Beethoven
Beethoven: String Quartet op. 59/2
by Alan George
Claudio Arrau (piano) The Ambassador Auditorium Recitals (First Hand Records)
A finely produced and consistently enlightening set [JW]
Beethoven: Missa Solemnis & Mass in C (Warner Classics)
These performances are still worthy of collectors’ attention [JQ]
Beethoven: Septet & Serendade (Nimbus)
(Déjà Review) Fine performances of Beethoven at his most delightful [BW]
Beethoven: Leonore Overture No.3
by Alan George
Beethoven: Symphony No.5 (Pristine Audio)
(Déjà Review) A rare Toscanini performance in an excellent transfer [JQ]
Beethoven: Septet
by Alan George
Beethoven: String Quartet op. 59/1
by Alan George
Beethoven & Lentz: Violin Concertos (Pentatone)
Beethoven’s concerto is beautifully played, and Lentz’s marvellous concerto is not easy but quite rewarding [HC]
Catherine Collard (piano): En Concert 1969-1972 (Solstice)
Vivid playing by a pianist who passed too soon [RCh]
Beethoven: Symphony No.9
by Alan George
Beethoven: Symphony No.8
by Alan George
Beethoven: Symphony No.7
by Alan George
Julius Katchen (piano) Concert Tours 1951-1965
Katchen in fine fettle in his favourites as well as an excellent rarity [RCh]
Beethoven: Symphony No.6
by Alan George
Beethoven: Piano Sonatas (Deutsche Grammophon)
Richter in his prime in Beethoven from the archives of Deutsche Grammophon [PH]
Beethoven: Symphony No.5
by Alan George
Klaus Tennstedt (conductor): Live – Vol 6 (Doremi)
Masterful Beethoven from a great interpreter [LD]
Beethoven: Symphony No.4
by Alan George
Beethoven & Mozart: String Quartets (Biddulph)
The short-lived brilliance of the Primrose Quartet heard in 1939 broadcasts [JW]
Beethoven: Symphony No.3
by Alan George
Beethoven: Symphony No.2
by Alan George
Leif Segerstam (conductor): Segerstam in Aarhus (Danacord)
Brilliant final testimony to Leif Segerstam’s recording career [JF]
Sir Thomas Beecham (conductor) Complete Stereo Recordings on Warner Classics
Beecham’s stereo discography in a sturdy box albeit largely in pre-existing remasterings [JW]
