Beethoven Journey: Piano Concerto No 5 / Choral Fantasy
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven Journey: Piano Concerto No 5 / Choral Fantasy
Leif Ove Andsnes (piano & director) / Mahler Chamber Orchestra
[ Sony Classics / CD ]
Release Date: Tuesday 10 February 2015
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The celebrated Norwegian pianist continues his multi-annual journey in collaboration with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra, dedicated to Beethoven´s five piano concertos. Andsnes is not only playing the piano but also directing the orchestra.
"The Beethoven Journey" is a composite work of Leif Ove Andsnes with the Mahler Chamber Orchestra. The Berlin based orchestra is one of the world´s most acclaimed touring orchestras, on the move approximately 200 days each year. The 45 core members of the MCO come from 20 different countries and live all over Europe.
"Andsnes's view of the Emperor Concerto's slow movement may strike some listeners as less contemplative and poetic than usual, and it may be that his interpretation of the piece will deepend over time, but it's beautifully played...Particularly notable in Andsnes's performance of the first movement is the mysterious approach to the recapitulation, where he and the orchestra vividly convey the feeling of the music holding its breath" Five Stars BBC Music
Tracks:
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 23
Choral Fantasy in C minor Op 86
