Limited Edition 80-CD set presenting Claudio Arrau’s complete Philips and American Decca recordings plus his live recording of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.4 with Leonard Bernstein on DG. Arrau was among the most deeply satisfying interpreters of Mozart, Brahms, Schumann, Liszt, Chopin and particularly Beethoven. Includes recordings with Sir Collin Davis, Bernard Haitink, Leonard Bernstein, Henryk Szeryng, János Starker and Arthur Grumiaux.
Recorded live in 1983, Alfred Brendel's third go-round with these works drastically improves on his previous Beethoven concerto cycles. He finds a calmer, more direct route to the Emperor Concerto, although the Fourth's first movement is still pock-marked with finicky phrase adjustments that pull focus from the music's poetic arcs. Levine provides sympathetic and alert support, yet is much more than a mere deferential accompanist. --Jed Distler
The five Beethoven piano concertos have long been staples of the pianist's repertoire and are perennial favorites of concert audiences. Here in one convenient volume are all five, reproduced directly from the authoritative Breitkopf and Härtel edition, including most of the composer's own cadenzas.These concertos reveal the steady development of Beethoven's mastery of pianistic and orchestral resources through his early and middle periods. The first two, No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15 (1795), and No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 19 (before 1793), reflect the youthful exuberance of Beethoven's earlier sty... [Read More]
(Piano). For the first time, all five of Beethoven's piano concertos are brought together in one inexpensive and convenient publication. Includes Kullak's original prefaces, several alternate cadenzas, and performance suggestions.
No excerpts here: just complete pieces that chronicle the evolution of the piano concerto from the Viennese Classical age through the Romantic era and on into the 20th century! You'll hear dazzling performances of Piano Concerto No. 1 in B Flat Minor Tchaikovsky; Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor Rachmaninov; Piano Concerto in A Minor Grieg; Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major; Piano Concerto No. 5 in E Flat Major "Emperor" Beethoven; Rondo Capriccioso for Piano in E Major Mendelssohn; Piano Concerto in A Minor Schumann; Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major; Piano Concerto No. 25 in C Major Mozart, and ... [Read More]
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