TRACKLISTING

CD 1
1 Allegro con brio from Symphony No.5 in C minor, op.67
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink

2 Allegretto from Symphony No.7, op.92
London Symphony Orchestra
Antal Dorati

3 Romance No.2 in F, op.50 for violin and orchestra
Arthur Grumiaux
Concertgebouw Orchestra
Bernard Haitink

4 Adagio sostenuto from Piano Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor, op.27 no.2 "Moonlight"
Vladimir Ashkenazy

5 Für Elise
Vladimir Ashkenazy

6 Allegretto from Sonata No.17 in D minor, op.31 no.2 "The Tempest"
Stephen Kovacevich

7 Scherzo from Septet in E flat, op.20
Members of the Berlin Philharmonic Octet

8 Largo from Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor, op. 37
Alfred Brendel
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Bernard Haitink

9 Allegro vivace from Symphony No.8 in F, op.93
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Sir Georg Solti

10 Egmont Overture, op.84
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
George Szell

11 Rondo (Allegro) from Violin Concerto in D major, op.61
Arthur Grumiaux
New Philharmonia Orchestra
Alceo Galliera

CD 2
1 Adagio un poco mosso from Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat, op.73 "Emperor"
Vladimir Ashkenazy
The Cleveland Orchestra
Vladimir Ashkenazy

2 Allegretto from Symphony No.6 in F, op.68 "Pastoral"
(Shepherds' song. Happy and thankful feelings after the storm)
Staatskapelle Dresden
Sir Colin Davis

3 Rondo from Piano Concerto No.2 in B flat, op.19
Radu Lupu
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta

4 Adagio cantabile from Piano Sonata No.8 in C minor, op.13 "Pathétique"
Vladimir Ashkenazy

5 Cavatina from String Quartet No.13, op.130
Quartetto Italiano

6 Bagatelle, op.126 no.6
Presto — Andante amabile e con moto
Alfred Brendel

7 Rondo from Sonata for Piano and Violin No.5 in F, op.24 "Spring"
Vladimir Ashkenazy, Itzhak Perlman

8 Minuet No.11, WoO 7
Academy of St Martin in the Fields
Neville Marriner

9 Presto agitato from Piano Sonata No.14 in C sharp minor,
op.27 no.2 "Moonlight"
Vladimir Ashkenazy

10 Beethoven: In questa tomba oscura
Luciano Pavarotti
Philharmonia Orchestra
Piero Gamba

11 Mir ist so wunderbar (Quartet from Fidelio )
Hildegard Behrens, Sona Ghazarian, Hans Sotin, David Kuebler
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Sir Georg Solti

12 Oh welche Lust (Prisoners' Chorus from Fidelio )
Robert Johnson, Philip Kraus
Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Chorus
Sir Georg Solti

13 Finale from Symphony No.9 in D minor, op.125 "Choral" (excerpt)
Joan Sutherland, Marilyn Horne, James King, Martti Talvela
Vienna State Opera Chorus
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt

RECORDING INFORMATION
The essential collection of the essential classical composer! Track after track of the most well-known and popular classical music in outstanding performances by great Decca and Philips artists. Symphonies, concertos, overtures, sonatas, ensembles, quartets, solo piano works … All the greatest moments from perhaps the most essential composer of all!

This new compilation ranges from the delicate intimacy of the "Moonlight" Sonata to the triumphant grandeur of the choral finale of the mighty Ninth Symphony. The "Emperor" Concerto, the Fifth Symphony, "Für Elise", Egmont Overture, the "Pastoral" Symphony, the "Pathétique" Sonata … more than two and a half hours of hits!