Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770–1827) was a German composer and pianist whose music stands at the centre of the Western classical tradition, bridging the Classical and Romantic eras.
His piano sonatas, chamber works and orchestral scores remain cornerstone repertoire. Recordings here range from the complete cello sonatas and variations to the late piano sonatas, alongside familiar works such as the Moonlight (MD 3247) and Pathétique (MD 3277) sonatas.
Middle-period scores expanded the scale of the symphony and the sonata; the late sonatas and related works pushed form and expression still further. Hearing loss shadowed his later career in Vienna, yet he kept composing into his final years.
Ludwig van Beethoven is featured on the following titles
Timeless
The title Timeless marks Tamara Smolyar’s personal reading of classic piano works she has lived with since childhood, offered for family and listeners alike, and the music’s power to cross generations and cultures.
Beethoven Cello
Cellists often bemoan the lack of a cello concerto by Beethoven – and rightly so, but these eight works for cello and piano are the envy of many other instruments. The complete cello sonatas and variations of Beethoven are here on this two-CD set.
Veiled Virtuosity
Amir Farid’s debut solo recording, made after his win at the 2006 Australian National Piano Award, ranges from Beethoven’s Waldstein Sonata and works by Brahms, Liszt and Prokofiev to Australian scores by Stuart Greenbaum and Carl Vine, with two pieces by Iranian composer Javad Maroufi.
Beethoven Moonlight
You may have been fortunate enough to hear pianist Ronald Farren-Price performing Beethoven in past years. Over seven years in the making, he has completed his long-awaited recording of selected, much-loved Beethoven piano works. This first album in the two-volume set opens the survey.
Tuba Recital
One of the world’s finest tuba players, and the first to give a tuba recital in Australia, Ian King presents a programme from Bach and Vivaldi through to Paul Hindemith’s remarkable Sonata for Tuba and Piano.
Imo Pectore
With Ian Holtham as guide, Imo Pectore – ‘music from the inner-most recesses of the heart’ – gathers four works of private intensity by Beethoven, Schubert, Schumann and Rachmaninov.
A Night at the Opera
Highly acclaimed wind arrangements of favourite operatic excerpts, given as they were heard in Vienna between 1792 and 1821, when Harmonie ensembles carried the latest stage hits beyond the opera house.
Melbourne Windpower
Directed by Richard Runnels. Wind octets by Haydn, C.P.E. Bach, Beethoven, Bozza and Australian Graham Powning, recorded in the clear, natural acoustic of the Melbourne Concert Hall.
A Beethoven Recital
Recorded in 1976, Ronald Farren-Price’s Beethoven recital mixes rarely heard piano pieces with works long loved by students, from the Ten Variations on Salieri’s La stessa, la stessissima to Für Elise.
Kevin Kanisius Suherman plays Schimmel Konzert 280
Young pianist Kevin Kanisius Suherman presents a full recital of Schumann’s Carnaval, Liszt, Chopin and Beethoven, recorded on the new Schimmel Konzert 280 concert grand.
Anthony Halliday plays Saint-Saëns, Beethoven, Duruflé, Bach
Few Australian musicians match Anthony Halliday’s versatile splendour. This latest of his all-too-few organ CDs emphasises his gifts in transcribing orchestral works, recorded on the organ of St Francis’ Church, Melbourne.
Kevin Kanisius Suherman plays Schimmel Konzert 213
For more than a century Schimmel pianos have delighted pianists and listeners. Here young pianist Kevin Suherman presents a recital of well-loved works chosen to display the Schimmel Konzert 213 concert grand.
Moscow State RTV Symphony Orchestra
Live from Moscow Radio Hall in December 1998, André de Quadros leads the Moscow State RTV Symphony Orchestra with pianist Yuri Rozum in Rachmaninov's Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini and Beethoven's Seventh Symphony.
New Monash Orchestra
Conducted by André de Quadros, the New Monash Orchestra offers a live programme of Shostakovich, Mahler and Beethoven, captured at the Robert Blackwood Hall.
Compositions by Ludwig van Beethoven also appear on
Geoffrey Tozer in Concert: Hobart 1991
Live solo piano recital by Geoffrey Tozer, recorded at the University Centre, Hobart, on 18 May 1991. Bach’s Italian Concerto and Schumann’s Carnaval open a programme that also takes in Medtner, Liszt, Beethoven and Elgar.
Beethoven Pathetique
On the second volume of his Beethoven piano sonatas, Ronald Farren-Price tackles the famous Pathétique Sonata, the G major Sonata (Op. 14 No. 2), two Rondos and the beautiful late-period A-flat sonata, Op. 110.
Hornocopia
About 110 minutes of French horn music, from classical staples to contemporary scores. Much of the programme sits on the AMEB French Horn syllabus, and several works appear here on CD for the first time – a practical set for students and teachers.
Organ at the Opera
One of Move's all-time best sellers. Sydney City organist Robert Ampt and Amy Johansen play popular organ duets on the famous Ronald Sharp organ in the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall.
With Tenderness, With Fire
Ronald Farren-Price encores his hugely popular Reflections with this solo recital, ranging from the sublime beauty of a Beethoven Adagio to the thundering splendour of Prokofiev’s Toccata.
Reflections
Internationally acclaimed pianist Ronald Farren-Price offers superb performances of some of the greatest music written for the piano, in a wide-ranging recital of favourite short works.
Lobe den Herren
Anthony Halliday gives a varied organ recital on the historic instrument at Melbourne's Trinity Lutheran Church. The programme runs from grand Bach works through Mozart and a Bach–Vivaldi concerto to his own transcription of the finale of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony.
Impromptu
A collection of Impromptus, Fantasies and Impressions for piano solo, played by Brian Chapman. Although only two pieces carry the title Impromptu, many of the other works share an improvisatory quality.
Soul of the Viola
Composed with the limited viola repertoire in mind, Gabriel Anthony Doheny and Fintan Murphy present new works and one Beethoven transcription for solo and accompanied viola, aimed at students and teachers seeking fresh teaching material.