Beethoven: Pianos concertos 1 & 4

 
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LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Pianos concertos 1 & 4
Martin Helmchen / Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin / Andrew Manze

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Release Date: Friday 24 April 2020

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Beethoven's piano concertos are a precious source for understanding the history of the practice of this instrument, which, in the early nineteenth century, permanently replaced the harpsichord in the hearts of composers. Thus one can still hear the galant influence of Mozart in the First Concerto (1795-1800), whereas the Fourth (1805-06) reveals the introspective personality, at once vigorous and generous, of a Beethoven at the height of his artistic maturity. In the second instalment of his recording of the complete concertos, the German pianist Martin Helmchen performs these two contrasting works with Andrew Manze and the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin.

Tracks:

Piano concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15: I. Allegro con brio
Piano concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15: II. Largo
Piano concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15: III. Rondo. Allegro
Piano concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58: I. Allegro moderato
Piano concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58: II. Andante con moto
Piano concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58: Rondo. Vivace