Life & Works of Ludwig van Beethoven

Disc 1
LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN
Ludwig van Beethoven: Life and Works
01. Childhood and Youth 00:22
02. Symphony No. 7 in A (finale) 05:11
03. Hammerklavier Sonata, op. 106 (exc.) 04:31
04. Bethoven as a pianist 04:24
05. Sonata in C, op. 2 No. 3 (finale) 04:58
06. Beethoven as Pianist 04:25
07. German Dance, WoO 8, No. 4 06:24
08. Beethoven's Vienna 07:50
09. Sextet in E flat, op. 81b (first movement) 02:13
10. Beethoven as Friend, Pupil and Artist 07:41
11. Trio in C minor, op. 1 no. 1 (finale) 07:14
12. Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat (finale) 05:59
13. The Onset of Deafness 03:29
14. Appassionata Sonata (finale) 08:10
Disc 2
01. The Crest of the Wave 00:38
02. Septet in B flat (Scherzo) 06:53
03. Sonata Pathetique, op. 13 (Exc.) 03:18
04. Beethoven in Love 03:37
05. Piano Sonata in C sharp minor, op. 27, no. 2 (exc.) 01:24
06. A Winning Streak 01:11
07. Symphony no. 2 in D, finale (exc.) 03:04
08. Beethoven in Crisis: the Heiligenstadt Testament 05:24
09. Eroica Symphony: Funeral March (exc.) 03:55
10. Beethoven and Heroism 06:24
11. Eroica Symphony, finale (exc.) 01:52
12. Beethoven the Revolutionary 02:54
13. Razumovsky Quartet No. 1 pp.59 no. 1, Adagio (exc.) 03:58
14. Beethoven and Women 08:15
15. Violin Concerto in D, op. 61, First movement (exc.) 06:24
16. Beethoven the Performer 06:56
17. Emperor Concerto, finale (complete) 10:00
Disc 3
01. Beethoven and Suffering 00:56
02. Coriolan Overture 08:24
03. Beethoven and Fate 03:59
04. Fifth Symphony, first movement (complete) 07:30
05. Fifth Symphony, finale (exc.) 01:24
06. Beethoven and the Transcendence of Suffering 02:17
07. Seventh Symphony, first movement (exc.) 04:16
08. Beethoven, Goethe and Self-pity 02:59
09. Beethoven on his Method of Composing 01:57
10. Beethoven and Unrequited Love 03:11
11. Serioso Quartet, op. 95. first movement 04:52
12. The Immortal Beloved 07:59
13. Violin Sonata in G, op. 96, first movement 10:03
14. To the Brink of Suicide-and beyond 03:00
15. Battle Symphone (exc.) 02:54
16. Prisoner's Chorus from Fidelio 07:12
Disc 4
01. Archduke Trio 04:07
02. Beethoven 'kidnaps' Karl 08:48
03. Beethoven's Manner & Appearance 03:16
04. Pastoral symphony (exc.) 02:55
05. Beethoven as a ' parent ' 17:22
06. Piano sonata No. 32, Op. 111 04:50
07. Beethoven and Friendship 04:27
08. His attitudes to Publication 01:10
09. Beethoven as Conductor 01:21
10. Ninth symphony (Scherzo) (exc.) 03:53
11. His Final Works 01:53
12. String Quartet in B flat, Op. 130 ('Cavatina') 07:06
13. Beethoven's Death 05:29
14. Music 6: Ninth Symphony (exc.) 04:01
Jeremy Siepmann, reader