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Ludwig Van Beethoven

Name: Ludwig Van Beethoven
Author: Pitts Sanborn

Pitts Sanborn

Read by David Wales · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

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Editor's Note (1:30)
Part 1: Symphony #1, in C Major, Op 21; First Three Piano Concertos; Symphony No. 2, in D Major, Opus 36; Symphony No. 3, in E-Flat Major (Eroica), Opus 55; Symphony No. 4, in B-Flat Major, Opus 60; Sonatas (27:53)
Part 2: Symphony No. 5, In C-Major, Opus 67; Fidelio And The Leonore Overtures; Symphony No. 7, In A-Major, Opus 92; Overtures; Symphony No. 8, In F Major, Opus 93; Mass In C Major And The Missa Solemnis (36:06)
Part 3: Symphony No. 9, In D-Minor, With Final Chorus On Schiller’s ‘Ode To Joy,’ Opus 125; Chamber Music; String Quartets (31:56)