Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor"
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Composer: Ludwig van BeethovenConductor: Leonard Bernstein
Conductor: Rudolf Serkin
Performer: New York Philharmonic
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 1990-10-25
Music Label: Sony
Soundtracks:
- Concerto No. 5 In E-Flat Major For Piano & Orchestra, Op. 73 'Emperor': I - Allegro - Beethoven
- Concerto No. 5 In E-Flat Major For Piano & Orchestra, Op. 73 'Emperor': II - Adagio un poco mosso - Beethoven
- Concerto No. 5 In E-Flat Major For Piano & Orchestra, Op. 73 'Emperor': III - Rondo: Allegro - Beethoven
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Music Review: indeed a great recording, but why settle for less?
Rating: 3 Stars
This is indeed a great recording of the Emperor (the same May 1, 1962 session also yielded a great Choral Fantasy, now paired with the 3rd Piano Concerto, Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37 / Choral Fantasy, already its companion on the original LP release), but who would want a CD with ONLY the Emperor and less than 39 minutes of music (apparently this series from Sony reproduces the original LPs), when one can have the same, very cheap as I write, paired with an excellent reading of the 3rd Piano Concerto with the same performers (adding a substantial 36 minutes), on various Sony Bernstein or Sony Serkin editions? See Bernstein Century - Beethoven: Piano Concertos No. 3 and 5 / New York Philharmonic, Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 5 "Emperor" (Bernstein: The, Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 5 or (more expensive as I write, but nobody can predict the future except Nouriel Roubini and you don't really want to know about THAT future) Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 5 "Emperor". I have reviewed the performances in details under these various entries. I'm also a bit puzzled by the comments of other reviewers pertaining to the poor audio quality of this specific reissue (not clear if they are refering to the download only, or also to the CD): I have this recording in its earliest CBS reissue from 1987 (not yet Sony!), paired with the 4th Piano Concerto (Beethoven: Piano Concertos No. 4 & No. 5 "Emperor " ~ Serkin), and the sonics are simply stupendous.
So I guess this release can be of interest only to those who have already the 3rd Piano Concerto either in its pairing with the Choral Fantasy or in its earlier CBS release, paired with the 1st (conducted by Ormandy): Rudolf Serkin: Beethoven: Piano Concertos 1 & 3. Even in those cases (I have 1 & 3), duplications can be avoided by purchasing the Choral Fantasy on the Bernstein Edition, volume 11, where it is paired with the Missa Solemnis and Haydn's Theresienmesse (Beethoven : Missa Solemnis / Choral Fantasy & Haydn : Theresia Mass), and the Emperor paired with the 4th on the early CBS reissue refered to above. But truth is, I bought the latter years ago. Now, rarity of that early reissue has apparently propelled the price upwards.
Anyway, if those duplication issues aren't a concern to you, go to any of those cheap CDs with the 3rd Piano Concerto.
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