The New Complete BEETHOVEN Essential Edition
Contents

CD 1 SYMPHONIES
Symphony No. 1 in C op. 21
Overture “Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus” op. 43
Symphony No. 2 in D op. 36
Overture “Leonore” No. 3 op. 72b
Gewandhausorchester / Riccardo Chailly
Total time: 70:58
Recording Producer: Andrew Cornall · Sound Engineer: Philip Siney
Recording Location: Gewandhaus zu Leipzig, 6/2007 (op. 21), 1/2009 (op. 36), 5/2009 (op. 72b), 11/2009 (op. 43)
P 2011 Universal Music Operations Limited

CD 2 SYMPHONIES
Symphony No. 3 in E_b op. 55 “Eroica”
Symphony No. 4 in B_b op. 60
Berliner Philharmoniker / Claudio Abbado
Total time: 82:37
Recording Producer: Christopher Alder · Balance Engineer: Toine Mertens
Recording Location: Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome, 2/2001 (live)
P 2008 EuroArts Music International GmbH

CD 3 SYMPHONIES
Overture “Coriolan” op. 62
Gewandhausorchester / Riccardo Chailly
Symphony No. 5 in c op. 67
Los Angeles Philharmonic / Carlo Maria Giulini
Symphony No. 6 in F op. 68 “Pastoral”
Berliner Philharmoniker / Claudio Abbado
Total time: 83:00
Recording Producers: Andrew Cornall (op. 62); Hans Weber (op. 67); Christopher Alder (op. 68)
Sound Engineer: Philip Siney (op. 62) · Balance Engineers: Hans-Peter Schweigmann (op. 67); Toine Mertens (op. 68)
Recording Locations: Royce Hall, University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA), 11/1981 (op. 67);
Accademia di Santa Cecilia, Rome, 2/2001 (op. 68; live); Gewandhaus zu Leipzig, 6/2007 (op. 62)
P 1982 (op. 67) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
P 2008 (op. 68) EuroArts Music International GmbH
P 2011 (op. 62) Universal Music Operations Limited

CD 4 SYMPHONIES
Symphony No. 7 in A op. 92
Wiener Philharmoniker / Andris Nelsons
Symphony No. 8 in F op. 93
Overture (in C) “Zur Namensfeier” op. 115
Gewandhausorchester / Riccardo Chailly
Wellingtons Sieg oder die Schlacht bei Vittoria op. 91
Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan
Total time: 79:01
Recording Producers: Andrew Cornall (opp. 93, 115); Hans Weber (op. 91); Holger Urbach, Everett Porter (op. 92)
Sound Engineers: Jonathan Stokes (op. 93); Philip Siney (op. 115); Christian Gorz (op. 92) · Balance Engineer: Günter Hermanns (op. 91)
Recording Locations: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin, 1/1969 (op. 91); Gewandhaus zu Leipzig, 5/2009 (op. 93), 11/2009 (op. 115); Großer Saal, Musikverein, Vienna, 10/2017 (op. 92)
P 1969 (op. 91), 2019 (op. 92) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin · P 2011 (opp. 93, 115) Universal Music Operations Limited

CD 5 SYMPHONIES
Symphony No. 9 in d op. 125
Anna Tomowa-Sintow soprano · Agnes Baltsa mezzo-soprano
Peter Schreier tenor · José van Dam bass
Wiener Singverein Chorus Master: Helmut Froschauer
Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan
Total time: 66:48
Recording Producer: Michel Glotz
Balance Engineer: Günter Hermanns
Recording Location: Philharmonie, Berlin, 9/1976
P 1977 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 6 SYMPHONIES
Symphony No. 1 in C op. 21
Symphony No. 2 in D op. 36
Wiener Philharmoniker / Leonard Bernstein
Music to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s Tragedy “Egmont” op. 84 (Excerpts)
Pilar Lorengar soprano (Clärchen)
Wiener Philharmoniker / George Szell
Total time: 85:43
Recording Producers: Hans Weber (opp. 21, 36); John Mordler (op. 84)
Balance Engineers: Klaus Scheibe (opp. 21, 36); Gordon Parry (op. 84)
Recording Locations: Sofiensaal, Vienna, 12/1969 (op. 84); Großer Saal, Musikverein, Vienna, 2/1978 (op. 36; live), 11/1978 (op. 21; live)
P 1970 (op. 84) Universal Music Operations Limited · P 1980 (opp. 21, 36) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 7 SYMPHONIES
Symphony No. 3 in E_b op. 55 “Eroica”
Wiener Philharmoniker / Pierre Monteux
Symphony No. 4 in B_b op. 60
Wiener Philharmoniker / Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt
Total time: 84:29
Recording Producers: John Culshaw (op. 55); Erik Smith (opp. 55, 60)
Balance Engineers: James Brown (op. 55); Gordon Parry (opp. 55, 60)
Recording Location: Sofiensaal, Vienna, 12/1957 (op. 55), 10/1966 (op. 60)
P 1958 (op. 55), 1967 (op. 60) Universal Music Operations Limited

CD 8 SYMPHONIES
Symphony No. 5 in c op. 67
Symphony No. 7 in A op. 92
Wiener Philharmoniker / Carlos Kleiber
Total time: 71:52
Recording Producers: Werner Mayer (op. 67); Hans Weber (op. 92)
Balance Engineers: Hans-Peter Schweigmann (op. 67); Klaus Scheibe (op. 92)
Recording Location: Großer Saal, Musikverein, Vienna, 3 & 4/1974 (op. 67), 11/1975 & 1/1976 (op. 92)
P 1975 (op. 67), 1976 (op. 92) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 9 SYMPHONIES
Symphony No. 6 in F op. 68 “Pastoral”
Wiener Philharmoniker / Karl Böhm
Symphony No. 8 in F op. 93
Wiener Philharmoniker / Andris Nelsons
Total time: 72:00
Recording Producers: Wolfgang Lohse (op. 68); Holger Urbach, Everett Porter (op. 93)
Balance Engineers: Günter Hermanns (op. 68); Christian Gorz (op. 93)
Recording Location: Großer Saal, Musikverein, Vienna, 5/1971 (op. 68), 10/2017 (op. 93)
P 1971 (op. 68), 2019 (op. 93) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 10 SYMPHONIES
Symphony No. 9 in d op. 125
Gwyneth Jones soprano · Hanna Schwarz contralto
René Kollo tenor · Kurt Moll bass
Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor Chorus Master: Norbert Balatsch
Wiener Philharmoniker / Leonard Bernstein
Total time: 70:52
Recording Producer: Hans Weber · Balance Engineer: Klaus Scheibe
Recording Location: Staatsoper, Vienna, 9/1979 (live)
P 1980 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 11 CONCERTOS
Piano Concerto in E_b WoO 4
Reconstructed from the piano part by Ronald Brautigam · Cadenzas: Ronald Brautigam
Ronald Brautigam piano
Norrköping Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Parrott
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B_b op. 19
Martha Argerich piano
Orchestra della Svizzera italiana / Gabriel Chmura
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C op. 15
Martha Argerich piano
Mito Chamber Orchestra / Seiji Ozawa
Total time: 84:50
Recording Producers: Dominic Fyfe (op. 15); Wolfgang Müller (op. 19); Ingo Petry (WoO 4)
Balance Engineer: Andreas Ruge (WoO 4) · Recording Engineer: Jonathan Stokes (op. 15)
Recording Locations: Louis de Geer Concert Hall, Norrköping, 10/2008 (WoO 4); Auditorio Stelio Molo, Lugano, 6/2009 (op. 19; live); Art Tower Mito, Mito City, Ibaraki (Japan), 5/2017 (op. 15; live)
Publisher: Alba Music Press (WoO 4)
P 2008 (WoO 4) BIS Records AB · P 2012 (op. 19) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
P 2017 (op. 15) Universal Music Operations Limited

CD 12 CONCERTOS
Piano Concerto No. 3 in c op. 37
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G op. 58
Alfred Brendel piano
Wiener Philharmoniker / Simon Rattle
Total time: 69:15
Recording Producer: Martha de Francisco
Balance Engineer: Erdo Groot
Recording Location: Großer Saal, Musikverein, Vienna, 12/1997 (op. 58), 12/1998 (op. 37)
P 1999 Universal International Music BV

CD 13 CONCERTOS
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E_b op. 73 “Emperor”
Krystian Zimerman piano
Wiener Philharmoniker / Leonard Bernstein
Violin Concerto in D op. 61
Vadim Repin violin
Wiener Philharmoniker / Riccardo Muti
Total time: 86:26
Recording Producers: Sid McLauchlan (op. 61); Hans Weber (op. 73)
Balance Engineers: Rainer Maillard (op. 61); Hans-Peter Schweigmann (op. 73)
Recording Location: Großer Saal, Musikverein, Vienna, 9/1989 (op. 73; live), 2/2007 (op. 61)
Publisher: Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden / Schott Musikverlage International Mainz / Carl Fischer, LLC (op. 61 cadenzas)
P 1992 (op. 73), 2007 (op. 61) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 14 CONCERTOS
Violin Concerto in D op. 61
Anne-Sophie Mutter violin
Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan
Romance for Violin and Orchestra No. 1 in G op. 40
Romance for Violin and Orchestra No. 2 in F op. 50
Anne-Sophie Mutter violin
New York Philharmonic / Kurt Masur
Romance cantabile for Piano, Flute and Bassoon
Accompanied by 2 Oboes and Strings in e WoO 207
Fragment, completed by Willy Hess [Hess 13]
Patrick Gallois flute · Pascal Gallois bassoon
Philharmonia Orchestra
Myung-Whun Chung piano & conductor
Total time: 69:03
Recording Producers: Mark Buecker, Reinhild Schmidt (opp. 40, 50); Michel Glotz (op. 61); Helmut Burk (WoO 207)
Balance Engineers: Ulrich Vette (opp. 40, 50); Günter Hermanns (op. 61); Gernot von Schultzendorff (WoO 207)
Recording Locations: Philharmonie, Berlin, 9/1979 (op. 61); The Colosseum, Watford, 4/1996 (WoO 207);
Avery Fisher Hall, New York, 5 & 6/2002 (opp. 40, 50; live)
Publishers: Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden / Schott Musikverlage International Mainz / Carl Fischer, LLC (op. 61 cadenzas); Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden (WoO 207)
P 1980 (op. 61), 1997 (WoO 207), 2002 (opp. 40, 50) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 15 CONCERTOS
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C op. 15
Rudolf Buchbinder piano
Berliner Philharmoniker / Christian Thielemann
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B_b op. 19
Friedrich Gulda piano
Wiener Philharmoniker / Horst Stein
Rondo for Piano and Orchestra in B_b WoO 6
Fragment, completed, with cadenzas, by Carl Czerny
Sviatoslav Richter piano
Wiener Symphoniker / Kurt Sanderling
Cadenza for Piano Concerto No. 1 Hess 76
Reconstruction of Beethoven’s first cadenza (?1808)
Claudio Arrau piano
Staatskapelle Dresden / Colin Davis
Total time: 76:48
Recording Producers: Christoph Franke (op. 15); David Harvey (op. 19); Hans Weber (WoO 6); Volker Straus (Hess 76)
Balance Engineers: René Möller (op. 15); Heinz Wildhagen (WoO 6) · Recording Engineers: Gordon Parry, James Lock (op. 19); Cees Heijkoop (Hess 76)
Recording Locations: Großer Saal, Musikverein, Vienna, 9/1962 (WoO 6); Sofiensaal, Vienna, 6/1970 (op. 19);
Lukaskirche, Dresden, 2/1987 (Hess 76); Philharmonie, Berlin, 12/2016 (op. 15; live)
P 1963 (WoO 6), 2019 (op. 15) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin · P 1971 (op. 19) Universal Music Operations Limited · P 1988 (Hess 76) Universal International Music BV · Co-production with VEB Deutsche Schallplatten, Berlin

CD 16 CONCERTOS
Piano Concerto No. 3 in c op. 37
Maurizio Pollini piano
Berliner Philharmoniker / Claudio Abbado
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G op. 58
Maurizio Pollini piano
Wiener Philharmoniker / Karl Böhm
Fantasia for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra in c op. 80 (“Choral Fantasy”)
Maurizio Pollini piano
Gabriele Lechner, Gretchen Eder sopranos · Elisabeth Mach contralto
Andreas Esders, Jorge Pita tenors · Gerhard Eder bass
Konzertvereinigung Wiener Staatsopernchor Chorus Master: Walter Hagen-Groll
Wiener Philharmoniker / Claudio Abbado
Total time: 86:28
Recording Producers: Christopher Alder (op. 37); Werner Mayer (opp. 58, 80)
Balance Engineers: Gernot von Schultzendorff (op. 37); Günter Hermanns (op. 58); Wolfgang Mitlehner (op. 80)
Recording Locations: Großer Saal, Musikverein, Vienna, 6/1976 (op. 58), 9/1986 (op. 80); Großer Saal, Philharmonie, Berlin, 12/1992 (op. 37; live)
P 1976 (op. 58), 1988 (op. 80), 1994 (op. 37) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 17 CONCERTOS
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E_b op. 73 “Emperor”
Wilhelm Kempff piano
Berliner Philharmoniker / Ferdinand Leitner
Piano Concerto in D op. 61a
Arranged from the Violin Concerto by the composer
English Chamber Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim piano & conductor
Total time: 83:31
Recording Producers: Günther Breest (op. 61a); Otto Gerdes, Elsa Schiller (op. 73) · Balance Engineers: Klaus Scheibe (op. 61a); Werner Wolf (op. 73)
Recording Locations: UFA-Tonstudio, Berlin, 7/1961 (op. 73); Forty Lane, Wembley, London, 7/1973 (op. 61a)
P 1962 (op. 73), 1974 (op. 61a) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 18 CONCERTOS
Concerto for Piano, Violin, Cello and Orchestra in C op. 56 (“Triple Concerto”)
Chung Trio
Kyung-Wha Chung violin
Myung-Wha Chung cello
Myung-Whun Chung piano
Philharmonia Orchestra / Myung-Whun Chung
Violin Concerto Movement in C WoO 5
Fragment, completed by Wilfried Fischer · Cadenza: Takaya Urakawa
Gidon Kremer violin
London Symphony Orchestra / Emil Tchakarov
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Piano Concerto No. 20 in d K. 466
Cadenzas (I & III): Beethoven WoO 58/1, 2
Rudolf Serkin piano
London Symphony Orchestra / Claudio Abbado
Total time: 83:33
Recording Producers: Helmut Burk (op. 56); Dr Rudolf Werner (WoO 5); Rainer Brock (K. 466)
Balance Engineers: Heinz Wildhagen (WoO 5); Klaus Hiemann (K. 466/WoO 58)
Recording Locations: Henry Wood Hall, London, 5/1978 (WoO 5); Kingsway Hall, London, 11/1981 (K. 466/WoO 58); The Colosseum, Watford, 4/1996 (op. 56)
Publisher: Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden (WoO 5)
P 1979 (WoO 5), 1982 (K. 466/WoO 58), 1998 (op. 56) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 19 BALLET MUSIC
Ritterballett WoO 1
Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan
Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus op. 43
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Total time: 79:22
Recording Producers: Hans Weber (WoO 1); Wolf Erichson (op. 43) · Balance Engineers: Günter Hermanns (WoO 1); Andreas Neubronner (op. 43)
Recording Locations: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin, 1/1969 (WoO 1); Performing Arts Center, State University of New York at Purchase, 3–4/1986 (op. 43)
P 1987 (op. 43), 1991 (WoO 1) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 20 DANCES & MARCHES
12 Minuets WoO 7
12 German Dances WoO 8
Academy of St Martin in the Fields / Sir Neville Marriner
12 Contredanses WoO 14
Berliner Philharmoniker / Lorin Maazel
6 Ländler for 2 Violins and Bass WoO 15
Bayerische Kammerphilharmonie / Karl Anton Rickenbacher
March No. 1 in F for Military Band WoO 18, arr. Schade
Bläser der Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan
March No. 2 in F for Military Band WoO 19
Netherlands Wind Ensemble
March in C for Military Band WoO 20 (“Zapfenstreich”)
Polonaise in D for Military Band WoO 21
Ecossaise in D for Military Band WoO 22
March in D for Military Band WoO 24
Bläser der Berliner Philharmoniker / Hans Priem-Bergrath
Total time: 79:58
Recording Producers: Vittorio Negri (WoO 7, 8); Karl-Heinz Schneider (WoO 14); Wilhelm Meister (WoO 15);
Hans Weber (WoO 18); Hansjoachim Reiser (WoO 20–22, 24)
Balance Engineers: Vittorio Negri (WoO 7, 8); Gerhard Henjes (WoO 14); Toni Billmayer (WoO 15);
Günter Hermanns (WoO 18); Heinz Wildhagen (WoO 20–22, 24)
Recording Locations: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin, 11/1959 & 3–4/1960 (WoO 14), 4/1969 (WoO 20–22, 24), 3/1973 (WoO 18); 3/1972 (WoO 19); Henry Wood Hall, London, 5/1978 (WoO 7, 8); Synagoge Kitzingen, 10/1994 (WoO 15)
Publisher: Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden (WoO 18)
P 1960 (WoO 14), 1969 (WoO 20–22, 24), 1974 (WoO 18), 1997 (WoO 15) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
P 1972 (WoO 19), 1978 (WoO 7, 8) Universal International Music BV

CD 21 INCIDENTAL MUSIC
Music to Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s Tragedy “Egmont” op. 84
Cheryl Studer soprano · Bruno Ganz speaker
Berliner Philharmoniker / Claudio Abbado
Music to August von Kotzebue’s Festival Play “Die Ruinen von Athen” op. 113
Arleen Augér soprano · Klaus Hirte baritone · Franz Crass bass
RIAS Kammerchor
Berliner Philharmoniker / Bernhard Klee
Minuet in E_b WoO 3 (“Gratulations-Menuett”)
Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan
Total time: 82:04
Recording Producers: Christopher Alder (op. 84); Arend Prohmann (op. 84 No. 2 Andante, No. 3); Wolfgang Lohse (op. 113); Hans Weber (WoO 3)
Balance Engineers: Gernot von Schultzendorff (op. 84); Klaus Scheibe (op. 113); Günter Hermanns (WoO 3)
Recording Locations: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin, 1/1969 (WoO 3), 4/1970 (op. 113); Großer Konzertsaal, Schauspielhaus, Berlin, 12/1991 (op. 84; live); Philharmonie, Berlin, 9/1993 (op. 84 No. 2 Andante, No. 3; live)
P 1970 (op. 113), 1979 (WoO 3), 1992/1997 (op. 84) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 22 INCIDENTAL MUSIC
Music to August von Kotzebue’s Festive Prologue
“König Stephan oder Ungarns erster Wohltäter” op. 117
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, Ulrike Jackwerth, Helmut Rühl,
Frank-Thomas Mende, Boris Aljinovic recitants
Coro e Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Myung-Whun Chung
Triumphal March from Christoph Kuffner’s Tragedy “Tarpeja” WoO 2a
BBC Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Davis
Music for Carl Meisl’s Occasional Play “Die Weihe des Hauses” Overture & Nos. 5–7*
Music to Johann Friedrich Duncker’s Play “Leonore Prohaska” WoO 96
Sylvia McNair soprano
Karoline Eichhorn recitant (16–19) · Bruno Ganz recitant (12–15)
Rundfunkchor Berlin
Berliner Philharmoniker / Claudio Abbado
* The remaining music for Die Weihe des Hauses (The Consecration of the House)
is identical to that of The Ruins of Athens (
CD 21)
Total time: 76:42
Recording Producers: Lennart Dehn (op. 117); Sid McLauchlan (WoO 2a); Arend Prohmann, Hans Bernhard Bätzing (WoO 96; Weihe des Hauses)
Balance Engineers: Wolfgang Mitlehner, Lennart Dehn (op. 117); Gernot von Schultzendorff (WoO 2a; WoO 96; Weihe des Hauses); Klaus Hiemann (WoO 96; Weihe des Hauses)
Recording Locations: Großer Saal, Philharmonie, Berlin, 2 & 12/1994 (WoO 96; Weihe des Hauses);
Studio 1, Abbey Road Studios, London, 9/1996 (WoO 2a); Auditorium di Via della Conciliazione, Rome, 10/1996 & Kleiner Sendesaal, Sender Freies Berlin (SFB), Berlin (op. 117)
P 1996 (WoO 96; Weihe des Hauses), 1997 (op. 117, WoO 2ab) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 23 & 24 OPERA
Leonore oder Der Triumph der ehelichen Liebe
Opera in three acts Hess 109 [1805]
(with alterations from Hess 110 [1806] and op. 72 [1814])
Libretto: Joseph Ferdinand von Sonnleithner, rev. Stephan von Breuning
Conception: John Eliot Gardiner
Text of the spoken narrative: Christoph Bantzer
Alastair Miles baritone (Don Fernando)
Matthew Best baritone (Don Pizarro)
Kim Begley tenor (Florestan)
Hillevi Martinpelto soprano (Leonore)
Franz Hawlata bass (Rocco)
Christiane Oelze soprano (Marzelline)
Michael Schade tenor (Jaquino)
The Monteverdi Choir
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique / John Eliot Gardiner
Narration: Christoph Bantzer
Total time: 66:39
Recording Producer: Nicholas Parker · Balance Engineer: Rainer Maillard
Recording Location: The Colosseum, Watford, 9/1996
Language Coach: Franziska Roth
Edition: John Eliot Gardiner & Nicholas McNair, based on autograph material and primary sources
P 1997 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 25 & 26 OPERA
Fidelio
Opera in two acts op. 72
Libretto: Joseph Ferdinand von Sonnleithner,
rev. Stephan von Breuning & Georg Friedrich Treitschke
Dialogue: Tatjana Gürbaca
Peter Mattei baritone (Don Fernando)
Falk Struckmann baritone (Don Pizarro)
Jonas Kaufmann tenor (Florestan)
Nina Stemme soprano (Leonore)
Christof Fischesser bass (Rocco)
Rachel Harnisch soprano (Marzelline)
Christoph Strehl tenor (Jaquino)
Arnold Schoenberg Chor
Mahler Chamber Orchestra · Lucerne Festival Orchestra
Claudio Abbado
Total time: 68:35
Recording Producer: Sid McLauchlan · Recording Engineer: Jonathan Stokes
Recording Location: KKL (Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Luzern), Lucerne, 8/2010 (live during the Lucerne Festival, Stage Director: Tatjana Gürbaca)
Edition: Helga Lühning, Robert Didio · Publisher: Alkor-Edition, Kassel
P 2011 Universal Music Operations Limited
Overture “Leonore” No. 1 op. 138
Wiener Philharmoniker / Claudio Abbado
Two Insertion Arias WoO 91
for Ignaz Umlauf’s Singspiel “Die schöne Schusterin, oder Die pücefarbenen Schuhe”
Nicolai Gedda tenor
Anneliese Rothenberger soprano
Convivium musicum München
Erich Keller
Scene from “Vestas Feuer”
Unv 15
Germania WoO 94
from Friedrich Treitschke’s Singspiel “Die gute Nachricht”
Es ist vollbracht WoO 97
from Friedrich Treitschke’s Singspiel “Die Ehrenpforten”
Gerald Finley bass
Susan Gritton soprano (Unv 15)
David Kuebler tenor (Unv 15)
Robin Leggate tenor (Unv 15)
BBC Singers (WoO 94, 97)
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Davis
Total time: 83:11
Recording Producers: Sid McLauchlan (op. 72, WoO 94, 97, Unv 15); Werner Mayer (op. 138); Eberhard Geiler (WoO 91)
Recording Engineer: Jonathan Stokes (op. 72) · Balance Engineers: Günter Hermanns (op. 138); Gernot von Schultzendorff (WoO 94, 97, Unv 15)
Recording Locations: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin, 4 & 6/1972 (WoO 91); Großer Saal, Musikverein, Vienna, 10/1989 (op. 138); Studio 1, Abbey Road Studios, London, 9/1996 (WoO 94, 97, Unv 15); KKL (Kultur- und Kongresszentrum Luzern), Lucerne, 8/2010 (op. 72; live during the Lucerne Festival, Stage Director: Tatjana Gürbaca)
Edition: Helga Lühning, Robert Didio (op. 72) · Publisher: Alkor-Edition, Kassel (op. 72)
P 1969 (WoO 91 no. 2), 1970 (WoO 91 no. 1) Warner Music Group Germany Holding GmbH, a Warner Music Group Company
P 1991 (op. 138), 1997 (WoO 94, 97, Unv 15) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
P 2011 Universal Music Operations Limited (op. 72)

CD 27 PIANO SONATAS
Sonata No. 1 in f op. 2 no. 1
Sonata No. 2 in A op. 2 no. 2
Sonata No. 3 in C op. 2 no. 3
Maurizio Pollini piano
Total time: 65:13
Recording Producer: Christopher Alder · Balance Engineer: Klaus Hiemann
Recording Location: Herkulessaal, Residenz, Munich, 1/2007
P 2007 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 28 PIANO SONATAS
Sonata No. 4 in E_b op. 7
Emil Gilels piano
Sonata No. 5 in c op. 10 no. 1
Zoltán Kocsis piano
Sonata No. 6 in F op. 10 no. 2
Claudio Arrau piano
Sonata No. 8 in c op. 13 “Pathétique”
Stephen Kovacevich piano
Total time: 84:43
Recording Producers: Werner Mayer (op. 7); Wilhelm Hellweg, Anna Barry (op. 10 no. 1); Jaap van Ginneken (op. 10 no. 2); Vittorio Negri (op. 13)
Balance Engineers: Klaus Scheibe (op. 7); Wilhelm Hellweg (op. 10 no. 1);
Recording Engineers: Willem van Leeuwen, Martin Vos (op. 10 no. 2); Tony Buczynski, Onno Scholtze (op. 13)
Recording Locations: Bachzaal, Amsterdam, 9/1964 (op. 10 no. 2); Brent Town Hall, Wembley, London, 12/1971 (op. 13);
Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin, 8/1984 (op. 7); Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg-Harburg, 8/1990 (op. 10 no. 1)
P 1965 (op. 10 no. 2), 1972 (op. 13), 1991 (op. 10 no. 1) Universal International Music BV
P 1985 (op. 7) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 29 PIANO SONATAS
Sonata No. 7 in D op. 10 no. 3
Claudio Arrau piano
Sonata No. 9 in E op. 14 no. 1
Alfred Brendel piano
Sonata No. 10 in G op. 14 no. 2
Vladimir Ashkenazy piano
Sonata No. 11 in B_b op. 22
Alfred Brendel piano
Total time: 78:20
Recording Producers: Volker Straus (op. 10 no. 3, op. 22); Martha de Francisco (op. 14 no. 1); Richard Beswick (op. 14 no. 2)
Balance Engineers: Martha de Francisco (op. 14 no. 1); Colin Moorfoot (op. 14 no. 2) · Recording Engineer: Cees Heijkoop (op. 10 no. 3)
Recording Locations: Henry Wood Hall, London, 6/1977 (op. 22); Church of St George The Martyr, London, 9/1979 (op. 14 no. 2); Salle de Musique, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, 10/1985 (op. 10 no. 3); Reitstadel, Neumarkt, Germany, 6/1994 (op. 14 no. 1)
P 1977 (op. 22), 1986 (op. 10 no. 3), 1995 (op. 14 no. 1) Universal International Music BV
P 1980 (op. 14 no. 2) Universal Music Operations Limited

CD 30 PIANO SONATAS
Sonata No. 12 in A_b op. 26
Alfred Brendel piano
Sonata No. 13 in E_b op. 27 no. 1
(Sonata quasi una fantasia)
Emil Gilels piano
Sonata No. 14 in c_# op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
(Sonata quasi una fantasia)
Nelson Freire piano
Sonata No. 15 in D op. 28 (“Pastoral”)
Alfred Brendel piano
Sonata No. 19 in g op. 49 no. 1
Radu Lupu piano
Total time: 81:47
Recording Producers: Martha de Francisco (op. 26); Werner Mayer (op. 27 no. 1); Dominic Fyfe (op. 27 no. 2);
Volker Straus (op. 28); Richard Beswick (op. 49 no. 1)
Balance Engineers: Ko Witteveen (op. 26); Klaus Scheibe (op. 27 no. 1); Philip Siney (op. 27 no. 2); Simon Eadon (op. 49 no. 1)
Recording Locations: Henry Wood Hall, London, 6/1977 (op. 28); Kingsway Hall, London, 12/1977 (op. 49 no. 1);
Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin, 9/1980 (op. 27 no. 1); Reitstadel, Neumarkt, Germany, 4/1994 (op. 26); Salle de Musique, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, 4/2006 (op. 27 no. 2)
P 1978 (op. 28), 1994 (op. 26) Universal International Music BV
P 1978 (op. 49 no. 1), 2006 (op. 27 no. 2) Universal Music Operations Limited
P 1981 (op. 27 no. 1) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 31 PIANO SONATAS
Sonata No. 16 in G op. 31 no. 1
Alfred Brendel piano
Sonata No. 17 in d op. 31 no. 2 (“The Tempest”)
Claudio Arrau piano
Sonata No. 18 in E_b op. 31 no. 3
Stephen Kovacevich piano
Sonata No. 20 in G op. 49 no. 2
Radu Lupu piano
Total time: 80:28
Recording Producers: Martha de Francisco (op. 31 no. 1); Jaap van Ginneken (op. 31 no. 2); Vittorio Negri (op. 31 no. 3); Richard Beswick (op. 49 no. 2)
Balance Engineers: Martha de Francisco (op. 31 no. 1); Simon Eadon (op. 49 no. 2)
Recording Engineers: Cees Huizinga, Frits van Swoll (op. 31 no. 2); Tony Buczynski, Onno Scholtze (op. 31 no. 3)
Recording Locations: Kleine Zaal, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 5/1965 (op. 31 no. 2); Brent Town Hall, Wembley, London, 12/1971 (op. 31 no. 3); Kingsway Hall, London, 12/1977 (op. 49 no. 2); The Maltings, Snape, Suffolk, 11/1992 (op. 31 no. 1)
P 1967 (op. 31 no. 2), 1972 (op. 31 no. 3), 1993 (op. 31 no. 1) Universal International Music BV
P 1978 (op. 49 no. 2) Universal Music Operations Limited

CD 32 PIANO SONATAS
Sonata No. 21 in C op. 53 “Waldstein”
Emil Gilels piano
Sonata No. 22 in F op. 54
Alfred Brendel piano
Sonata No. 23 in f op. 57 “Appassionata”
Emil Gilels piano
Sonata No. 24 in F_# op. 78
Vladimir Ashkenazy piano
Sonata No. 25 in G op. 79
Emil Gilels piano
Total time: 83:06
Recording Producers: Guenther Breest (opp. 53, 57, 79); Volker Straus (op. 54); Richard Beswick (op. 78)
Balance Engineers: Hans-Peter Schweigmann (op. 53); Klaus Scheibe (opp. 57, 79); Simon Eadon, Colin Moorfoot (op. 78)
Recording Locations: UFA-Tonstudio, Berlin, 1/1972 (op. 53); Johannesstift, Berlin, 6/1973 (op. 57), 12/1974 (op. 79);
Henry Wood Hall, London, 6/1977 (op. 54); Church of St George The Martyr, London, 6/1979 (op. 78)
P 1972 (op. 53), 1974 (op. 57), 1975 (op. 79) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
P 1977 (op. 54) Universal International Music BV · P 1980 (op. 78) Universal Music Operations Limited

CD 33 PIANO SONATAS
Sonata No. 26 in E_b op. 81a “Les Adieux”
Sonata No. 27 in e op. 90
Sonata No. 29 in B_b op. 106 “Hammerklavier”
Emil Gilels piano
Total time: 79:54
Recording Producers: Guenther Breest (opp. 81a, 90); Werner Mayer (op. 106) · Balance Engineer: Klaus Scheibe
Recording Locations: Johannesstift, Berlin, 12/1974 (opp. 81a, 90); Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin, 10/1982 (op. 106)
P 1975 (opp. 81a, 90), 1983 (op. 106) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 34 PIANO SONATAS
Sonata No. 28 in A op. 101
Sonata No. 29 in B_b op. 106 “Hammerklavier”
Maurizio Pollini piano
Total time: 62:53
Recording Producer: Werner Mayer · Balance Engineer: Klaus Hiemann
Recording Locations: Großer Saal, Musikverein, Vienna, 1/1977 (op. 101); Herkulessaal, Residenz, Munich, 6/1977 (op. 106)
P 1977 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 35 PIANO SONATAS
Sonata No. 30 in E op. 109
Sonata No. 31 in A_b op. 110
Sonata No. 32 in c op. 111
Maurizio Pollini piano
Total time: 61:52
Recording Producers: Rainer Brock (opp. 109, 110); Werner Mayer (op. 111) · Balance Engineer: Klaus Hiemann
Recording Locations: Herkulessaal, Residenz, Munich, 6/1975 (opp. 109, 110); Großer Saal, Musikverein, Vienna, 1/1977 (op. 111)
P 1976 (opp. 109, 110), 1977 (op. 111) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 36 PIANO SONATAS
Sonata No. 8 in c op. 13 “Pathétique”
Radu Lupu piano
Sonata No. 14 in c_# op. 27 no. 2 “Moonlight”
(Sonata quasi una fantasia)
Murray Perahia piano
Sonata No. 17 in d op. 31 no. 2 (“The Tempest”)
Hélène Grimaud piano
Sonata No. 21 in C op. 53 “Waldstein”
Nelson Freire piano
Total time: 81:34
Recording Producers: Michael Woolcock (op. 13); Andreas Neubronner (op. 27 no. 2); Sid McLauchlan (op. 31 no. 2); Dominic Fyfe (op. 53)
Balance Engineers: Rainer Maillard (op. 31 no. 2); Philip Siney (op. 53)
Recording Engineers: Tryggvi Tryggvasson (op. 13); Martin Nagorni (op. 27 no. 2)
Recording Locations: Decca Studio No.3, West Hampstead, London, 6/1972 (op. 13); Berwaldhallen, Sveriges Radio, Stockholm, 9/2003 (op. 31 no. 2); Salle de Musique, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland, 4/2006 (op. 53); Funkhaus, Nalepastraße, Berlin, 7/2017 (op. 27 no. 2)
P 1973 (op. 13), 2006 (op. 53) Universal Music Operations Limited
P 2003 (op. 31 no. 2), 2018 (op. 27 no. 2) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 37 PIANO SONATAS
Sonata No. 23 in f op. 57 “Appassionata”
Friedrich Gulda piano
Sonata No. 26 in E_b op. 81a “Les Adieux”
Evgeny Kissin piano
Sonata No. 29 in B_b op. 106 “Hammerklavier”
Murray Perahia piano
Total time: 79:00
Recording Producers: Rudolf Mraz (op. 57); Wolfgang Racher (op. 81a); Andreas Neubronner (op. 106)
Recording Engineers: Franz Plott (op. 57); Anton Reininger (op. 81a); Markus Heiland (op. 106);
Recording Locations: Österreichischer Rundfunk, Studio Klagenfurt (op. 57); Musikverein, Vienna, 2/2006 (op. 81a; live);
Funkhaus, Nalepastraße, Berlin, 11/2016 (op. 106)
P 1968 (op. 57) Amadeo Österreich Schallplatten Ges.m.b.H, Vienna
P 2017 (op. 81a), 2018 (op. 106) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 38 PIANO SONATAS
Sonata No. 30 in E op. 109
Emil Gilels piano
Sonata No. 31 in A_b op. 110
Alfred Brendel piano
Sonata No. 32 in c op. 111
Mitsuko Uchida piano
Total time: 68:03
Recording Producers: Werner Mayer (op. 109); Nicole Brunner (op. 110); Everett Porter (op. 111)
Balance Engineers: Klaus Scheibe (op. 109); Gernot Hoffmann (op. 110) · Recording Engineer: Sebastian Stein (op. 111)
Recording Locations: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin, 8/1985 (op. 109); The Maltings, Snape, Suffolk, 5/2005 (op. 111);
Großes Festspielhaus, Salzburg, 7/8/2007 (op. 110; live during the Salzburg Festival)
P 1986 (op. 109) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin · P 2006 (op. 111) Universal Music Operations Limited
P 2007 (op. 110) Salzburger Festspiele, under license to Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 39 OTHER KEYBOARD WORKS
7 Bagatelles op. 33
Alicia de Larrocha piano
11 Bagatelles op. 119
Alfred Brendel piano
6 Bagatelles op. 126
Stephen Kovacevich piano
Bagatelle in C WoO 56
Mikhail Pletnev piano
Bagatelle in a WoO 59 “Für Elise”
Lang Lang piano
“Lustig-traurig” in C/c WoO 54
Klavierstück (Bagatelle) in B_b WoO 60
Allemande in A WoO 81
Allegretto in c WoO 214 [Hess 69]
Gianluca Cascioli piano
Total time: 66:16
Recording Producers: Michael Haas (op. 33); Ursula Singer (op. 119); Volker Straus (op. 126); Sid McLauchlan (WoO 54, 60, 81, 214); Christian Gansch (WoO 56); Christopher Alder (WoO 59)
Balance Engineers: Simon Eadon, James Lock (op. 33); Ursula Singer (op. 119); Rainer Maillard (WoO 56); Stephan Flock (WoO 54, 60, 81, 214)
Recording Engineers: Willem van Leeuwen (op. 126); Philip Krause (WoO 59)
Recording Locations: Brent Town Hall, Wembley, London, 6/1974 (op. 126); Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London, 9/1979 (op. 33); Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg-Harburg, 8/1996 (WoO 54, 81), 2/1997 (WoO 60, 214), 3/1997 (WoO 56);
Henry Wood Hall, London, 9/1996 (op. 119); National Centre for the Performing Arts, Beijing, 7/2018 (WoO 59)
P 1975 (op. 126), 1997 (op. 119) Universal International Music BV · P 1980 (op. 33) Universal Music Operations Limited
P 1997 (WoO 54, 56, 60, 81, 214), 2018 (WoO 59) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 40 OTHER KEYBOARD WORKS
Sonata in E_b WoO 47 no. 1 (“Kurfürstensonate”)
Sonata in f WoO 47 no. 2 (“Kurfürstensonate”)
Emil Gilels piano
Sonata in D WoO 47 no. 3 (“Kurfürstensonate”)
Jörg Demus piano
Rondo in C WoO 48
Rondo in A WoO 49
Mikhail Pletnev piano
Sonatina in F WoO 50
Sonata in C WoO 51
Gianluca Cascioli piano
Bagatelle in c WoO 52
Mikhail Pletnev piano
Allegretto in c WoO 53
Gianluca Cascioli piano
Andante in F WoO 57 (“Andante favori”)
Alice Sara Ott piano
Rondo a capriccio in G op. 129 (“Die Wut über den verlornen Groschen”)
Anatol Ugorski piano
Total time: 76:11
Recording Producers: Werner Mayer (op. 129, WoO 47 nos. 1, 2); Rainer Brock (WoO 47 no. 3); Christian Gansch (WoO 48, 49, 52); Sid McLauchlan (WoO 50, 51, 53); Helmut Burk (WoO 57)
Balance Engineers: Jochen Gottschall (op. 129); Hans-Peter Schweigmann (WoO 47 nos. 1, 2); Harald Baudis (WoO 47 no. 3); Stephan Flock (WoO 50, 51, 53); Rainer Maillard (WoO 48, 49, 52) · Recording Engineer: Helmut Burk (WoO 57)
Recording Locations: Palais Schönburg, Vienna, 6/1969 (WoO 47 no. 3); Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin, 6/1985 (WoO 47 nos. 1, 2); Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg-Harburg, 1/1992 (op. 129), 8/1996 (WoO 50, 51), 2/1997 (WoO 53), 3/1997 (WoO 48, 49, 52), 8/2010 (WoO 57)
P 1970 (WoO 47 no. 3), 1986 (WoO 47 nos. 1, 2), 1992 (op. 129), 1997 (WoO 48–53), 2010 (WoO 57)
Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 41 OTHER KEYBOARD WORKS
2 Rondos op. 51
Radu Lupu piano
Fantasie in g op. 77
Gianluca Cascioli piano
Polonaise in C op. 89
Julius Katchen piano
6 Minuets WoO 10
Mikhail Pletnev piano
7 Ländler in D WoO 11
12 Deutsche Tänze WoO 13
Prelude in f WoO 55
Klavierstück (Allegretto) in b WoO 61
Allegretto quasi andante in g WoO 61a
Minuet in E_b WoO 82
Gianluca Cascioli piano
6 Ecossaises in E_b WoO 83
Wilhelm Kempff piano
Waltz in E_b WoO 84
Waltz in D WoO 85
Ecossaise in E_b WoO 86
3-Part Fugue in C WoO 215 [Hess 64]
Gianluca Cascioli piano
Minuet in C WoO 218 [Biamonti 74]
Lang Lang piano
Total time: 78:08
Recording Producers: Michael Haas (op. 51); Sid McLauchlan (op. 77, WoO 11, 13, 55, 61, 61a, 82, 84–86, 215); David Harvey (op. 89); Christian Gansch (WoO 10); Wolfgang Lohse (WoO 83); Christopher Alder (WoO 218)
Balance Engineers: Oliver Rogalla (op. 77); Kenneth Wilkinson (op. 89); Rainer Maillard (WoO 10, 11, 13);
Stephan Flock (WoO 11, 13, 55, 61, 61a, 82, 84–86, 215); Heinz Wildhagen (WoO 83)
Recording Engineers: Simon Eadon (op. 51); Philip Krause (WoO 218)
Recording Locations: Beethovensaal, Hannover, 5/1964 (WoO 83); Kingsway Hall, London, 3/1968 (op. 89);
Henry Wood Hall, London, 8/1979 (op. 51); Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg-Harburg, 12/1995 (op. 77), 8/1996 (WoO 11, 13, 61a, 84–86, 215), 2/1997 (WoO 55), 3/1997 (WoO 10); Abbey Road Studios, London, 8/2018 (WoO 218)
P 1964 (WoO 83), 1997 (op. 77, WoO 10, 11, 13, 55, 61, 61a, 82, 84–86, 215), 2019 (WoO 218) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
P 1968 (op. 89), 1981 (op. 51) Universal Music Operations Limited

CD 42 OTHER KEYBOARD WORKS
9 Variations WoO 63 on a March by Ernst Christoph Dressler
24 Variations WoO 65 on Vincenzo Righini’s Arietta “Venni amore”
Mikhail Pletnev piano
13 Variations WoO 66 on the Arietta “Es war einmal ein alter Mann”
from Dittersdorf’s Singspiel “Das rote Käppchen”
Gianluca Cascioli piano
6 Variations WoO 64 on a Swiss Song
12 Variations WoO 68 on the “Menuett à la Viganò”
from Jakob Haibel’s Ballet “Le nozze disturbate”
Mikhail Pletnev piano
9 Variations WoO 69 on the Aria “Quant’è più bello”
from Giovanni Paisiello’s Opera “La molinara”
Olli Mustonen piano
6 Variations WoO 70 on the Duet “Nel cor più non mi sento”
from Giovanni Paisiello’s Opera “La molinara”
Mikhail Pletnev piano
12 Variations WoO 71 on a Russian Dance
from Paul Wranitzky’s Ballet “Das Waldmädchen”
Vladimir Ashkenazy piano
Total time: 78:47
Recording Producers: Christian Gansch (WoO 63–65, 68, 70); Sid McLauchlan (WoO 66); Paul Myers (WoO 69); Andrew Cornall (WoO 71)
Balance Engineers: Rainer Maillard (WoO 63–65, 68, 70); Stephan Flock (WoO 66); Simon Eadon (WoO 69); Philip Siney (WoO 71)
Recording Locations: Henry Wood Hall, London, 6/1992 (WoO 69); Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg-Harburg, 9/1996 (WoO 66), 3/1997 (WoO 63–65, 68, 70); Potton Hall, Suffolk, 8/2006 (WoO 71)
P 1993 (WoO 69), 2007 (WoO 71) Universal Music Operations Limited
P 1997 (WoO 63–66, 68, 70) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 43 OTHER KEYBOARD WORKS
8 Variations WoO 72 on the Romance “Une fièvre brûlante”
from Grétry’s Opera “Richard Coeur de Lion”
10 Variations WoO 73 on the Duet “La stessa, la stessissima”
from Antonio Salieri’s Opera “Falstaff”
7 Variations WoO 75 on the Quartet “Kind, willst du ruhig schlafen?”
from Peter Winter’s Opera “Das unterbrochene Opferfest”
8 Variations WoO 76 on the Trio “Tändeln und Scherzen”
from Franz X. Süssmayr’s Opera “Soliman II”
6 Variations WoO 77 on an Original Theme
Gianluca Cascioli piano
6 Variations op. 34 on an Original Theme
Mikhail Pletnev piano
15 Variations and a Fugue op. 35 on an Original Theme (“Eroica” Variations)
Emil Gilels piano
Total time: 82:23
Recording Producers: Christian Gansch (op. 34); Werner Mayer (op. 35); Sid McLauchlan (WoO 72, 73, 75–77)
Balance Engineers: Rainer Maillard (op. 34); Klaus Scheibe (op. 35); Stephan Flock (WoO 72, 73, 75–77)
Recording Locations: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin, 9/1980 (op. 35); Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg-Harburg, 9/1996 (WoO 72, 73, 75), 2/1997 (WoO 76, 77), 3/1997 (op. 34)
P 1982 (op. 35), 1997 (op. 34, WoO 72, 73, 75–77) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 44 OTHER KEYBOARD WORKS
32 Variations WoO 80 on an Original Theme
Mitsuko Uchida piano
7 Variations WoO 78 on “God save the King”
5 Variations WoO 79 on “Rule, Britannia”
Olli Mustonen piano
6 Variations op. 76 on an Original Theme
Gianluca Cascioli piano
33 Variations op. 120 on a Waltz by Diabelli
Stephen Kovacevich piano
Total time: 84:00
Recording Producers: Sid McLauchlan (op. 76); Vittorio Negri (op. 120); Paul Myers (WoO 78, 79); Wilhelm Hellweg (WoO 80)
Balance Engineers: Stephan Flock (op. 76); Simon Eadon (WoO 78, 79); Onno Scholtze, Peter Urban (WoO 80)
Recording Engineers: Ko Witteveen, Gerard Janszen (op. 120)
Recording Locations: Brent Town Hall, Wembley, London, 2/1968 (op. 120); Henry Wood Hall, London, 6/1992 (WoO 78, 79); Friedrich-Ebert-Halle, Hamburg-Harburg, 2/1997 (op. 76); Herkulessaal, Residenz, Munich, 11/1998 (WoO 80)
P 1968 (op. 120), 1999 (WoO 80) Universal International Music BV
P 1993 (WoO 78, 79) Universal Music Operations Limited · P 1997 (op. 76) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 45 OTHER KEYBOARD WORKS
33 Variations op. 120 on a Waltz by Diabelli
Alfred Brendel piano
15 Variations and a Fugue op. 35 on an Original Theme (“Eroica” Variations)
Clifford Curzon piano
Total time: 80:00
Recording Producers: Ray Minshull (op. 35); Peter Thresh (op. 120)
Balance Engineers: Kenneth Wilkinson, Peter van Biene (op. 35); Neil Pemberton (op. 120)
Recording Locations: The Maltings, Snape, Suffolk, 4/1971 (op. 35); Royal Festival Hall, London, 5/2001 (op. 120; live)
P 1971 (op. 35) Universal Music Operations Limited · P 2006 (op. 120) BBC Worldwide Ltd

CD 46 OTHER KEYBOARD WORKS
8 Variations WoO 67 on a Theme by Count Waldstein
Arthur Jussen, Lucas Jussen piano
Sonata in D op. 6
Lang Lang, Christoph Eschenbach piano
3 Marches op. 45
Grosse Fuge in B_b op. 134
Beethoven’s Arrangement for Piano Duet of the “Grosse Fuge” for String Quartet op. 133
6 Variations WoO 74 on the Lied “Ich denke dein”
Jörg Demus, Norman Shetler piano
2 Preludes through All 12 Major Keys op. 39
Fugue in D WoO 31
5 Pieces for Mechanical Clock WoO 33
Grenadier March for Mechanical Clock Hess 107
Simon Preston organ
6 Variations WoO 64 on a Swiss Song
Marisa Robles harp
Total time: 84:38
Recording Producers: Arend Prohmann (opp. 6, 39, WoO 31, 33, Hess 107); Rainer Brock (opp. 45, 134, WoO 74);
Michael Bremner (WoO 64); Helmut Burk (WoO 67)
Balance Engineers: Stephan Flock (op. 6); Andrew Wedman (op. 39, WoO 31, 33, Hess 107);
Hans-Peter Schweigmann (opp. 45, 134, WoO 74); Jean-Marie Geijsen (WoO 67)
Recording Locations: Decca Studios, West Hampstead, London, 5/1967 (WoO 64); Palais Schönburg, Vienna, 6/1969 (opp. 45, 134, WoO 74); Tonbridge School Chapel, Tonbridge, Kent, 2/1997 (op. 39, WoO 31, 33, Hess 107); Salle Pleyel, Paris, 1/2007 (op. 6); Studio 5, mco Hilversum, 3/2010 (WoO 67)
P 1967 (WoO 64) Universal Music Operations Limited
P 1970 (opp. 45, 134, WoO 74), 1997 (op. 39, WoO 31, 33, Hess 107), 2007 (op. 6) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
P 2010 (WoO 67) Universal Music BV

CD 47 DUOS
Sonata No. 1 for Piano and Violin in D op. 12 no. 1
Sonata No. 2 for Piano and Violin in A op. 12 no. 2
Sonata No. 3 for Piano and Violin in E_b op. 12 no. 3
Sonata No. 4 for Piano and Violin in a op. 23
Gidon Kremer violin
Martha Argerich piano
Total time: 72:29
Recording Producers: Wolfgang Mitlehner (op. 12); Wolfgang Stengel (op. 23)
Balance Engineers: Wolfgang Mitlehner (op. 12); Klaus Scheibe (op. 23)
Recording Locations: Plenarsaal der Akademie der Wissenschaften, Munich, 12/1984 (op. 12);
Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin, 3/1987 (op. 23)
P 1985 (op. 12), 1987 (op. 23) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 48 DUOS
Sonata No. 5 for Piano and Violin in F op. 24 “Spring”
Sonata No. 6 for Piano and Violin in A op. 30 no. 1
Itzhak Perlman violin
Vladimir Ashkenazy piano
12 Variations for Piano and Violin in F WoO 40
on “Se vuol ballare” from Mozart’s Opera “Le nozze di Figaro”
Rondo for Piano and Violin in G WoO 41
Yehudi Menuhin violin
Wilhelm Kempff piano
6 German Dances for Piano and Violin WoO 42
David Garrett violin
Bruno Canino piano
Total time: 72:35
Recording Producers: Michael Woolcock (op. 24); Richard Beswick (op. 30 no. 1); Dr Manfred Richter (WoO 40, 41); Arend Prohmann (WoO 42)
Balance Engineers: Colin Moorfoot (op. 24); John Dunkerley (op. 30 no. 1); Hans-Joachim Reiser (WoO 40, 41); Gregor Zielinsky (WoO 42)
Recording Locations: Conway Hall, London, 6/1970 (WoO 40, 41); Tibor Varga Foundation Studio, Grimisuat, 6/1996 (WoO 42); Kingsway Hall, London, 5–6/1974 (op. 24), 11/1975 (op. 30 no. 1)
P 1970 (WoO 40, 41), 1997 (WoO 42) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
P 1976 (op. 24), 1977 (op. 30 no. 1) Universal Music Operations Limited

CD 49 DUOS
Sonata No. 7 for Piano and Violin in c op. 30 no. 2
Sonata No. 9 for Piano and Violin in A op. 47 “Kreutzer”
Anne-Sophie Mutter violin
Lambert Orkis piano
Total time: 70:40
Recording Producer: Michael Fine
Balance Engineer: Ulrich Vette
Recording Location: Friedrich-von-Thiersch-Saal, Kurhaus, Wiesbaden, 8/1998 (live)
P 1998 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 50 DUOS
Sonata No. 8 for Piano and Violin in G op. 30 no. 3
Sonata No. 9 for Piano and Violin in A op. 47 “Kreutzer”
Sonata No. 10 for Piano and Violin in G op. 96
Augustin Dumay violin
Maria João Pires piano
Total time: 83:01
Recording Producer & Balance Engineer: Helmut Burk
Recording Engineer: Wolf-Dieter Karwatky (op. 30 no. 3)
Recording Locations: Henry Wood Hall, London, 12/1997 (op. 30 no. 3), 1/2002 (op. 47);
Igreja da Cartuxa, Paço d’Arcos, Portugal, 5/2002 (op. 96)
P 2002 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 51 DUOS
12 Variations op. 66 on “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen”
from Mozart’s Opera “Die Zauberflöte”
Cello Sonata No. 1 in F op. 5 no. 1
Cello Sonata No. 2 in g op. 5 no. 2
7 Variations WoO 46 on “Bei Männern, welche Liebe fühlen”
from Mozart’s Opera “Die Zauberflöte”
Mischa Maisky cello
Martha Argerich piano
Total time: 65:37
Recording Producer: Wolfgang Stengel
Balance Engineer: Gernot von Schultzendorff
Recording Location: Studio 4, Maison de la Radio, Brussels, 4/1990
P 1991 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 52 DUOS
Cello Sonata No. 3 in A op. 69
Cello Sonata No. 4 in C op. 102 no. 1
Cello Sonata No. 5 in D op. 102 no. 2
12 Variations WoO 45 on “See the conqu’ring hero comes”
from Handel’s Oratorio “Judas Maccabaeus”
Mischa Maisky cello
Martha Argerich piano
Total time: 73:23
Recording Producer: Wolfgang Stengel · Balance Engineer: Andrew Wedman
Recording Location: Concertgebouw, Nijmegen, 12/1992
P 1993 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 53 DUOS
6 Themes with Variations for Piano and Flute op. 105
10 Themes with Variations for Piano and Flute op. 107
Patrick Gallois flute
Cécile Licad piano
Duo for 2 Flutes in G WoO 26
Patrick Gallois, Jean-Pierre Rampal flutes
Total time: 71:59
Recording Producer: Sid McLauchlan · Balance Engineer: Jürgen Bulgrin
Recording Location: IRCAM/Espro, Paris, 4/1997
P 1997 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 54 DUOS
Horn Sonata in F op. 17
Barry Tuckwell horn
Vladimir Ashkenazy piano
Sonatina for Mandolin and Piano in c WoO 43a
Adagio for Mandolin and Piano in E_b WoO 43b
Sonatina for Mandolin and Piano in C WoO 44a
Variations for Mandolin and Piano in D WoO 44b
Erhard Fietz mandolin
Amadeus Webersinke piano
Duet for Viola and Cello in E_b WoO 32 “Duet With Two Obbligato Eyeglasses”
Piece for 2 Violins in A WoO 34
Small Piece in A WoO 35
(probably for 2 Violins)
Hagen Quartett
Cello Sonata in F op. 17
Pablo Casals cello
Mieczysław Horszowski piano
Total time: 65:41
Recording Producers: James Mallinson (op. 17 with Horn); Wolfgang Mitlehner (WoO 32, 34, 35); Eberhard Richter (WoO 43, 44)
Balance Engineers: James Lock, Philip Wade (op. 17 with Horn); Wolfgang Mitlehner (WoO 32, 34, 35)
Recording Engineer: Gerald Junge (WoO 43, 44)
Recording Locations: Beethoven-Haus, Bonn, 9/1958 (op. 17 with Cello); Lukaskirche, Dresden, 5/1973 (WoO 43, 44);
All Saints’ Church, Petersham, Surrey, 3/1974 (op. 17 with Horn); Schloss Mondsee, Mondsee, 12/1996 (WoO 32, 34, 35)
P 1959 (op. 17 with Cello) Universal International Music BV · P 1974 (WoO 43, 44) Berlin Classics / Edel Germany GmbH
P 1975 (op. 17 with Horn) Universal Music Operations Limited · P 1997 (WoO 32, 34, 35) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 55 TRIOS
Piano Trio No. 9 in E_b WoO 38
Wilhelm Kempff piano
Henryk Szeryng violin
Pierre Fournier cello
Piano Trio No. 1 in E_b op. 1 no. 1
Piano Trio No. 2 in G op. 1 no. 2
Trio Movement in E_b Unv 9 [Hess 48]
Beaux Arts Trio
Menahem Pressler piano
Isidore Cohen violin
Bernard Greenhouse cello
Total time: 84:22
Recording Producers: Volker Straus (op. 1, Unv 9); Dr Manfred Richter (WoO 38) · Balance Engineer: Heinz Wildhagen (WoO 38)
Recording Locations: Théâtre Municipal, Vevey, 8/1969 (WoO 38); La Chaux-de-Fonds, 6/1980 (op. 1), 5–6/1982 (Unv 9)
P 1970 (WoO 38) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin · P 1981 (op. 1), 1983 (Unv 9) Universal International Music BV

CD 56 TRIOS
Piano Trio No. 3 in c op. 1 no. 3
Piano Trio No. 5 in D op. 70 no. 1 “Ghost”
Piano Trio No. 6 in E_b op. 70 no. 2
Beaux Arts Trio
Menahem Pressler piano
Isidore Cohen violin
Daniel Guilet violin (op. 70 no. 1)
Bernard Greenhouse cello
Total time: 79:14
Recording Producer: Michael Bremner (op. 1 no. 3, op. 70 no. 2)
Recording Location: Recorded in 1964 (op. 70 no. 1); La Chaux-de-Fonds, 6/1981 (op. 1 no. 3, op. 70 no. 2)
P 1965 (op. 70 no. 1), 1981 (op. 1 no. 3, op. 70 no. 2) Universal International Music BV

CD 57 TRIOS
14 Variations for Piano, Violin and Cello op. 44
on “Ja, ich muss mich von ihr scheiden” from the Opera “Das rote Käppchen”
by Carl Ditters von Dittersdorf (Piano Trio No. 10 in E_b)
10 Variations for Piano, Violin and Cello op. 121a
on the Song “Ich bin der Schneider Kakadu” from Wenzel Müller’s Singspiel
“Die Schwestern von Prag” (Piano Trio No. 11 in G)
Piano Trio No. 8 in B_b WoO 39
Wilhelm Kempff piano
Henryk Szeryng violin
Pierre Fournier cello
Piano Trio No. 7 in B_b op. 97 “Archduke”
André Previn piano
Viktoria Mullova violin
Heinrich Schiff cello
Total time: 75:32
Recording Producers: Dr Manfred Richter (opp. 44, 121a, WoO 39); Rupert Fäustle, Wilhelm Hellweg (op. 97)
Balance Engineers: Heinz Wildhagen (opp. 44, 121a, WoO 39); Wilhelm Hellweg (op. 97)
Recording Locations: Théâtre Municipal, Vevey, 8/1969 (opp. 44, 121a), 4/1970 (WoO 39); Blackheath Halls, London, 6/1993 (op. 97)
P 1970 (opp. 44, 121a, WoO 39) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin · P 1995 (op. 97) Universal International Music BV

CD 58 TRIOS
Piano Trio No. 4 in B_b op. 11 “Gassenhauer” (for Piano, Violin and Cello)
Piano Trio in E_b op. 38 (after the Septet op. 20)
Beaux Arts Trio
Menahem Pressler piano
Daniel Guilet violin (op. 11)
Isidore Cohen violin (op. 38)
Bernard Greenhouse cello
Piano Trio No. 4 in B_b op. 11 “Gassenhauer” (for Piano, Clarinet and Cello)
Wilhelm Kempff piano
Karl Leister clarinet
Pierre Fournier cello
Total time: 82:22
Recording Producers: Dr Manfred Richter (op. 11 with Clarinet); Volker Straus (op. 38)
Balance Engineer: Heinz Wildhagen (op. 11 with Clarinet)
Recording Locations: Recorded in 1964 (op. 11 with Violin); Théâtre Municipal, Vevey, 8/1969 & 4/1970 (op. 11 with Clarinet); La Chaux-de-Fonds, 5–6/1983 (op. 38)
P 1965 (op. 11 with Violin), 1983 (op. 38) Universal International Music BV
P 1970 (op. 11 with Clarinet) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 59 TRIOS
Trio for Piano, Flute and Bassoon in G WoO 37
Aloys Kontarsky piano
Karlheinz Zoeller flute
Klaus Thunemann bassoon
Trio for 2 Oboes and Cor anglais in C op. 87
8 Variations for 2 Oboes and Cor anglais in C WoO 28
on “Là ci darem la mano” from Mozart’s Opera “Don Giovanni”
Heinz Holliger, Hans Elhorst oboes
Maurice Bourgue cor anglais
Total time: 55:26
Recording Producers: Vittorio Negri (op. 87, WoO 28); Wolfgang Lohse (WoO 37) · Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann (WoO 37)
Recording Locations: St. Michaelsheim, Berlin, 6/1969 (WoO 37); La Chaux-de-Fonds, 4/1979 (op. 87, WoO 28)
P 1970 (WoO 37) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin · P 1979 (WoO 28), 1980 (op. 87) Universal International Music BV

CD 60 TRIOS
String Trio No. 1 in E_b op. 3
Serenade for Violin, Viola and Cello in D op. 8 (String Trio No. 2)
Anne-Sophie Mutter violin
Bruno Giuranna viola
Mstislav Rostropovich cello
Total time: 66:12
Recording Location: Paris, 1/1988
P 1989 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 61 TRIOS
String Trio No. 3 in G op. 9 no. 1
String Trio No. 4 in D op. 9 no. 2
String Trio No. 5 in c op. 9 no. 3
Anne-Sophie Mutter violin
Bruno Giuranna viola
Mstislav Rostropovich cello
Total time: 72:52
Recording Location: Paris, 1/1988
P 1989 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 62 TRIOS
Serenade for Flute, Violin and Viola in D op. 25
Karlheinz Zoeller flute
Thomas Brandis violin
Siegbert Ueberschaer viola
Prelude and Fugue for 2 Violins and Cello in e Hess 29
Lukas Hagen violin I
Rainer Schmidt violin II
Clemens Hagen cello
6 Minuets for 2 Violins and Bass WoO 9
6 Ländler for 2 Violins and Bass WoO 15
Lukas Hagen violin I
Rainer Schmidt violin II
Alois Posch double bass
Total time: 48:58
Recording Producers: Wolfgang Lohse (op. 25); Wolfgang Mitlehner (WoO 9, 15, Hess 29)
Balance Engineers: Hans-Peter Schweigmann (op. 25); Wolfgang Mitlehner (WoO 9, 15, Hess 29)
Recording Locations: St. Michaelsheim, Berlin, 6/1969 (op. 25); Schloss Mondsee, Mondsee, 12/1996 (WoO 9, 15, Hess 29)
P 1970 (op. 25), 1997 (WoO 9, 15, Hess 29) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 63 STRING QUARTETS
String Quartet No. 1 in D op. 18 no. 3
String Quartet No. 2 in F op. 18 no. 1
String Quartet No. 3 in G op. 18 no. 2
Emerson String Quartet
Eugene Drucker violin I
Philip Setzer violin II
Lawrence Dutton viola
David Finckel cello
Total time: 72:11
Recording Producer & Balance Engineer: Max Wilcox
Recording Location: American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, 2/1994 (op. 18 no. 3), 11/1994 (op. 18 no. 1), 1/1995 (op. 18 no. 2)
P 1996 (op. 18 no. 3), 1997 (op. 18 nos. 1, 2) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 64 STRING QUARTETS
String Quartet No. 4 in c op. 18 no. 4
String Quartet No. 5 in A op. 18 no. 5
String Quartet No. 6 in B_b op. 18 no. 6
Emerson String Quartet
Eugene Drucker violin I
Philip Setzer violin II
Lawrence Dutton viola
David Finckel cello
Total time: 73:02
Recording Producer & Balance Engineer: Max Wilcox
Recording Location: American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, 6/1994 (op. 18 no. 6), 10/1994 (op. 18 no. 5), 4/1995 (op. 18 no. 4)
P 1997 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 65 STRING QUARTETS
String Quartet No. 7 in F op. 59 no. 1 “Razumovsky”
String Quartet No. 8 in e op. 59 no. 2 “Razumovsky”
Emerson String Quartet
Eugene Drucker violin I
Philip Setzer violin II
Lawrence Dutton viola
David Finckel cello
Total time: 71:40
Recording Producer & Balance Engineer: Max Wilcox
Recording Location: American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, 10/1994 (op. 59 no. 2), 11/1994 (op. 59 no. 1)
P 1997 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 66 STRING QUARTETS
String Quartet No. 9 in C op. 59 no. 3 “Razumovsky”
String Quartet No. 10 in E_b op. 74 “Harp”
Emerson String Quartet
Eugene Drucker violin I
Philip Setzer violin II
Lawrence Dutton viola
David Finckel cello
Total time: 58:47
Recording Producer & Balance Engineer: Max Wilcox
Recording Location: American Academy of Arts and Letters, New York, 12/1994 (op. 59 no. 3), 1/1995 (op. 74)
P 1997 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 67 STRING QUARTETS
String Quartet No. 11 in f op. 95 “Quartett[o] serioso”
String Quartet No. 13 in B_b op. 130
Grosse Fuge op. 133
Takács Quartet
Edward Dusinberre violin
Károly Schranz violin
Roger Tapping viola
András Fejér cello
Total time: 77:54
Recording Producer: Andrew Keener · Balance Engineer: Simon Eadon
Recording Location: St George’s, Brandon Hill, Bristol, 11/2003 (op. 95) & 7/2004 (op. 130/133)
P 2004 Universal Music Operations Limited

CD 68 STRING QUARTETS
String Quartet No. 12 in E_b op. 127
String Quartet No. 14 in c_# op. 131
Takács Quartet
Edward Dusinberre violin
Károly Schranz violin
Roger Tapping viola
András Fejér cello
Total time: 74:02
Recording Producer: Andrew Keener · Balance Engineer: Simon Eadon
Recording Location: St George’s, Brandon Hill, Bristol, 11/2003 (op. 131), 5/2004 (op. 127)
P 2004 Universal Music Operations Limited

CD 69 STRING QUARTETS
String Quartet No. 15 in a op. 132
String Quartet No. 16 in F op. 135
Takács Quartet
Edward Dusinberre violin
Károly Schranz violin
Roger Tapping viola
András Fejér cello
Total time: 67:15
Recording Producer: Andrew Keener · Balance Engineer: Simon Eadon
Recording Location: St George’s, Brandon Hill, Bristol, 5 & 7/2004
P 2004 Universal Music Operations Limited

CD 70 STRING QUARTETS
String Quartet No. 12 in E_b op. 127
String Quartet No. 15 in a op. 132
Hagen Quartett
Lukas Hagen violin I
Rainer Schmidt violin II
Veronika Hagen viola
Clemens Hagen cello
Total time: 75:04
Recording Producer: Sid McLauchlan · Balance Engineer: Hans-Ulrich Bastin
Recording Locations: Festsaal, Schloss Mondsee, Mondsee, 11/2003 (op. 132); Minnesängersaal, Palatin, Wiesloch, 3/2004 (op. 127)
P 2005 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 71 STRING QUARTETS
String Quartet No. 13 in B_b op. 130
Grosse Fuge op. 133
(Original Finale for op. 130)
String Quartet No. 14 in c_# op. 131
Hagen Quartett
Lukas Hagen violin I
Rainer Schmidt violin II
Veronika Hagen viola
Clemens Hagen cello
Total time: 86:16
Recording Producers: Sid McLauchlan (op. 130/133); Wolfgang Mitlehner (op. 131)
Balance Engineers: Hans-Ulrich Bastin (op. 130/133); Wolfgang Mitlehner (op. 131)
Recording Locations: Großer Saal, Mozarteum, Salzburg, 2/1997 (op. 131); Minnesängersaal, Palatin, Wiesloch, 12/2001 (op. 130/133)
P 1999 (op. 131), 2002 (op. 130/133) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 72 STRING QUARTETS
String Quartet No. 16 in F op. 135
String Quartet in F Hess 32
(1st Version of op. 18 no. 1)
Minuet for String Quartet in A_b WoO 209
Hagen Quartett
String Quartet in F Hess 34
(after Piano Sonata in E op. 14 no. 1)
Amadeus Quartet
Prelude and Fugue for String Quartet in F Hess 30
Prelude and Fugue for String Quartet in C Hess 31
Endellion String Quartet
Total time: 78:58
Recording Producers: Wolfgang Mitlehner (op. 135, WoO 209, Hess 32); Anna Barry (Hess 30, 31); Wolfgang Lohse (Hess 34)
Balance Engineers: Wolfgang Mitlehner (op. 135, WoO 209, Hess 32); Heinz Wildhagen (Hess 34)
Recording Engineer: Jonathan Stokes (Hess 30, 31)
Recording Locations: UFA-Ton-Studio, Berlin, 1/1969 (Hess 34); Plenarsaal der Akademie der Wissenschaften, Munich, 10/1990 (op. 135); Schloss Mondsee, Mondsee, 12/1996 (WoO 209); Minnesängersaal, Palatin, Wiesloch, 6/1997 Hess 32);
Concert Hall, Wyastone, Monmouth, 1/2008 (Hess 30, 31)
Edition: Jonathan Del Mar (Hess 30, 31)
Publishers: G. Henle Verlag, München-Duisburg (Hess 32; ed. Paul Mies)
P 1969 (Hess 34), 1992 (op. 135), 1997 (WoO 209, Hess 32) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
P 2008 (Hess 30, 31) Warner Classics, a Warner Music UK Division

CD 73 QUARTETS
Quartet for Piano, Violin, Viola and Cello in E_b WoO 36 no. 1
Quartet for Piano, Violin, Viola and Cello in D WoO 36 no. 2
Quartet for Piano, Violin, Viola and Cello in C WoO 36 no. 3
Christoph Eschenbach piano
Amadeus Quartet
Norbert Brainin violin
Peter Schidlof viola
Martin Lovett cello
3 Equali for 4 Trombones WoO 30
Philip Jones Brass Ensemble
Raymond Brown, John Iveson,
Roger Brenner, Raymond Premru trombones
Total time: 63:30
Recording Producers: Michael Woolcock (WoO 30); Wolfgang Lohse (WoO 36)
Balance Engineers: James Lock (WoO 30); Hans-Peter Schweigmann (WoO 36)
Recording Locations: St. Michaelsheim, Berlin, 6/1969 (WoO 36); St John’s, Smith Square, London, 2/1970 (WoO 30)
P 1970 (WoO 36) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin · P 1970 (WoO 30) Universal Music Operations Limited

CD 74 QUINTETS
Quintet for 2 Violins, 2 Violas and Cello in C op. 29
Amadeus Quartet with Cecil Aronowitz viola
Fugue for String Quintet in D op. 137
Wiener Philharmonisches Kammerensemble
Prelude for String Quintet in d Unv 7
Endellion String Quartet with David Adams viola II
Fugue in b_b for String Quintet Hess 38
Arranged from Bach’s “Well-Tempered Clavier”
Kölner Akademie / Michael Alexander Willens
Quintet for Piano, Oboe, Clarinet, Horn and Bassoon in E_b op. 16
Radu Lupu piano · Hans de Fries oboe · George Pieterson clarinet
Vicente Zarzo horn · Brian Pollard bassoon
Quintet for Oboe, 3 Horns and Bassoon in E_b WoO 208
Fragment, completed by Leopold Zellner
Netherlands Wind Ensemble
Total time: 77:55
Recording Producers: Michael Haas (op. 16); Wolfgang Mitlehner, Klaus Behrens (op. 29);
Rainer Brock (op. 137); Johannes Kammann (Hess 38); Anna Barry (Unv 7)
Balance Engineers: Colin Moorfoot (op. 16); Wolfgang Mitlehner (opp. 29, 137); Johannes Kammann, Gunther Rose (Hess 38)
Recording Engineer: Neil Hutchinson (Unv 7)
Recording Locations: UFA-Ton-Studio, Berlin, 1/1969 (op. 29); Recorded in 1975 (WoO 208); Palais Schönburg, Vienna, 11/1975 (op. 137); Kleine Zaal, Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, 6/1984 (op. 16); Concert Hall, Wyastone, Monmouth, 4/2008 (Unv 7); Deutschlandfunk Kammermusiksaal, Köln, 1/2018 (Hess 38)
Edition: Jonathan Del Mar (Unv 7) · Publisher: Schott & Co. Ltd, London (WoO 208; ed. Willy Hess)
P 1969 (op. 29), 1977 (op. 137), 2018 (Hess 38) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin · P 1976 (WoO 208) Universal International Music BV
P 1986 (op. 16) Universal Music Operations Limited · P 2008 (Unv 7) Warner Classics, a Warner Music UK Division

CD 75 QUINTETS & SEXTETS
String Quintet in E_b op. 4
Endellion String Quartet
with David Adams viola II
String Quintet in c op. 104
(Arrangement of Piano Trio op. 1 no. 3; revised 1817)
The Lindsays
with Louise Williams viola
Sextet for 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons and 2 Horns in E_b op. 71
March for 2 Clarinets, 2 Bassoons and 2 Horns in B_b WoO 29
Members of the Berliner Philharmoniker
Karl Leister, Peter Geisler clarinets
Günter Piesk, Henning Trog bassoons
Gerd Seifert, Manfred Klier horns
Total time: 80:45
Recording Producers: Anna Barry (op. 4); Hansjoachim Reiser (op. 71, WoO 29); Jeremy Hayes (op. 104)
Balance Engineers: Harald Baudis (op. 71, WoO 29); Martin Haskell (op. 104) · Recording Engineer: Neil Hutchinson (op. 4)
Recording Locations: UFA-Ton-Studio, Berlin, 2/1969 (op. 71, WoO 29); Holy Trinity Church, Wentworth (Yorkshire), 9/2002 (op. 104); Concert Hall, Wyastone, Monmouth, 4/2008 (op. 4)
Edition: Jonathan Del Mar (op. 4)
P 1969 (WoO 29), 1970 (op. 71) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
P 2003 (op. 104) ASV Ltd · P 2008 (op. 4) Warner Classics, a Warner Music UK Division

CD 76 SEXTET, SEPTET & OCTETS
Sextet for 2 Horns and String Quartet in E_b op. 81b
Hermann Baumann, Vladimir Dshambasov horns
Gewandhaus-Quartett
Septet for Violin, Viola, Clarinet, Horn, Bassoon, Cello and Double Bass in E_b op. 20
Members of the Wiener Oktett
Octet for 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets, 2 Horns and 2 Bassoons in E_b op. 103
Rondo for 2 Oboes, 2 Clarinets, 2 Horns and 2 Bassoons in E_b WoO 25 (Rondino)
Netherlands Wind Ensemble
Total time: 83:47
Recording Producers: Christopher Raeburn (op. 20); Ursula Singer (op. 81b); Wilhelm Hellweg (op. 103, WoO 25)
Balance Engineer: Simon Eadon (op. 20) · Recording Engineer: Willem van Leeuwen (op. 81b)
Recording Locations: Recorded in 1975 (op. 103, WoO 25); Mozartsaal, Konzerthaus, Vienna, 11/1991 (op. 20);
VEB Studios, Leipzig, 1/1992 (op. 81b)
P 1976 (op. 103, WoO 25), 1993 (op. 81b) Universal International Music BV
P 1994 (op. 20) Universal Music Operations Limited

CD 77 LIEDER
An die Hoffnung op. 32
Adelaide op. 46
6 Lieder op. 48
3 Gesänge op. 83
Vita felice op. 88
An die Hoffnung op. 94
An die ferne Geliebte op. 98
Der Kuss op. 128
Schilderung eines Mädchens WoO 107
Seufzer eines Ungeliebten – Gegenliebe WoO 118
Zärtliche Liebe WoO 123
La partenza WoO 124
Opferlied WoO 126
Der Wachtelschlag WoO 129
Als die Geliebte sich trennen wollte WoO 132
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau baritone
Jörg Demus piano
Total time: 75:45
Recording Producer: Wolfgang Lohse · Balance Engineer: Hans-Peter Schweigmann
Recording Location: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin, 4/1966
P 1966 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 78 LIEDER
8 Lieder op. 52
Adele Stolte soprano (5)
Peter Schreier tenor (2)
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau baritone (1, 3, 4, 6–8)
Jörg Demus piano (1, 3, 4, 6–8)
Walter Olbertz piano (2, 5)
6 Gesänge op. 75
Matthias Goerne baritone (10, 11, 14)
Rachel Willis-Sørensen soprano (9, 12, 13)
Adele Stolte soprano (15)
Alexander Schmalcz piano (9–14)
Walter Olbertz piano (15)
4 Arietten op. 82
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau baritone
Jörg Demus piano
Duet “Odi l’aura che dolce sospira” op. 82
Adele Stolte soprano
Peter Schreier tenor
Walter Olbertz piano
Der Mann von Wort op. 99
Günther Leib bass-baritone
Walter Olbertz piano
Merkenstein op. 100 (2nd setting)
Adele Stolte soprano
Peter Schreier tenor
Walter Olbertz piano
In questa tomba oscura WoO 133
Die laute Klage WoO 135
Andenken WoO 136
Gesang aus der Ferne WoO 137
Der Jüngling in der Fremde WoO 138
Der Liebende WoO 139
Der Bardengeist WoO 142
Das Geheimnis WoO 145
Sehnsucht WoO 146
Ruf vom Berge WoO 147
Resignation WoO 149
Abendlied unterm gestirnten Himmel WoO 150
Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau baritone
Jörg Demus piano
Total time: 83:10
Recording Producers: Wolfgang Lohse (1, 3, 4, 6–8, 16–19, 23–34); Reimar Bluth (2, 5, 15, 20–22); René Möller (9–14)
Balance Engineers: Hans-Peter Schweigmann (1, 3, 4, 6–8, 16–19, 23–34); Horst Kunze (2, 5, 15, 20–22); René Möller (9–14)
Recording Locations: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin, 4/1966 (1, 3, 4, 6–8, 16–19, 23–34); Lukaskirche, Dresden, 10 & 11/1970 (2, 5, 15, 20–22); Teldex Studio, Berlin, 5/2019 (9–14)
P 1966 (1, 3, 4, 6–8, 16–19, 23–34), 2019 (9–14) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
P 1971, 1972 (2, 5, 15, 20–22) Berlin Classics/Edel Germany GmbH

CD 79 LIEDER
An einen Säugling WoO 108
Stolte/Olbertz
Trinklied (beim Abschied zu singen) WoO 109
Elegie auf den Tod eines Pudels WoO 110
Punschlied WoO 111
An Laura WoO 112
Klage WoO 113
Ein Selbstgespräch WoO 114
An Minna WoO 115
Schreier/Olbertz
Que le temps me dure WoO 116
Schreier/Olbertz (1st version)
Helzel/Hilsdorf (2nd version)
Der freie Mann WoO 117
Oh care selve WoO 119
Schreier/Olbertz
Man strebt, die Flamme zu verhehlen WoO 120
Stolte/Olbertz
Abschiedsgesang an Wiens Bürger WoO 121
Kriegslied der Österreicher WoO 122
Leib/Olbertz
La tiranna WoO 125
Schreier/Olbertz
Neue Liebe, neues Leben WoO 127
Maus/Hilsdorf
Plaisir d’aimer WoO 128
Gedenke mein! WoO 130
Schreier/Olbertz
Sehnsucht WoO 134 (4 settings)
Stolte/Olbertz
An die Geliebte WoO 140 (2nd version)
Schreier/Olbertz
An die Geliebte WoO 140 (3rd version)
Fischer-Dieskau/Demus
Der Gesang der Nachtigall WoO 141
Stolte/Olbertz
Des Kriegers Abschied WoO 143
Schreier/Olbertz
Merkenstein WoO 144 (1st setting)
Goerne/Schmalcz
So oder so WoO 148
Schreier/Olbertz
Der edle Mensch WoO 151
Person/Hilsdorf
Lied aus der Ferne WoO 137 (1st version)
Maus/Hilsdorf
Das liebe Kätzchen Hess 133
Horn/Hilsdorf
Der Knabe auf dem Berge Hess 134
Helzel/Hilsdorf
Total time: 63:07
Recording Producers: Wolfgang Lohse (25); Reimar Bluth (1–9, 11–16, 18–24, 26, 27, 29); Lennart Dehn (10, 17, 30–33); René Möller (28)
Balance Engineers: Hans-Peter Schweigmann (25); Horst Kunze (1–9, 11–16, 18–24, 26, 27, 29); Klaus Behrens (10, 17, 30–33); René Möller (28)
Recording Locations: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin, 4/1966 (25); Lukaskirche, Dresden, 10 & 11/1970 (1–9, 11–16, 18–24, 26, 27, 29); Kleiner Sendesaal, Sender Freies Berlin (SFB), Berlin, 3/1997 (10, 17, 30–33); Teldex Studio, Berlin, 5/2019 (28)
P 1966 (25), 1997 (10, 17, 30–33), 2019 (28) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
P 1971, 1972 (1–9, 11–16, 18–24, 26, 27, 29) Berlin Classics/Edel Germany GmbH

CD 80 PARTSONGS
Italian Partsongs WoO 99
Gisela Fetting, Christina Klopsch, Heidi Person sopranos
Astrid Pilzecker, Hella Weigmann contraltos
Peter Maus, Joachim Vogt, Wolfgang Wagner tenors
Ralf Lukas baritone
Günther Beyer, Siegfried Hausmann basses
Abschiedsgesang WoO 102
“Un lieto brindisi” Cantata campestre WoO 103
Gesang der Mönche WoO 104
Hochzeitslied WoO 105
Lobkowitz-Kantate WoO 106
Christa Jehser soprano (23, 26)
Joachim Vogt tenor (22–24)
Wolfgang Wagner tenor (23)
Günther Beyer bass (22, 24)
Siegfried Hausmann bass (22–25)
Berliner Solisten (25, 26)
Walter Olbertz piano (23, 25, 26)
Dietrich Knothe conductor (23, 25, 26)
Chor auf die verbündeten Fürsten WoO 95
BBC Singers
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Andrew Davis
Canons & Musical Jokes
WoO 100, 101, 159, 161, 163–170, 172–180, 182–198, 202, 203, 221 & 227
Heidi Person soprano
Ulrike Helzel contralto
Peter Maus, Volker Horn tenors
Ralf Lukas baritone
Berliner Solisten
Kammerchor der Berliner Singakademie
Thomas Franke, Hermann Franke, Günter Wäsch clarinets
Wolf-Dieter Batzdorf, Bernd Niedermayr violins
Walter Klier, Manfred Pernutz double basses
Dietrich Knothe repetiteur & conductor
Total time: 69:47
Producers: Sid McLauchlan (27); Lennart Dehn (1–5, 35, 40, 45, 57, 61, 62, 67, 68); Heinz Wegner (6–26, 28–34, 36–39, 41–44, 46–56, 58–60, 63–66, 69, 70)
Balance Engineers: Gernot von Schultzendorff (27); Klaus Behrens (1–5, 35, 40, 45, 57, 61, 62, 67, 68)
Recording Engineers: Rainer Höpfner (27); Klaus Behrens (1–5, 35, 40, 45, 57, 61, 62, 67, 68); Horst Kunze & Jutta Gallinat (6–21, 23, 25, 26); Eberhard Richter, Heinrich Eras, Hartmut Kölbach & Werner Ebel (22, 24, 28, 29–34, 36–39, 41–44, 46–56, 58–60, 63–66, 69, 70)
Recording Locations: Studio Reichstagufer, Berlin, 11 & 12/1973 (6–21, 23, 25, 26); Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin, 5 & 6/1976 (22, 24, 28–34, 36–39, 41–44, 46–56, 58–60, 63–66, 69, 70); Studio 1, Abbey Road Studios, London, 9/1996 (27); Kleiner Sendesaal, Sender Freies Berlin, Berlin, 3/1997 (1–5, 35, 40, 45, 57, 61, 62, 67, 68)
P 1974 (6–21, 23, 25, 26), 1977 (22, 24, 28–34, 36–39, 41–44, 46–56, 58–60, 63–66, 69, 70) Berlin Classics/Edel Germany GmbH
P 1997 (1–5, 27, 35, 40, 45, 57, 61, 62, 67, 68) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 81 FOLKSONG SETTINGS
25 Scottish Songs op. 108
Felicity Lott, Janice Watson, Catrin Wyn-Davies sopranos
Ruby Philogene, Sarah Walker mezzo-sopranos
John Mark Ainsley, Timothy Robinson, Toby Spence tenors
Thomas Allen, Christopher Maltman baritones
Elizabeth Layton, Krysia Osostowicz violins
Ursula Smith cello · Malcolm Martineau piano
Total time: 76:08
Recording Producer: Lennart Dehn · Balance Engineer: Gernot von Schultzendorff
Recording Locations: Henry Wood Hall, London, 8/1996 (Nos. 1–4, 9, 11, 12, 16, 17, 20, 23, 24), 3/1997 (Nos. 5–8, 13–15, 19, 21, 22); Abbey Road, Studio 1, London, 11/1996 (Nos. 10, 18, 25)
P 1997 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 82 FOLKSONG SETTINGS
25 Irish Songs WoO 152 (except nos. 20, 23 & 24)
Felicity Lott soprano
Ann Murray mezzo-soprano
John Mark Ainsley tenor
Thomas Allen, Christopher Maltman baritones
Marieke Blankestijn, Elizabeth Layton violins
Ursula Smith cello · Malcolm Martineau piano
Total time: 73:35
Recording Producer: Lennart Dehn · Balance Engineer: Gernot von Schultzendorff
Recording Locations: Abbey Road, Studio 1, London, 7/1996 (Nos. 1–4, 6, 9–12, 15, 18–21); Henry Wood Hall, London, 8/1996 (Nos. 5, 7, 8, 13, 14, 16, 17, 22, 25)
P 1997 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 83 FOLKSONG SETTINGS
25 Irish Songs WoO 152 nos. 20, 23 & 24
Ann Murray mezzo-soprano
John Mark Ainsley tenor
Christopher Maltman baritone
Marieke Blankestijn, Elizabeth Layton violins
Ursula Smith cello · Malcolm Martineau piano
20 Irish Songs WoO 153
Felicity Lott soprano
Ruby Philogene mezzo-soprano
Toby Spence tenor
Christopher Maltman baritone
Marieke Blankestijn, Elizabeth Layton violins
Ursula Smith cello · Malcolm Martineau piano
Total time: 66:33
Recording Producer: Lennart Dehn · Balance Engineer: Gernot von Schultzendorff
Recording Locations: Abbey Road, Studio 1, London, 7/1996 (WoO 152: 20; WoO 153: 1–6, 8–10, 12, 13, 16–20);
Henry Wood Hall, London, 8/1996 (WoO 152: 23, 24; WoO 153: 7, 11, 14, 15)
P 1997 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 84 FOLKSONG SETTINGS
12 Irish Songs WoO 154
Felicity Lott, Janice Watson sopranos
Ann Murray, Ruby Philogene, Sarah Walker mezzo-sopranos
John Mark Ainsley, Toby Spence tenors
Thomas Allen baritone
Marieke Blankestijn, Elizabeth Layton, Krysia Osostowicz violins
Ursula Smith cello · Malcolm Martineau piano
12 Songs of Various Nationalities WoO 157
Felicity Lott, Janice Watson sopranos
Ann Murray, Ruby Philogene mezzo-sopranos
John Mark Ainsley, Timothy Robinson tenors
Thomas Allen baritone
Marieke Blankestijn, Elizabeth Layton, Krysia Osostowicz violins
Ursula Smith cello · Malcolm Martineau piano
Total time: 74:28
Recording Producer: Lennart Dehn · Balance Engineer: Gernot von Schultzendorff
Recording Locations: Abbey Road, Studio 1, London, 7/1996 (WoO 154: 9–12; WoO 157: 10, 12); Henry Wood Hall, London, 8/1996 (WoO 154: 2, 4, 6–8, WoO 157: 2, 3, 5, 6, 8), 3/1997 (WoO 154: 1, 3, 5; WoO 157: 1, 4, 7, 9, 11)
P 1997 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 85 FOLKSONG SETTINGS
26 Welsh Songs WoO 155
Catrin Wyn-Davies soprano
Ruby Philogene mezzo-soprano
John Mark Ainsley tenor
Christopher Maltman baritone
Marieke Blankestijn violin
Ursula Smith cello
Malcolm Martineau piano
Total time: 76:57
Recording Producer: Lennart Dehn · Balance Engineer: Gernot von Schultzendorff
Recording Location: Abbey Road, Studio 1, London, 7/1996
P 1997 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 86 FOLKSONG SETTINGS
12 Scottish Songs WoO 156
Felicity Lott soprano
Ruby Philogene mezzo-soprano
John Mark Ainsley tenor
Thomas Allen baritone
Marieke Blankestijn, Elizabeth Layton violins
Ursula Smith cello · Malcolm Martineau piano
7 British Songs WoO 158b
Sarah Walker mezzo-soprano
Timothy Robinson tenor
Krysia Osostowicz violin
Ursula Smith cello · Malcolm Martineau piano
6 Songs of Various Nationalities WoO 158c
Catrin Wyn-Davies soprano
Ruby Philogene, Sarah Walker mezzo-sopranos
John Mark Ainsley, Toby Spence tenors
Thomas Allen baritone
Elizabeth Layton, Krysia Osostowicz violins
Ursula Smith cello · Malcolm Martineau piano
Total time: 61:11
Recording Producer: Lennart Dehn · Balance Engineer: Gernot von Schultzendorff
Recording Locations: Abbey Road, Studio 1, London, 7/1996 (WoO 156: 5, 6), 11/1996 (WoO 158b: 2, 7; WoO 158c: 2, 3, 6); Henry Wood Hall, London, 8/1996 (WoO 156: 1–4, 7–12; WoO 158c: 4, 5), 3/1997 (WoO 158b: 1, 3–6; WoO 158c: 1)
P 1997 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 87 FOLKSONG SETTINGS
23 Songs of Various Nationalities WoO 158a
Janice Watson soprano
Ruby Philogene mezzo-soprano
Timothy Robinson, Toby Spence tenors
Thomas Allen, Christopher Maltman baritones
Krysia Osostowicz violin
Ursula Smith cello · Malcolm Martineau piano
Total time: 48:07
Recording Producer: Lennart Dehn · Balance Engineer: Gernot von Schultzendorff
Recording Locations: Abbey Road, Studio 1, London, 11/1996 (WoO 158a: 1–3, 6, 7, 9–11, 15, 21, 23);
Henry Wood Hall, London, 3/1997 (WoO 158a: 4, 5, 8, 12–14, 16–20, 22)
P 1997 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 88 WORKS FOR SOLO VOICES WITH ORCHESTRA
Elegischer Gesang op. 118
Opferlied op. 121b
Bundeslied op. 122 (2nd version)
Lorna Haywood soprano (op. 121b)
Ambrosian Singers
London Symphony Orchestra
Michael Tilson Thomas
Ah! perfido op. 65
Cheryl Studer soprano
Berliner Philharmoniker
Claudio Abbado
Prüfung des Küssens WoO 89
Mit Mädeln sich vertragen WoO 90
Primo amore WoO 92
No, non turbarti WoO 92a
Ne’ giorni tuoi felici WoO 93
Tremate, empi, tremate op. 116
Hanne-Lore Kuhse soprano (op. 116, WoO 92, 92a, 93)
Eberhard Büchner tenor (op. 116, WoO 93)
Siegfried Vogel bass (op. 116, WoO 89, 90)
Staatskapelle Berlin / Arthur Apelt
Total time: 79:29
Recording Producers: Christopher Alder (4); Paul Myers (1–3); Eberhard Geiler (5–10)
Balance Engineer: Gernot von Schultzendorff (4)
Recording Engineers: Robert Gooch, Mike Ross-Trevor (1–3); Eberhard Richter (7–10); Bernd Runge, Hartmut Kölbach (5–10)
Recording Locations: DEFA-Studio, Berlin, 8/1971 (7, 8); Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin, 12/1971 (9, 10), 6/1972 (5, 6);
Studio 1, Abbey Road Studios, London, 12/1974 (1–3); Großer Konzertsaal, Schauspielhaus, Berlin, 12/1991 (4; live)
P 1973 (7–10), 1974 (5–6) Berlin Classics/Edel Germany GmbH
P 1975 (1–3) Sony Music Entertainment Inc. Under license from Sony Classical.
P 1992 (4) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 89 CANTATAS
Cantata on the Death of Emperor Joseph II WoO 87
Charlotte Margiono soprano
William Shimell bass
Chor und Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin / Christian Thielemann
Cantata on the Accession of Emperor Leopold II WoO 88
Christine Schäfer soprano
Clemens Bieber tenor
Victor von Halem bass
Chor und Orchester der Deutschen Oper Berlin / Christian Thielemann
Total time: 71:39
Recording Producer: Werner Mayer · Balance Engineer: Gregor Zielinsky
Recording Location: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin, 9/1996 (WoO 88), 2/1997 (WoO 87)
Publisher: Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden
(unter wesentlicher Berücksichtigung der neuen Beethoven-Gesamtausgabe, G. Henle Verlag, München)
P 1997 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 90 CANTATAS & MASSES
Der glorreiche Augenblick op. 136
Luba Orgonasova soprano (Vienna)
Iris Vermillion mezzo-soprano (Seherin)
Timothy Robinson tenor (Genius)
Franz Hawlata bass (Führer des Volkes)
Coro di voci bianche dell’Arcum
Coro e Orchestra dell’Accademia Nazionale di Santa Cecilia
Myung-Whun Chung
Meeresstille und Glückliche Fahrt op. 112
The Monteverdi Choir
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique / John Eliot Gardiner
Mass in C op. 86
Charlotte Margiono soprano
Catherine Robbin mezzo-soprano
William Kendall tenor
Alastair Miles bass
The Monteverdi Choir
Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique / John Eliot Gardiner
Total time: 83:06
Recording Producers: Karl-August Naegler (opp. 86, 112); Lennart Dehn (op. 136)
Balance Engineers: Ulrich Vette (opp. 86, 112); Gernot von Schultzendorff, Wolfgang Mitlehner (op. 136)
Recording Locations: All Saints Church, Tooting, London, 11/1989 (opp. 86, 112); Auditorio di Via della Conciliazione, Rome, 10/1996 (op. 136)
Publisher: Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden (op. 136) (unter wesentlicher Berücksichtigung der neuen Beethoven-Gesamtausgabe, G. Henle Verlag, München)
P 1992 (opp. 86, 112), 1997 (op. 136) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 91 MASSES
Mass in D op. 123 (Missa solemnis)
for 4 solo voices, chorus, orchestra and organ
Gundula Janowitz soprano · Christa Ludwig contralto
Fritz Wunderlich tenor · Walter Berry bass
Wiener Singverein Chorus Master: Reinhold Schmid
Josef Nebois organ
Berliner Philharmoniker / Herbert von Karajan
Total time: 86:07
Recording Producer: Hans Weber · Balance Engineer: Günter Hermanns
Recording Location: Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin, 2/1966
P 1966 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 92 ORATORIO
Christus am Ölberge op. 85
Oratorio for 3 solo voices, chorus and orchestra
Elizabeth Harwood soprano (Seraph)
James King tenor (Jesus) · Franz Crass bass (Petrus)
Wiener Singverein Chorus Master: Helmuth Froschauer
Wiener Symphoniker / Bernhard Klee
Total time: 56:18
Recording Producer: Werner Mayer · Balance Engineer: Klaus Scheibe
Recording Location: Großer Saal, Musikverein, Vienna, 5–7/1970
P 1970 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 93 SOLO PIANO – RARITIES
Andante in C WoO 211
Anglaise in D WoO 212
2 Bagatelles WoO 216
Minuet in F WoO 217
Bagatelle in C Hess 57
Ronald Brautigam fortepiano
Piece in f Kullak Sketchbook
Bagatelles WoO 213
Bagatelle in a WoO 59 “Für Elise”
Waltz in c WoO 219
Theme and Variation I in B_b “Zur übung der Faust” Hess 58
4 Piano Pieces Kafka Sketchbook
Piano Piece (Minuet) in C Hess 59
Adagio ma non molto in G Hess 70
Molto Adagio in G Hess 71
Theme and Variation in A Hess 72
2 German Dances Hess 67
Minuet in A_b WoO 209
Piano Sonata in D/d Unv 12
On “Dona nobis pacem” Hess Anh. 57
Tobias Koch fortepiano
O Hoffnung WoO 200
Wellingtons Sieg oder die Schlacht bei Vittoria op. 91
Piano Transcription by Beethoven, Hess 97
Steven Beck piano & fortepiano
Andante maestoso in C WoO 62
“Letzter musikalischer Gedanke”
Piano Arrangement by Diabelli of String Quintet in C
Ronald Brautigam fortepiano
Symphony No. 7 in A op. 92
Incomplete Piano Arrangement by Beethoven, Hess 96
Tobias Koch fortepiano
Total time: 72:55
A production of WDR (West German Radio) (7–26, 30)
Recording Producers: Stephan Schmidt (7–24); Ingo Petry (1–6, 29); James F. Green (27, 28); Jens Schünemann (25, 26, 30)
Balance Engineer: Ingo Petry (1–6, 29)
Recording Engineers: Mark Hohn (7–24); Paris Hollins (27, 28); Dirk Franken (25, 26, 30)
Recording Locations: The Ira F. Brilliant Center for Beethoven Studies, San Jose, California, 5/2002 (28); Österåker Church, Sweden, 8/2010 (1, 3, 4, 6), 8/2013 (29), 8/2014 (2, 5); Studio House North, Capitol Heights, Maryland, 2/2001 (27); Klaus-von-Bismarck-Saal, WDR Köln, 5/2019 (7–24), 6/2019 (25, 26, 30) Publisher: The Unheard Beethoven, Inc. (BMI) (7, 15–18, 20, 21)
P 2003 (28), 2006 (27) Monument Records
P 2011 (1, 3, 4, 6), 2014 (29), 2015 (2, 5) BIS Records AB
P 2019 (7–26, 30) WDR Köln, under exclusive licence to Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 94 CHAMBER MUSIC – RARITIES
ALTERNATIVE VERSIONS
Quintet for Piano and Winds in E_b op. 16,
Arranged for Piano Quartet by Beethoven
Emanuel Ax piano · Isaac Stern violin
Jaime Laredo viola · Yo-Yo Ma cello
10 Themes with Variations for Piano and Violin op. 107 nos. 1, 3, 4, 6, 7 & 9
Daniel Hope violin
Sebastian Knauer piano
Andante maestoso in C for String Quintet WoO 62
“Letzter musikalischer Gedanke”
Reconstructed by Hideaki Shichida
Daniel Hope violin I · Ikki Opitz violin II
Amihai Grosz viola I
Tatjana Masurenko viola II
Daniel Müller-Schott cello
String Quartet Arrangement of the Fugue from the Overture to Handel’s “Solomon” Hess 36
Hagen Quartett
SHORTER PIECES
Violin Sonata in A Unv 11 (Fragment)
Daniel Hope violin
Sebastian Knauer piano
Duo for Violin and Cello in E_b Unv 8 (Fragment)
Daniel Hope violin
Daniel Müller-Schott cello
Scherzo to String Trio op. 9 no. 1 with Alternative Trio Hess 28
Daniel Hope violin · Amihai Grosz viola
Daniel Müller-Schott cello
Allegretto for String Quartet in b WoO 210
Endellion String Quartet
Minuet in B_b Hess 331 (Fragment)
Pastorella in D Hess 332 (Fragment)
Menuetto–Scherzo Hess 333 (Fragment)
Allegro in A Hess 334 (Fragment)
Transcr. Holsbergen (16–19)
Covington String Quartet
Total time: 80:01 · A co-production of Deutschlandfunk Kultur / WDR (West German Radio) and Deutsche Grammophon (4–10, 12–14)
Amihai Grosz appears by kind permission of Alpha Classics, Paris
Daniel Müller-Schott appears by kind permission of Orfeo International Music GmbH
Recording Producers: Steven Epstein (1–3); Jens Schünemann (4–10, 12–14); Anna Barry (15); James F. Green (16–19); Wolfgang Mitlehner (11)
Balance Engineers: Jonathan Stokes (15); Wolfgang Mitlehner (11)
Recording Engineers: Henri Thaon, Mathias Pätsch (4–10, 12–14); Paris Hollins (16–19)
Recording Locations: Manhattan Center Studios, New York, 3/1992 (1–3); Großer Saal, Mozarteum, Salzburg, 2/1997 (11);
Studio House North, Capitol Heights, Maryland, 7 & 8/2006 (16–19); Concert Hall, Wyastone, Monmouth, 1/2008 (15); Jesus-Christus-Kirche, Berlin, 6/2019 (4–10, 12–14) · Publisher: Breitkopf & Härtel, Wiesbaden (11)
P 1994 Sony Music Entertainment (1–3) · P 1997 (11) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin
P 2006 (16–19) Monument Records · P 2008 (15) Warner Classics, a Warner Music UK Division
P 2019 (4–10, 12–14) Deutschlandradio/Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin

CD 95 CONTRAPUNTAL STUDIES & DOUBTFUL WORKS – RARITIES
CONTRAPUNTAL STUDIES
2-Voice Fugues Hess 236
3-Voice Fugues Hess 237
Tobias Koch fortepiano
4-Voice Fugues Hess 238
Transcr. Holsbergen
Covington String Quartet
Chorale Fugues Hess 239 nos. 2 & 3
Tobias Koch fortepiano
Double Fugues Hess 243
Transcr. Holsbergen
Triple Fugues Hess 244
Transcr. Holsbergen
Covington String Quartet
Fugue for String Quartet in d Hess 245 (Fragment)
Endellion String Quartet
DOUBTFUL WORKS
Sonata for Piano and Flute in B_b Anh. 4
Severino Gazzelloni flute
Bruno Canino piano
2 Sonatinas Anh. 5
Tobias Koch fortepiano
8 Variations for Piano Anh. 10 on “Ich hab’ ein kleines Hüttchen nur”
Rudolf Buchbinder piano
Total time: 78:55
A production of WDR (West German Radio) (1–9, 16, 17, 30, 31)
Recording Producers: Jens Schünemann (1–9, 16, 17, 30, 31); James F. Green (10–15, 18–24); Anna Barry (25) · Balance Engineer: Jonathan Stokes (25)
Recording Engineers: Dirk Franken (1–9, 16, 17, 30, 31); Paris Hollins (10–15, 18–24)
Recording Locations: Switzerland, 9/1973 (26–29); Teldec Studios, Berlin, 4/1976 (32); Studio House North, Capitol Heights, Maryland, 7 & 8/2006 (10–15, 18–24); Concert Hall, Wyastone, Monmouth, 1/2008 (25); Klaus-von-Bismarck-Saal, WDR Köln, 6/2019 (1–9, 16, 17, 30, 31)
P 1974 (26–29) Universal International Music BV · P 1976 (32) Warner Music Group Germany Holding GmbH
P 2006 (10–15, 18–24) Monument Records · P 2008 (25) Warner Classics, a Warner Music UK Division
P 2019 (1–9, 16, 17, 30, 31) WDR Köln, under exclusive licence to Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Berlin