Ludwig van Beethoven – Masters of Music (6CD)

CD1

Arthur Schnabel – piano

Piano Sonata No. 1 in F minor, Op. 2 No. 1

1. I. Allegro

2. II. Adagio

3. III. Menuetto & Trio – Allegretto

4. IV. Prestissimo (rec. 23–24 April 1934)

Piano Sonata No. 2 in A major, Op. 2 No. 2
5. I. Allegro vivace
6. II. Largo appassionato
7. III. Scherzo & Trio – Allegretto
8. IV. Rondo – Grazioso (rec. 9 April 1934)

Piano Sonata No. 3 in C major, Op. 2 No. 3
9. I. Allegro con brio
10. II. Adagio
11. III. Scherzo & Trio – Allegro
12. IV. Allegro assai (rec. 26 April 1934)

Total time: 67:01

CD2

Arthur Schnabel – piano

Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-flat major, Op. 7

1. I. Allegro molto e con brio

2. II. Largo con gran espressione

3. III. Allegro

4. IV. Rondo – Poco allegretto e grazioso (rec. 11 Nov 1935)

Piano Sonata No. 5 in C minor, Op. 10 No. 1
5. I. Allegro molto e con brio
6. II. Adagio molto
7. III. Finale – Prestissimo (rec. 6 Nov 1935)

Piano Sonata No. 6 in F major, Op. 10 No. 2
8. I. Allegro
9. II. Allegretto
10. III. Presto (rec. 10 April 1933)

Total time: 55:53

CD3

Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Jansug Kakhidze

Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21

1. I. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio

2. II. Andante cantabile con moto

3. III. Menuetto – Allegro molto e vivace

4. IV. Finale – Adagio – Allegro molto e vivace

Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 36
5. I. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio
6. II. Larghetto
7. III. Scherzo – Allegro
8. IV. Finale – Allegro molto

Total time: 62:56

CD4

Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Vakhtang Kakhidze

Symphony No. 4 in B-flat major, Op. 60

1. I. Adagio – Allegro vivace

2. II. Adagio

3. III. Menuetto – Allegro vivace

4. IV. Allegro ma non troppo

Georgian Simi Festival Orchestra
Conductor: Jean-Paul Lauriet

Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93
5. I. Allegro vivace e con brio
6. II. Allegretto scherzando
7. III. Tempo di Menuetto
8. IV. Allegro vivace

Total time: 61:21

CD5

Berliner Philharmoniker
Conductor: Wilhelm Furtwängler

Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 (1942 recording)

1. I. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso

2. II. Molto vivace

3. III. Adagio molto e cantabile

4. IV. Finale – Presto – Allegro assai

Total time: 72:51

CD6

Arthur Schnabel – piano

Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27 No. 2 “Moonlight”

1. I. Adagio sostenuto

2. II. Allegretto

3. III. Presto agitato (rec. 2 April 1934)

Piano Sonata No. 15 in D major, Op. 28 “Pastoral”
4. I. Allegro
5. II. Andante
6. III. Scherzo & Trio – Allegro vivace
7. IV. Rondo – Allegro ma non troppo (rec. 17 Feb 1933)

Piano Sonata No. 16 in G major, Op. 31 No. 1
8. I. Allegro vivace
9. II. Adagio grazioso
10. III. Rondo – Allegretto (rec. 5–6 Nov 1935)

Total time: 58:14