Soundtracks from Immortal Beloved
1995
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23 songs
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Immortal Beloved
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Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
Sir Georg Solti
Opening scene, a man is lying in bed in a dark room during a storm.
Piano Sonata No. 14 (quasi una Fantasia) in C Sharp Minor, Op. 27, No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto
Murray Perahia
Beethoven plays on a brand new piano while putting his head on the top cover of the piano in order to hear. Giulietta Guicciardi and her father spy on him in the room next door.
Bagatelle in A Minor for Piano, WoO 59, "Für Elise"
Murray Perahia
Beethoven has his nephew Karl sight read Für Elise. Beethoven himself then starts to play the piece, and a flashback shows his childhood when he was beaten by his father into deafness.
Thunderstorm from Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": IV. Allegro
Sir Georg Solti
Beethoven goes to his brother Caspar's house to retrieve old manuscripts. A fight ensues between the brothers.
Piano Trio No. 4 in D Major, Op. 70, No. 1 "Ghost": II. Largo assai ed espressivo (excerpt)
Emanuel Ax
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op.73 "Emperor": II. Adagio un poco moto - III. Rondo. Allegro (excerpt)
Sir Georg Solti
Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto (excerpt)
Sir Georg Solti
Karl and Schindler try to convince Beethoven to cancel Karl's piano recital. Karl cannot take it anymore and runs away to a castle in a failed attempt to kill himself with a dueling pistol.
Violin Sonata in A Major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer": I. Adagio sostenuto - Presto (excerpt)
Emanuel Ax
Schindler meets Beethoven at a rehearsal of the "Kreutzer" Sonata. Beethoven explains to him what he sees the meaning of music as, referencing his broken down carriage while trying to reach his lover.
IV. "Ode to Joy" (excerpt) from Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 - Voice
Ludwig van Beethoven
Beethoven's 9th Symphony is premiered. While he stands on stage, a flashback shows him running away from his father to a pond. He lies down in the water and stares at the sky full of stars.
Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio
London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti
Opening scene, a man is lying in bed in a dark room during a storm.
Symphony No. 3 in E Flat Major, Op. 55 "Eroica": I. Allegro con brio (excerpt)
London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti
Piano Trio No. 4 in D Major, Op. 70, No. 1 "Ghost": II. Largo assai ed espressivo (excerpt)
Yo-Yo Ma, Emanuel Ax, Pamela Frank
Thunderstorm from Symphony No. 6 in F Major, Op. 68 "Pastoral": IV. Allegro
London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti
Beethoven goes to his brother Caspar's house to retrieve old manuscripts. A fight ensues between the brothers.
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op.73 "Emperor": II. Adagio un poco moto - III. Rondo. Allegro (excerpt)
London Symphony Orchestra, Murray Perahia, Sir Georg Solti
Symphony No. 7 in A Major, Op. 92: II. Allegretto (excerpt)
London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti
Karl and Schindler try to convince Beethoven to cancel Karl's piano recital. Karl cannot take it anymore and runs away to a castle in a failed attempt to kill himself with a dueling pistol.
Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo (excerpt)
London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti, Gidon Kremer
Violin Sonata in A Major, Op. 47 "Kreutzer": I. Adagio sostenuto - Presto (excerpt)
Emanuel Ax, Pamela Frank
Schindler meets Beethoven at a rehearsal of the "Kreutzer" Sonata. Beethoven explains to him what he sees the meaning of music as, referencing his broken down carriage while trying to reach his lover.
Missa Solemnis in D Major, Op. 123: Kyrie (excerpt) [Voice]
London Symphony Orchestra, Renee Fleming, London Voices, Sir Georg Solti, Ann Murray, Bryn Terfel, Vinson Cole
IV. "Ode to Joy" (excerpt) from Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 - Voice
Ludwig van Beethoven, London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Georg Solti
Beethoven's 9th Symphony is premiered. While he stands on stage, a flashback shows him running away from his father to a pond. He lies down in the water and stares at the sky full of stars.