"Seldom Heard" Works with Hess NumbersHess 5, Twelve German Dances WoO 13 for Piano, appears on Dance Music for Piano, played by Steven Beck, Monument Records 02.03.01Hess 12, Concerto in F for Oboe and Orchestra. Orion 82432 (LP). Only a very few fragments of this concerto (reproduced here) are known to exist. This recording features a completion of the second movement (the only one for which substantial sketches exist) by Charles Lehrer, who also plays oboe on the recording. Unfortunately, the recording only features a piano accompaniment, rather than an orchestra. Hess 19, Quintet in E-flat for Oboe, 3 horns and Bassoon (fragmentary). Available on several labels, including Naxos 8.553090, Supraphon 11 1445-2, Ricercar RIC 92078, and Vox Box CD3X 3014. Hess 28, Second Trio to the Scherzo of String Trio op. 9 Nr. 1. This Trio is performed by the Leopold Trio on a new CD issue by Hyperion, CDA67254, as part of their rendition of the op. 9 trios. Hess 41, Piano version of String Quintet WoO 62. Appears on RCA 74321 61448 2, played by Olli Mustonen. Hess 57, Piano piece in C, is played by Steven Beck on Beethoven: Cameos for Piano, Monument Records 03.04.01. Hess 57 was recorded on Raptus Records LP 3890185A, Beethoven Sketchbook Miscellany; a few copies of this LP remain in stock. For contact information at Raptus, see the bottom of this page. Hess 57, Bagatelle in C, appears on Naxos 8.553795, Bagatelles and Dances, Volume 1. Hess 57, also appears on an Italian CD label called "RS" as #RS6367-45, but is run together with Hess 73 and 74 as "Bagatelles opus posthumous." Hess 59, Piano piece in C, is played by Steven Beck on Beethoven: Cameos for Piano, Monument Records 03.04.01. Hess 61, Anglaise in D, Hess 61, is played by Steven Beck on Beethoven: Cameos for Piano, Monument Records 03.04.01. Hess 61 was recorded on Raptus Records LP 3890185A, Beethoven Sketchbook Miscellany; a few copies of this LP remain in stock. For contact information at Raptus, see the bottom of this page. Hess 61, Anglaise in D for piano. Unknown Beethoven, volume 2, Berlin Classics 009132 BC. Hess 63, Piano version of Schubart's Kaplied, is played by Steven Beck on Beethoven: Cameos for Piano, Monument Records 03.04.01. Hess 64, Three-part Fugue in C, is played by Steven Beck on Beethoven: Cameos for Piano, Monument Records 03.04.01. Hess 65, Little Concert Finale for piano (arrangement of op. 37), is played by Steven Beck on Beethoven: Cameos for Piano, Monument Records 03.04.01. This CD can be obtained directly from Monument Records. Hess 65, Little Concert Finale, is played by Jeno Jando on the new Naxos release, Bagatelles and Dances vol. 2, Naxos 8.553798. Hess 66, Allegretto in C minor (2nd setting of WoO 53), is played by Steven Beck on Beethoven: Cameos for Piano, Monument Records 03.04.01. Hess 67, Two German Dances, appears on Dance Music for Piano, played by Steven Beck, Monument Records 02.03.01 Hess 67, This piece appears as "Zwei Deutsche Taenze" on the Italian "RS" CD #RS6367-45. Hess 67 Two German Dances in F and F minor appear on Bagatelles and Dances vol. 3, Naxos 8.553799, played by Jeno Jando. Hess 68, Little German Waltz, appears on Dance Music for Piano, played by Steven Beck, Monument Records 02.03.01 Hess 69, Allegretto in C minor, is played by Steven Beck on Beethoven: Cameos for Piano, Monument Records 03.04.01. Hess 69 was recorded on Raptus Records LP 3890185A, Beethoven Sketchbook Miscellany; a few copies of this LP remain in stock. For contact information at Raptus, see the bottom of this page. Hess 72 was recorded on Raptus Records LP 3890185A, Beethoven Sketchbook Miscellany; a few copies of this LP remain in stock. For contact information at Raptus, see the bottom of this page. Hess 72, Theme and Variation in A, is played by Steven Beck on Beethoven: Cameos for Piano, Monument Records 03.04.01. Hess 73, Piano piece in C, is played by Steven Beck on Beethoven: Cameos for Piano, Monument Records 03.04.01. Hess 73 was recorded on Raptus Records LP 3890185A, Beethoven Sketchbook Miscellany; a few copies of this LP remain in stock. For contact information at Raptus, see the bottom of this page. Hess 73 Bagatelle in C, appears on Naxos 8.553795, Bagatelles and Dances, Volume 1. Hess 73, also appears on an Italian CD label called "RS" as #RS6367-45, but is run together with Hess 57 and 74 as "Bagatelles opus posthumous." Hess 74, Piano piece in E-flat, is played by Steven Beck on Beethoven: Cameos for Piano, Monument Records 03.04.01. Hess 74 was recorded on Raptus Records LP 3890185A, Beethoven Sketchbook Miscellany; a few copies of this LP remain in stock. For contact information at Raptus, see the bottom of this page. Hess 74, Bagatelle in E-flat, appears on Naxos 8.553795, Bagatelles and Dances, Volume 1. Hess 74, also appears on an Italian CD label called "RS" as #RS6367-45, but is run together with Hess 57 and 73 as "Bagatelles opus posthumous." Hess 84, Transition between Second and Third Movements of Piano version of Violin Concerto op. 61. Appears on the CBE recording by Daniel Barenboim and the English Chamber Orchestra (formerly available as an LP), as well as a performance by A. Webersinke on The Unknown Beethoven vol. 1 Berlin Classics BER 9131 and as a single disk on BER 2077 Hess 85, Cadenza to Rondo of Piano version of Violin Concerto op. 61. Appears on the CBE recording by Daniel Barenboim and the English Chamber Orchestra (formerly available as an LP), as well as a performance by A. Webersinke on The Unknown Beethoven vol. 1 Berlin Classics BER 9131 and as a single disk on BER 2077 Hess 87, Piano version of March WoO 29, recorded by Rudolf Buchbinder on Telefunken 6.35368 (six stereo LPs). Hess 88, Piano version of Minuet in A-flat Hess 33, recorded by Rudolf Buchbinder on Telefunken 6.35368 (six stereo LPs). Hess 88, Piano arrangement of Minuet in A-flat Hess 33, is played by Steven Beck on Beethoven: Cameos for Piano, Monument Records 03.04.01. This CD can be obtained directly from Monument Records. Hess 89, Piano Version of the Ritterballett WoO 1, appears on Beethoven Early Dance Music, Monument Records 01.02.01, played by Steven Beck. Hess 90 Piano version of The Creatures of Prometheus op. 43 has been recorded by Steven Samuel Beck on Monument Records, 00.01.99, the first release of this new label. This CD can be obtained through Raptus Records. Hess 96, Beethoven's unfinished transcription of the Seventh Symphony appears on Hyperion CDA 67111/3, a set of three CD's with Franz Liszt transcriptions of Beethoven works, including Liszt's complete transcription of the Seventh Symphony. Hess 98, Piano arrangement of Scherzo from op. 1 nr. 2 piano trio, is played by Steven Beck on Beethoven: Cameos for Piano, Monument Records 03.04.01. This CD can be obtained directly from Monument Records. Hess 99, Piano version of Military March in F WoO 18, recorded by Rudolf Buchbinder on Telefunken 6.35368 (six stereo LPs). Hess 100, 12 German Dances for Orchestra WoO 8, transcribed for piano appears on Naxos 8.553795, Bagatelles and Dances, Volume 1. Hess 100, Piano version of 12 German Dances for Orchestra WoO 8, recorded by Rudolf Buchbinder on Telefunken 6.35368 (six stereo LPs). Hess 100, Piano version of Twelve German Dances WoO 8, appears on Beethoven Early Dance Music, Monument Records 01.02.01, played by Steven Beck. Hess 101, Piano version of Twelve Minuets WoO 7, appears on Beethoven Early Dance Music, Monument Records 01.02.01, played by Steven Beck. Hess 101, Piano version of 12 Minuets for Orchestra WoO 7, recorded by Rudolf Buchbinder on Telefunken 6.35368 (six stereo LPs). Hess 101 Piano version of Twelve Minuets, WoO 7, appears on Bagatelles and Dances vol. 3, Naxos 8.553799, played by Jeno Jando. Hess 102, Piano version of Nine Contradances from WoO 14, appears on Dance Music for Piano, played by Steven Beck, Monument Records 02.03.01 Hess 102, Piano version of Nine Contredanses for Orchestra WoO 14, recorded by Rudolf Buchbinder on Telefunken 6.35368 (six stereo LPs). Hess 102, Seven Contredanses, piano version of WoO 14. Of the nine contredanses known to exist in piano form, Jeno Jando plays the seven which are theorized by Shin Kojima to be authentic Ludwig van Beethoven, and omits the two which Kojima believes to be arrangements by Caspar Carl van Beethoven. On Bagatelles and Dances vol. 2, Naxos 8.553798. Hess 109 Leonore, 1805 version. Berlin Classics 0011402 BC; Edda Moser as Leonore, Herbert Blomstedt conducting the Staatskapelle Dresden. This recording omits WoO 2b, the introduction to Act II, which can be found on this site, and which also is on the CBE recording of Leonore. The CBE version of Leonore, conducted by John Eliot Gardiner, is not strictly the 1805 version, but an amalgam of Hess 109 (the 1805 version) and Hess 110 (the 1806 version). However, the Berlin Classics version includes the March at the beginning of Act II; that March was not added until the 1806 version. Thus, to properly hear Hess 109, you must add WoO 2b at the beginning of Act II and omit the March. Hess 110 Leonore (1806 version). World Premiere Recording is now available on MD&G as MDG-3370826. Hess 114, Recitative for Don Fernando, Dresden version of Fidelio (1814) appears on the Telarc CD-80439, Sir Charles Mackerras conducting the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, recording of Fidelio. Hess 146 Der freie Mann, (1790-2)on the cd 'Beethoven and his teacher Christian Gottlob Neefe' Michiel ten Houte-de Lange, tenor Anatol Karemacher, piano Raptus Records 389.02.88 Hess 151, Traute Henriette, (1792-3) on the cd 'Beethoven and his teacher Christian Gottlob Neefe' Michiel ten Houte-de Lange, tenor Anatol Karemacher, piano. Raptus Records 389.02.88 recorded 1988. Hess 168, Air francais for piano trio and voice. Unknown Beethoven, volume 3, Berlin Classics 009133 BC. Hess 229, Languisco e moro. Unknown Beethoven, volume 2, Berlin Classics 009132 BC. The following works from the counterpoint studies with Albrechtsberger were released on a recording entitled "Complete Organ Works", Musical Heritage Society 1517 (LP), Wilhelm Krumbach, organ.
Hess 237 (one three-part fugue) Hess 238 (two of the four-part fugues) Hess 239 (Choralfugue #2 of 3) Hess 243 (one double fugue) Four Part Fugue in A minor, Hess 238 Nr. 4 Hess 244 (four-part triple fugue, #1 of 2)These works are not identified as such, however, but are rather grouped together under the misnomer of "Fugue cycle in D minor on themes by J.S. Bach." These pieces were never intended to be played together as a "fugue cycle," which exists only in the imaginations of the creators of this album. So far as we can determine, the themes are all either by Fux or Albrechtsberger, and not J.S. Bach. Furthermore, this album contains by no means all of the organ works, omitting over half of them!. The Krumbach LP of "Complete Organ Works" was later reissued on CD by Koch Treasure #3-1609-2 with all of the errors intact. Hess 238 Nr. 1 has also been issued on CD by Raptus Records, #397.02.89, played by a string quartet, along with several works by Beethoven's pupil, Ferdinand Ries. Twelve contrapuntal studes arranged for orchestra were also issued on an LP Everest 3419 entitled "Beethoven-The Young Prometheus." The following works appear on this LP: 1. Praeludium and fugue F major (Hess 30) 2. Fugue A minor (Hess 238 nr. 6) 3. Praeludium and fugue C major (Hess 31) 4. Praeludium and fugue E minor (Hess 29) 5. Choral fugue G major (Hess 239 nr. 3) 6. Fugue B flat major (Hess 238 nr. 5) 7. Fugue alla duodecima D minor (Hess 243 nr. 5) 8. Double Fugue with 3 subjects F major (Triple Fugue, Hess 244 nr. 2) 9. Fugue alla duodecima C major (Hess 243 nr. 4) 10. Fugue C major (Hess 238 nr. 3, followed by a repeat of Hess 243 nr. 4) 11 Choral fugue F major (Hess 239 nr. 1) 12. Double fugue with 3 subjects - D minor (Triple Fugue, Hess 244 nr. 1) Hess 245, (fragment of a fugue for string quartet), appears played by Quartetto Paolo Borciani on Stradivarius STR 33362. Hess 264, Te Solo Adoro, Canon, appears on Unknown Beethoven vol. 2, misidentified as WoO 186. Hess 275, Canon in A-flat (also catalogued as Hess 329), is played by Steven Beck on Beethoven: Cameos for Piano, Monument Records 03.04.01. Hess 297 Adagio for three horns, appears on ARTS 47551-2, volume 2 of the Arts label's complete Beethoven music for winds. Hess 298, Sketches for Symphony in C minor. Anatol Karemacher, piano, on Raptus Records 389.02.88. Also of potential interest are the set of LP's entitled: Discourses - All About Music, (1974) "Now on record for the first time ever... the secrets of Beethoven's sketch books, revealing how he created his great masterpieces, from the first jottings to the finished work. Presented and illustrated by Denis Matthews." These intriguing recordings have recently been reissued on CD and are available from Discourses in Europe and from Monument Records in the USA. ABM 1 - The Composer at Work ABM 2 - The Concertos ABM 3 - The Eroica ABM 4 - Symphonies 1,2 & 7 ABM 5 - Symphonies 5 & 6 ABM 6 - Symphonies 8 & 9 ABM 7 - The piano sonatas ABM 8 - The quartets
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