On the occasion of Beethoven's 250th birthday in 2020, Deutsche Grammophon published the most extensive and complete collection of his works that has ever been published.

This slightly modified Essential Edition now presents Beethoven's entire oeuvre in legendary interpretations from DG's unrivaled Beethoven catalog together with reference recordings and musical treasures from Decca and many other labels. Over 115 hours of music on 95 CDs.

With recordings of many of the greatest Beethoven interpreters, from Karl Böhm to Alfred Brendel, from Claudio Arrau to the Amadeus Quartet, from Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau to Pierre Fournier, from Emil Gilels to John Eliot Gardiner, from Wilhelm Kempff to Herbert von Karajan, from Yehudi Menuhin to Anne-Sophie Mutter, from Murray Perahia to Maurizio Pollini. More than two hours of rarities, including several world premiere recordings with Lang Lang, Daniel Hope and Tobias Koch.

The symphonies, piano concertos and parts of the piano sonatas and quartets are each included in two different recordings, so that the edition invites you to compare interpretations.

With a color coding system for easy operation and quick orientation.

Vol. 1
ORCHESTRAL MUSIC CD 1-10
Symphonies, Overtures etc.
Abbado, Bernstein, Böhm, Chailly, Giulini, Karajan, Kleiber, Monteux, Nelsons, Szell

CD 11-18
Concertos
Argerich, Barenboim, Brendel, Buchbinder, Gulda, Kempff, Mutter, Pollini, Repin, Zimerman,

Vol. 2
MUSIC FOR THE STAGE
CD 19-22
Ballet Music, Incidental Music, Dances & Marches
Abbado, Chung, Karajan, Maazel, Marriner

CD 23-26
Opera
Abbado, Gardiner

Vol. 3
KEYBOARD MUSIC
CD 27-38
Piano Sonatas
Arrau, Ashkenazy, Brendel, Cascioli, Curzon, de Larrocha, Freire, Gilels, Grimaud, Gulda, Kissin, Kocsis, Kovacevich, Lang Lang, Lupu, Perahia, Pletnev, Pollini, Uchida

CD 39-46
Keyboard Works

Vol. 4
CHAMBER MUSIC
CD 47-50
Violin Sonatas
Dumay, Kremer, Menuhin, Mutter, Perlman

CD 51-52
Cello Sonatas
Maisky

CD 53-54
Flute & Other Duos
Gallois, Hagen Quartett, Tuckwell

CD 55-59
Piano Trios
Beaux Arts Trio, Mullova/Schiff/Previn, Szeryng/Kempff/Fournier

CD 60-62
String Trios
Mutter/Giuranna/Rostropovich

CD 63-72
String Quartets
Emerson String Quartet, Hagen Quartett, Takacs Quartet

CD 73-76
Large Chamber Music
Amadeus Quartet

Vol. 5
LIEDER & PARTSONGS CD
77-80
Fischer-Dieskau, Schreier, Stolte

Vol. 6
FOLKSONG SETTINGS
CD 81-87
Lott/Murray/Wyn-Davies/Ainsley/Allen/Maltman/Spence

Vol. 7
VOCAL WORKS WITH ORCHESTRA
CD 88
Vocal Works with Orchestra
Abbado, Tilson Thomas

CD 89-91
Masses, Cantatas
Chung, Gardiner, Karajan, Thielemann

CD 92
Christus am Ölberge
Klee

Vol. 8
WORLD PREMIERES & RARITIES
CD 93-95
Goerne, Hope, Koch