A Beethoven Century: 1996–2020
For the Beethoven anniversary, Arno Lücker curates four playlists covering 100 years of Beethoven on record. We feature both popular works and unknown gems, showcasing a broad array of artists to chart developments in performance style, repertoire trends and recording technology. Explore how Beethoven has been perceived and his works brought to musical life over the course of the last century. [Due to geo-blocking restrictions, some tracks might be unavailable in certain territories.]
- Beethoven • Variations in B flat major on 'La stessa, la stessissima' by Antonio Salieri for Piano WoO 73 • Theme. Andante con moto ‒ Var. I-XVariations in B flat major on 'La stessa, la stessissima' by Antonio Salieri for Piano WoO 73
Theme. Andante con moto ‒ Var. I-XGianluca Cascioli (Piano)1996, Hamburg, Fredrich-Ebert-Halle - Beethoven • Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 4 in G major op. 58 • I. Allegro moderatoConcerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 4 in G major op. 58
I. Allegro moderatoRobert Levin (Piano), Sir John Eliot Gardiner
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique1997, Watford, The Colosseum Watford - Beethoven • Sonata for Piano No. 15 in D major op. 28 “Pastoral” • II. AndanteSonata for Piano No. 15 in D major op. 28
II. AndanteLouis Lortie (Piano)1998, Westleton, Potton Hall, Westleton - Beethoven • String Quartet No. 4 in C minor op. 18/4 • I. Allegro ma non tantoString Quartet No. 4 in C minor op. 18/4
I. Allegro ma non tantoHagen Quartett
Lukas Hagen (Violin), Rainer Schmidt (Violin), Veronika Hagen (Viola), Clemens Hagen (Violoncello)℗ 1999 - Beethoven • Symphony No. 3 in E flat major op. 55 “Eroica” • II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assaiSymphony No. 3 in E flat major op. 55
II. Marcia funebre. Adagio assaiMichael Gielen, SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und FreiburgFebruary 2000, Freiburg, Konzerthaus Freiburg - Beethoven • Sonata for Piano No. 20 in G major op. 49/2 • II. Tempo di MenuettoSonata for Piano No. 20 in G major op. 49/2
II. Tempo di MenuettoStephen Kovacevich (Piano)℗ 2001 - Beethoven • Symphony No. 9 in D minor op. 125 “Choral” • II. Molto vivace – PrestoSymphony No. 9 in D minor op. 125
II. Molto vivace – PrestoBarbara Bonney (Soprano), Birgit Remmert (Tenor), Kurt Streit (Tenor), Thomas Hampson (Baritone), Sir Simon Rattle
Wiener Philharmoniker, City of Birmingham Symphony ChorusMay 2002, Wien, Wiener Musikverein - Beethoven • Sonata for Piano No. 26 in E flat major op. 81a “Les Adieux” • I. Das Lebewohl (Les Adieux). Adagio ‒ AllegroSonata for Piano No. 26 in E flat major op. 81a
I. Das Lebewohl (Les Adieux). Adagio ‒ AllegroMari Kodama (Piano)January 2003, Haarlem, Doopsgezinde Kerk - Beethoven • Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in C minor op. 37 • III. Rondo. AllegroConcerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in C minor op. 37
III. Rondo. AllegroMartha Argerich (Piano), Claudio Abbado
Mahler Chamber Orchestra℗ 2004 - Beethoven • Symphony No. 2 in D major op. 36 • III. Scherzo. AllegroSymphony No. 2 in D major op. 36
III. Scherzo. AllegroMariss Jansons, Concertgebouworkest℗ 2005 - Beethoven • Variations in D major on 'Rule Britannia' for Piano WoO 79 • Theme. Tempo moderato ‒ Var. I-VVariations in D major on 'Rule Britannia' for Piano WoO 79
Theme. Tempo moderato ‒ Var. I-VStanley Hoogland (Piano)℗ 2006 - Beethoven • String Quartet No. 14 in C sharp minor op. 131 • I. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivoString Quartet No. 14 in C sharp minor op. 131
I. Adagio ma non troppo e molto espressivoArtemis Quartett
Heime Müller (Violin), Natalia Prischepenko (Violin), Volker Jacobsen (Viola), Eckart Runge (Violoncello)℗ 2007 - Beethoven • Symphony No. 3 in E flat major op. 55 “Eroica” • IV. Finale. Allegro moltoSymphony No. 3 in E flat major op. 55
IV. Finale. Allegro moltoJos van Immerseel, Anima Eterna Brugge℗ 2008 - Beethoven • Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 5 in F major op. 24 “Spring” • II. Adagio molto espressivoSonata for Violin and Piano No. 5 in F major op. 24
II. Adagio molto espressivoIsabelle Faust (Violin), Alexander Melnikov (Piano)℗ 2009 - Beethoven • Symphony No. 4 in B flat major op. 60 • I. Adagio – Allegro vivaceSymphony No. 4 in B flat major op. 60
I. Adagio – Allegro vivaceIván Fischer, Budapest Festival OrchestraFebruary 2010, Budapest, Palace of Arts - Beethoven • String Trio in D major op. 9/2 • I. AllegrettoString Trio in D major op. 9/2
I. AllegrettoTrio Zimmermann
Frank Peter Zimmermann (Violin), Antoine Tamestit (Viola), Christian Poltéra (Violoncello)August 2011, Berlin, Meistersaal am Pstsdamer Platz - Beethoven • Symphony No. 9 in D minor op. 125 “Choral” • IV. Finale. Presto 'Ode to Joy'Symphony No. 9 in D minor op. 125
IV. Finale. Presto 'Ode to Joy'Christiane Karg (Soprano), Mihoko Fujimura (Alto), Michael Schade (Tenor), Michael Volle (Baritone), Mariss Jansons
Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks2012, Tokyo, Suntory Hall - Beethoven • Trio for Piano, Clarinet (Violin) and Violoncello in B flat major op. 11 “Gassenhauertrio” • III. Theme. Pria ch'io l'impegno. Allegretto – Var. I-IXTrio for Piano, Clarinet (Violin) and Violoncello in B flat major op. 11
III. Theme. Pria ch'io l'impegno. Allegretto – Var. I-IXNils Mönkemeyer (Viola), Maximilian Hornung (Violoncello), Nicholas Rimmer (Piano)℗ 2013 - Beethoven • Bagatelle for Piano in A minor WoO 59 “Für Elise” • Poco moto
- Beethoven • Symphony No. 7 in A major op. 92 • I. Poco sostenuto – VivaceSymphony No. 7 in A major op. 92
I. Poco sostenuto – VivaceMartin Haselböck, Orchester Wiener AkademieMarch 2015, Vienna, Ceremonial Hall of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, Vienna - Beethoven • Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in C major op. 15 • II. LargoConcerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in C major op. 15
II. LargoRoyal Northern Sinfonia
Lars Vogt (Piano)October 2016, Gateshead, The Sage Gateshead Concert Hall - Beethoven • Symphony No. 6 in F major op. 68 “Pastoral” • III. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute. AllegroSymphony No. 6 in F major op. 68
III. Lustiges Zusammensein der Landleute. AllegroMarek Janowski, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln2018, Köln, Kölner Philharmonie - Beethoven • Symphony No. 6 in F major op. 68 “Pastoral” • IV. Donner, Sturm. AllegroSymphony No. 6 in F major op. 68
IV. Donner, Sturm. AllegroMarek Janowski, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln2018, Köln, Kölner Philharmonie - Beethoven • Symphony No. 6 in F major op. 68 “Pastoral” • V. Hirtengesang, frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm. AllegrettoSymphony No. 6 in F major op. 68
V. Hirtengesang, frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm. AllegrettoMarek Janowski, WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln2018, Köln, Kölner Philharmonie - Beethoven • Elegie auf den Tod eines Pudels WoO 110 • Stirb immerhin, es welken ja so vieleElegie auf den Tod eines Pudels WoO 110
Stirb immerhin, es welken ja so vieleVincent Lièvre-Picard (Tenor), Jean-Pierre Armengaud (Piano)℗ 2019 - Beethoven • Sonata for Piano No. 32 in C minor op. 111 • II. Arietta. Adagio molto semplice e cantabileSonata for Piano No. 32 in C minor op. 111
II. Arietta. Adagio molto semplice e cantabileNikolai Lugansky (Piano)2020, Moscow, The Grand Hall of the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory