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25 Beethoven Favorites

25 Beethoven Favorites Tracks

1. Egmont Overture - Ludwig Van Beethoven

2. Symphony No. 5 In C Minor - Ludwig Van Beethoven

3. Piano Sonata No. 21 In C Major - Alfred Brendel

4. Piano Sonata No. 14 In C Sharp Minor - Jerome Rose

5. Piano Sonata No. 8 In C Minor - Jerome Rose

6. Piano Sonata No. 23 In F Minor - Jerome Rose

7. Symphony No. 6 In F Major - Ludwig Van Beethoven

8. Symphony No. 7 In A Major - Ludwig Van Beethoven

9. 'The Creatures Of Prometheus' Ballet - Ludwig Van Beethoven

10. Violin Concerto In D Major - Susanne Lautenbacher

11. Sonata For Violin And Piano No. 5 In F Major - Aaron Rosand

12. Piano Trio In B Flat - Mannheimer Trio

13. Für Elise - Various Artists

14. Quintet In E Flat For Piano And Winds - Abbey Simon

15. 'Chorale Fantasy' In C Minor For Piano, Chorus And Orchestra - Walter Klien

16. Piano Concerto No. 2 In B Flat - Alfred Brendel

17. Piano Concerto No. 3 In C Minor - Ludwig Van Beethoven

18. Piano Concerto No. 4 In G Major - Alfred Brendel

19. Piano Concerto No. 5 In E Flat - Alfred Brendel

20. Symphony No. 3 In E Flat - Ludwig Van Beethoven

21. 'The Ruins Of Athens,' - Ludwig Van Beethoven

22. 'Corolian,' - Ludwig Van Beethoven

23. Ecossaise For Piano - Alfred Brendel

24. Symphony No. 9 In D Minor - Ludwig Van Beethoven

25. Symphony No. 9 In D Minor - Ludwig Van Beethoven

Users's Reviews

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bEtHoVeN mAnIaC

[...] Honestly, it isn't THAT THAT great, but its good enough for its price. I'd say that your $ pays off, for a while. I've noticed how after a long time, it gets aggrivating at times. No harm meant, "Beethoven lover". I just mean don't plunge into this cd with all the hopes in the world. Besides, it's just my opinion, so you may like it more than me. All i can say is; a) listen to some samples before you buy, b)know this is not REALLY the great Beethoven himself, and c) enjoy YOUR music, whatever it may be.

Posted by Anonymous, on 2005-11-03

Great Price...Not so good itself

This a great priced cd, but the content is why it is so cheap. It's a true-amateur album. Beethoven Lover is over her/his head. This is the real world, not a fantasy-everyone-likes-every-type-of-music world. Deal with it and agree with me. It isn't so great.

Posted by Anonymous, on 2005-05-18

Less than impressive...

I must say that I am very disappointed with this CD. It's bad enough that only select movements from symphonies, concertos, sonatas, etc. are put on compilation albums like this one, but it irritates me to no end that even the individual movements themselves are cut! Supposedly "edited for leisure listening", this CD in no way fulfilled my expectations of what it would be. Most tracks are about 3 minutes long (whereas they should actually be anywhere from 5-15 minutes).

But aside from this content problem, the quality of the tracks is not that good either. The sound has a dull, flat quality to it, and is not as rich or lively as other recordings I've heard of the same pieces. (And in case this means anything to you: there is a note on the CD case that states "Digitally mastered from the original analog tapes"). Whether this is good or not, the CD does not sound as great as it seems to claim.

(Also, on a more irrelevant note: If you are expecting this CD to contain 25 of the most widely-known, familiar pieces, then don't buy it, because not many of them are popular).

My advice would be to find another compilation (even if that means buying one with less tracks) that contains the full versions of the movements and that sounds much better than this one.

Posted by Anonymous, on 2000-02-28

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