Beethoven reviews
The best recordings of all Beethoven's Symphonies
From the light, lively opening of the First to the famous 'Ode to Joy' of the Ninth, we choose the best sets of Beethoven Symphonies
Beethoven's sonatas: the best recordings
We name some of the best recordings of Beethoven's sonatas, peformed by the great and the good of the piano world
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos 27-32 (Double Review)
Boris Giltburg (piano) (Naxos)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 3 etc (Les Siècles/Roth)
Les Siècles/François-Xavier Roth (Harmonia Mundi)
Gerald Barry • Beethoven: Symphonies Nos 7-9 etc
Britten Sinfonia/Thomas Adès (Signum Classics)
Beethoven • Verdi • Wagner (Lise Davidsen)
Lise Davidsen (soprano); London Philharmonic Orchestra/Mark Elder (Decca)
Passionato (Fabian Müller)
Fabian Müller (piano) (Berlin Classics)
Beethoven – The Last Three Sonatas
Sunwook Kim (piano) (Accentus)
Prism III (Danish String Quartet)
Danish String Quartet (ECM)
Bartók • Beethoven • Dvořák: String Quartets (Juilliard SQ)
Juilliard String Quartet (Sony Classical)
Beethoven: Violin Sonatas 4, 5 & 7 (Mullova/Beatson)
Viktoria Mullova (violin), Alasdair Beatson (piano) (Onyx)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 7 (MusicAeterna/Currentzis)
MusicAeterna/Teodor Currentzis (Sony Classical)
Beethoven: Triple Concerto; Piano Trio, Op. 36
Isabelle Faust (violin), Jean-Guihen Queyras (cello), Alexander Melnikov (piano); Freiburger Barockorchester/Pablo Heras-Casado (Harmonia Mundi)
Beethoven: Scottish Songs, Op. 108
Rufus Müller (tenor); Hammer Clavier Trio (Rubicon)
Beethoven: Leonore (1805 Version)
Nathalie Paulin, Jean-Michel Richer, et al; Opera Lafayette Chorus & Orchestra/Ryan Brown (Naxos / DVD)
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas Nos 23-26 (Giltburg)
Boris Giltburg (piano) (Naxos)
Beethoven: Missa Solemnis
RIAS Kammerchor; Freiburger Barockorchester/René Jacobs, et al (Harmonia Mundi)
Beethoven • Pleyel: Cello Sonatas, Op. 5, etc
Raphaël Pidoux (cello), Tanguy de Williencourt (piano) (Harmonia Mundi)
I Wonder As I Wander
James Newby (baritone), Joseph Middleton (piano) (BIS)
Mozart: Gran Partita, etc
Members of the Concertgebouw Orchestra/Alexei Ogrintchouk (oboe) (BIS)
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas, Vol. 8 (Roscoe)
Martin Roscoe (piano) (Deux-Elles)
Beethoven: Bagatelles (Feltsman)
Vladimir Feltsman (piano) (Nimbus)
Beethoven: Sonata No. 8 in G; Serenade, etc
Emmanuel Pahud (flute), et al (Warner Classics)
Beethoven: Egmont Overture; Symphony No. 5, etc
National Symphony Orchestra/Rimma Sushanskaya, et al (Guild)