
First released: March 2001
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Disc 1
- 1.Childhood and Youth0:22
- 2.Symphony No. 7 in A (finale)5:11
- 3.Hammerklavier Sonata, op. 106 (exc.)4:31
- 4.Beethoven as a pianist4:24
- 5.Sonata in C, op. 2 No. 3 (finale)4:58
- 6.Beethoven as Pianist4:25
- 7.German Dance, WoO 8, No. 46:24
- 8.Beethoven's Vienna7:50
- 9.Sextet in E flat, op. 81b (first movement)2:13
- 10.Beethoven as Friend, Pupil and Artist7:41
- 11.Trio in C Minor, op. 1 no. 1 (finale)7:14
- 12.Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat (finale)5:59
- 13.The Onset of Deafness3:29
- 14.Appassionata Sonata (finale)8:10
Disc 2
- 1.The Crest of the Wave0:38
- 2.Septet in B flat (Scherzo)6:53
- 3.Sonata Pathétique, op. 13 (Exc.)3:18
- 4.Beethoven in Love3:37
- 5.Piano Sonata in C-Sharp Minor, op. 27, no. 2 (exc.)1:24
- 6.A Winning Streak1:11
- 7.Symphony no. 2 in D, finale (exc.)3:04
- 8.Beethoven in Crisis: the Heiligenstadt Testament5:24
- 9.Eroica Symphony: Funeral March (exc.)3:55
- 10.Beethoven and Heroism6:24
- 11.Eroica Symphony, finale (exc.)1:52
- 12.Beethoven the Revolutionary2:54
- 13.Razumovsky Quartet No. 1 pp.59 no. 1, Adagio (exc.)3:58
- 14.Beethoven and Women8:15
- 15.Violin Concerto in D, op. 61, First movement (exc.)6:24
- 16.Beethoven the Performer6:56
- 17.Emperor Concerto, finale (complete)10:00
Disc 3
- 1.Beethoven and Suffering0:56
- 2.Coriolan Overture8:24
- 3.Beethoven and Fate3:59
- 4.Fifth Symphony, first movement (complete)7:30
- 5.Fifth Symphony, finale (exc.)4:27
- 6.Beethoven and the Transcendence of Suffering2:17
- 7.Seventh Symphony, first movement (exc.)4:16
- 8.Beethoven, Goethe and Self-pity2:59
- 9.Beethoven on his Method of Composing1:57
- 10.Beethoven and Unrequited Love3:11
- 11.Serioso Quartet, op. 95. first movement4:52
- 12.The Immortal Beloved7:59
- 13.Violin Sonata in G, op. 96, first movement10:03
- 14.To the Brink of Suicide-and beyond3:00
- 15.Battle Symphone (exc.)2:54
- 16.Prisoner's Chorus from Fidelio7:12
Disc 4
- 1.Archduke Trio4:07
- 2.Beethoven 'kidnaps' Karl8:48
- 3.Beethoven's Manner & Appearance3:16
- 4.Pastoral symphony (exc.)2:55
- 5.Beethoven as a ' parent '17:22
- 6.Piano sonata No. 32, Op. 1114:50
- 7.Beethoven and Friendship4:27
- 8.His attitudes to Publication1:10
- 9.Beethoven as Conductor1:21
- 10.Ninth symphony (Scherzo) (exc.)3:53
- 11.His Final Works1:53
- 12.String Quartet in B flat, Op. 130 ('Cavatina')7:06
- 13.Beethoven's Death5:29
- 14.Music 6: Ninth Symphony (exc.)4:01
