narration with Musical Excerpts~His final works
  12. String Quartet No. 13 in B flat major, Op. 130~Cavatina
  13. The Life and Works of Ludwig van Beethoven, Narration with Musical Excerpts~Beethoven's Death
  14. Symphony No. 9 in D minor ("Choral"), Op. 125~Ode to Joy (Excerpt)

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Jeremy Siepmann   Primary Artist
Takako Nishizaki   Violin
Kenneth Jean   Conductor
Oliver von Dohnanyi   Conductor
Stephen Gunzenhauser   Conductor
Capella Istropolitana   Ensemble,Orchestra
Csaba Onczay   Cello
Jenoe Jando   Piano
Barry Wordsworth   Conductor
Neville Jason   Spoken Word
Ruxandra Donose   Mezzo-Soprano (Vocal)
Stefan Vladar   Piano
Hasmik Papian   Soprano (Vocal)
Stuttgart Piano Trio   Ensemble
Karen Archer   Spoken Word
Claudio Otelli   Bass (Vocal)
Kodaly Quartet   String Quartet
Nicolaus Esterhazy Chorus   Choir/Chorus
Nicolaus Esterhazy Sinfonia   Ensemble,Orchestra
Slovak Philharmonic Orchestra   Orchestra
Bela Drahos   Conductor
Manfred Fink   Tenor (Vocal)

Technical Credits

Simon Weir   Sound Editing
Alan Smyth   Engineer
Sue Norman   Design
Jeremy Siepmann   Text,Narrator,Producer,Liner Notes
Michael Taylor   Engineer,Sound Editing
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