Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat major, Op.73 Emperor / Piano Sonata No.21 in C major Op.53 Waldstein (Rec 1956-1959)

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Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat major, Op.73 Emperor / Piano Sonata No.21 in C major Op.53 Waldstein (Rec 1956-1959)
Wilhelm Backhaus (piano) / Kolner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester / Georg Solti

[ Medici Masters / CD ]

Release Date: Wednesday 1 August 2007

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Backhaus was probably a finer pianist live than in the confines of the studio as his style became much freer and less analytical. The superb live concert performance of Beethoven's "Waldstein" Sonata from the Beethovenhalle in Bonn in 1959 supports this claim.

Tracks:

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat major, Op.73 "Emperor"
Funkhaus, Saal 1, WDR Cologne, 25 June 1956

Beethoven: Piano Sonata No.21 in C major, Op.53 "Waldstein"
the Beethovenhalle, Bonn, 24 September 1959

Chopin: Etude in A flat major, Op.25 No.1
Chopin: Etude in F minor, Op.25 No.2
Chopin: Etude in F major, Op.25 No.3
Chopin: Etude in G sharp minor, Op.25 No.6
Chopin: Etude in D flat major, Op.25 No.8
Chopin: Etude in G flat major, Op.25 No.9
Chopin: Etude in G flat major, Op.10 No.5
Lugano, 11 June 1953