Mp3 CBR 320 kbps | Classical | 04:14:37 | 1CD | 586 MbThe events of Beethoven’s life are the stuff of Romantic legend, evoking images of the solitary creator shaking his fist at Fate and finally overcoming it through a supreme effort of creative will.

His compositions, which frequently pushed the boundaries of tradition and startled audiences with their originality and power, are considered by many to be the foundation of 19th century musical principals.

Tracklist:01. Rudolf Buchbinder – 9 Variations on a March by Dressler in C Minor, WoO 63_ Theme & Variations I – IX (Maestoso)02. Jean-Bernard Pommier – Piano Sonata No. 4 in E-Flat Major, Op. 7_ II. Largo con gran espressione03. Alban Berg Quartet – String Quartet No. 1 in F Major, Op. 18 No. 1_ III. Scherzo (Allegro molto) & Trio04. Rudolf Kempe & Münchner Philharmoniker – Symphony No. 1 in C Major, Op. 21_ I. Adagio molto – Allegro con brio05. Moura Lympany – Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 _Moonlight__ I. Adagio sostenuto (Excerpt)06. Christian Ferras & Pierre Barbizet – Violin Sonata No. 5 in F Major, Op. 24 ‘Le Printemps’_ I. Allegro07. André Cluytens & Berliner Philharmoniker – Symphony No. 2 in D Major, Op. 36_ II. Larghetto08. Alceo Galliera, Claudio Arrau & Philharmonia Orchestra – Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37_ I. Allegro con brio09. Rudolf Kempe & Münchner Philharmoniker – Symphony No. 3, Op. 55 _Eroica__ II. Marcia funebre (Adagio assai)10. Stephen Kovacevich – Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 _Waldstein__ I. Allegro con brio11. Edwin Fischer – Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 _Appassionata__ I. Allegro assai – Più allegro12. André Cluytens & Berliner Philharmoniker – Leonora Overture No. 3, Op. 72b13. Carlo Maria Giulini, Dame Janet Baker, Theo Altmeyer, New Philharmonia Orchestra & New Philharmonia Chorus – Mass in C Major, Op. 86_ I. Kyrie14. Kurt Masur & New York Philharmonic Orchestra – Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67_ I. Allegro con brio15. Otto Klemperer, Daniel Barenboim, New Philharmonia Orchestra & John Alldis Choir – Fantasy in C Minor, Op. 80 _Choral fantasia_16. Alceo Galliera, Claudio Arrau & Philharmonia Orchestra – Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58_ III. Rondo. Vivace – Presto17. André Cluytens & Berliner Philharmoniker – Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68, _Pastoral__ I. Awakening of happy feelings on arriving in the country (Allegro non troppo)18. George Szell, Emil Gilels & The Cleveland Orchestra – Piano Concerto No. 5, Op. 73 _Emperor__ II. Adagio un poco mosso19. François-René Duchâble – Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59 _Für Elise_20. André Cluytens & Berliner Philharmoniker – Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92_ I. Poco sostenuto – Vivace21. Artur Schnabel – Piano Sonata No. 24 in F-Sharp Major, Op. 78, _À Thérèse__ I. Adagio cantabile – Allegro, ma non troppo22. Stephen Kovacevich – Piano Sonata No. 26 in E-Flat Major, Op. 81a _Les Adieux__ I. Das Lebewohl (Adagio)23. Rudolf Kempe & Münchner Philharmoniker – Symphony No. 8 in F Major, Op. 93_ I. Allegro vivace e con brio24. Solomon – Piano Sonata No. 29 in B-Flat Major, Op.106 _Hammerklavier__ I. Allegro25. Carlo Maria Giulini, Dame Janet Baker, Heather Harper, Robert Tear, London Philharmonic Orchestra & New Philharmonia Chorus – Missa Solemnis in D Major, Op. 123_ IV. Sanctus26. Carlo Maria Giulini, Dame Janet Baker, Hans Sotin, Heather Harper, Robert Tear, London Philharmonic Orchestra & New Philharmonia Chorus – Missa Solemnis in D Major, Op. 123_ V. Agnus Dei27. Riccardo Muti, James Morris, The Philadelphia Orchestra & Westminster Choir – Symphony No. 9 in D Minor, Op. 125_ IV. Choral _Ode to Joy_