The Beethoven Collection Various Artists

• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827): Piano Sonata No. 21 in C Major, Op. 53 Waldstein:
• 1I. Allegro con brio09:36
• 2II. Introduzione: Adagio molto - III. Rondo: Allegretto moderato13:30
• Igor Stravinsky (1883-1971): 3 Movements from Petrushka:
• 3No. 1. Danse russe (Russian Dance)02:30
• 4No. 2. Chez Petrouchka (Petrushka's Cell)04:14
• 5No. 3. La semaine grasse (The Shrove-tide Fair)05:26
• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827): Violin Sonata No. 10 in G Major, Op. 96:
• 6I. Allegro moderato10:40
• 7II. Adagio espressivo07:13
• 8III. Scherzo: Allegro02:00
• 9IV. Poco allegretto08:48
• George Enescu (1881-1955): Violin Sonata No. 3 in A Minor, Op. 25 Dans le caractère populaire roumain:
• 10I. Moderato malinconico08:00
• 11II. Andante sostenuto e misterioso07:46
• 12III. Allegro con brio, ma non troppo mosso07:34
• Johannes Brahms (1833-1897): Clarinet Trio in A Minor, Op. 114:
• 13I. Allegro06:50
• 14II. Adagio07:29
• 15III. Andante grazioso03:55
• 16IV. Allegro04:07
• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827): Piano Trio No. 4 in B-Flat Major, Op. 11 Gassenhauer:
• 17I. Allegro con brio09:07
• 18II. Adagio04:47
• 19III. Allegretto07:05
• Total Runtime02:10:37

Info for The Beethoven Collection

A compilation dedicated to funk and pre – zouk period, which has never been documented before. It is compilated by specialists of the genre: Julien Achard (Digger's Digest) and Nicolas SKLIRIS (ex-Superfly Records).

After the success of Kouté Jazz, Heavenly Sweetness comes back with a dancefloor but not jazz compilation, enough to move your feet at through the whole summer ! 13 disco, boogie and Zouk tracks recorded in the 80’s in the West Indies.

The advantage of this selection is precisely that it reveals a broader spectrum than the zouk music style that are badly defined. Most of the tracks, were not much broadcasted even if interpreted by some big names in Caribbean music (Pierre-Edouard Decimus / Patrick St. Eloi / Eddy La Viny). They were too fast classified as Zouk. These Tracks reveal this will of singularity, this merger between traditional and other rhythms genres (funk, disco, afro-beat, Latin Brazilian ...), with the addition of new instruments such as synthesizers and drums machine in the creative process.

In many zouk’s albums, this period often included one or even several, tracks that were qualified as "proto-zouk" and "funky-zouk" or the "boogie-zouk" to emphasize the fusion of genres . But these tracks have remained unknown to the general public because only the "hits" were played on the radio, dance floors (the famous "tan" or “zouk”), clubs and bus.

Booklet for The Beethoven Collection