Diese sieben charakteristischen Beethoven-Einspielungen von Anne-Sophie Mutter, Maurizio Pollini, Wilhelm Kempff, Carlos Kleiber, Ferenc Fricsay, Herbert von Karajan und dem Emerson String Quartet haben ausnahmslos Referenzcharakter. Die Auswahl ist ein Kompendium der Beethoven-Interpretation und zeichnet im 250. Geburtsjahr Beethovens ein facettenreiches Portrait dieser Zentralfigur der europäischen Musikgeschichte. Präsentiert wird das 7-CD-Album in einer innovativen, hochwertigen Verpackung, mit zahlreichen großformatigen Bildern und zu einem attraktiven Preis.
| CD 1 | |||
| 1 | 1. Allegro con brio (Original Version) | 00:14:52 | |
| 2 | 2. Marcia funèbre Adagio assai (Original Version) | 00:17:11 | |
| 3 | 3. Scherzo Allegro vivace (Original Version) | 00:05:50 | |
| 4 | 4. Finale Allegro molto (Original Version) | 00:12:26 | |
| 5 | 1. Adagio - Allegro vivace (Original Version) | 00:09:55 | |
| 6 | 2. Adagio (Original Version) | 00:09:59 | |
| 7 | 3. Allegro vivace (Original Version) | 00:05:46 | |
| 8 | 4. Allegro ma non troppo (Original Version) | 00:05:31 | |
| CD 2 | |||
| 1 | 1. Allegro con brio (Original Version) | 00:07:28 | |
| 2 | 2. Andante con moto (Original Version) | 00:10:01 | |
| 3 | 3. Scherzo. Allegro - Trio (Original Version) | 00:05:10 | |
| 4 | 4. Allegro (Original Version) | 00:11:01 | |
| 5 | 1. Poco sostenuto - Vivace (Original Version) | 00:13:40 | |
| 6 | 2. Allegretto (Original Version) | 00:08:12 | |
| 7 | 3. Presto - Assai meno presto (Original Version) | 00:08:16 | |
| 8 | 4. Allegro con brio (Original Version) | 00:08:43 | |
| CD 3 | |||
| 1 | Original Version | 00:09:03 | |
| 2 | 1. Allegro ma non troppo, un poco maestoso (Original Version) | 00:16:45 | |
| 3 | 2. Molto vivace (Original Version) | 00:10:35 | |
| 4 | 3. Adagio molto e cantabile (Original Version) | 00:18:03 | |
| 5 | 4. Presto - (Original Version) | 00:06:14 | |
| 6 | 4. Presto - Allegro assai (Original Version) | 00:17:07 | |
| CD 4 | |||
| 1 | I. Allegro (Original Version) | 00:20:29 | |
| 2 | II. Adagio un poco mosso (Original Version) | 00:07:48 | |
| 3 | III. Rondo. Allegro (Original Version) | 00:10:35 | |
| CD 5 | |||
| 1 | 1. Allegro ma non troppo (Original Version) | 00:26:39 | |
| 2 | 2. Larghetto (Original Version) | 00:11:30 | |
| 3 | 3. Rondo. Allegro (Original Version) | 00:10:28 | |
| CD 6 | |||
| 1 | I. Grave - Allegro di molto e con brio (Original Version) | 00:07:24 | |
| 2 | II. Adagio cantabile (Original Version) | 00:04:59 | |
| 3 | III. Rondo. Allegro (Original Version) | 00:04:36 | |
| 4 | I. Adagio sostenuto (Original Version) | 00:06:10 | |
| 5 | II. Allegretto (Original Version) | 00:02:20 | |
| 6 | III. Presto agitato (Original Version) | 00:05:36 | |
| 7 | I. Allegro con brio (Original Version) | 00:10:57 | |
| 8 | II. Introduzione. Adagio molto (Original Version) | 00:03:06 | |
| 9 | III. Rondo. Allegretto moderato - Prestissimo (Original Version) | 00:09:52 | |
| 10 | I. Allegro assai (Original Version) | 00:09:54 | |
| 11 | II. Andante con moto (Original Version) | 00:06:02 | |
| 12 | III. Allegro ma non troppo (Original Version) | 00:08:53 | |
| CD 7 | |||
| 1 | 1. Introduzione. Andante con moto - Allegro vivace (Original Version) | 00:10:08 | |
| 2 | 2. Andante con moto quasi allegretto (Original Version) | 00:08:49 | |
| 3 | 3. Minuet. Grazioso - Trio (Original Version) | 00:05:06 | |
| 4 | 4. Allegro molto (Original Version) | 00:06:08 | |
| 5 | 1. Poco adagio - Allegro (Original Version) | 00:09:17 | |
| 6 | 2. Adagio ma non troppo (Original Version) | 00:08:54 | |
| 7 | 3. Presto - Più presto quasi prestissimo (Original Version) | 00:04:46 | |
| 8 | 4. Allegretto con variazioni (Original Version) | 00:06:42 | |
| 9 | 1. Allegro con brio (Original Version) | 00:04:05 | |
| 10 | 2. Allegretto ma non troppo (Original Version) | 00:06:30 | |
| 11 | 3. Allegro assai vivace ma serioso (Original Version) | 00:04:03 | |
| 12 | 4. Larghetto espressivo - Allegretto agitato (Original Version) | 00:04:16 | |