Beethoven: The Piano Concertos

Beethoven: The Piano Concertos

Beethoven: The Piano Concertos
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Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor: Georg Solti
Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy
Edition: Music CD
Format: Box set
CD Release Date: 1997-06-24
Music Label: Decca
Soundtracks:
Music CD 1
  1. Piano Concerto No. 1 In C Major, Op. 15: I. Allegro con brio
  2. Piano Concerto No. 1 In C Major, Op. 15: II. Largo
  3. Piano Concerto No. 1 In C Major, Op. 15: III. Rondo: Allegro
  4. Six Bagatelles, Op. 126: I. Andante Con Moto, Cantabile E Compiacevole
  5. Six Bagatelles, Op. 126: II. Allegro
  6. Six Bagatelles, Op. 126: III. Andante, Cantabile E Grazioso
  7. Six Bagatelles, Op. 126: IV. Presto
  8. Six Bagatelles, Op. 126: V. Quasi Allegretto
  9. Six Bagatelles, Op. 126: VI. Presto-Andante Amabile E Con Moto
  10. Fur Elise
Music CD 2
  1. Piano Concerto No. 3 In C Minor, Op. 37: I. Allegro con brio
  2. Piano Concerto No. 3 In C Minor, Op. 37: II. Largo
  3. Piano Concerto No. 3 In C Minor, Op. 37: III. Rondo: Allegro
  4. Piano Concerto No. 4 In G Major, Op. 58: I. Allegro moderato
  5. Piano Concerto No. 4 In G Major, Op. 58: II. Andante con moto
  6. Piano Concerto No. 4 In G Major, Op. 58: III. Rondo: Vivace
Music CD 3
  1. Piano Concerto No. 5 In E Flat Major, Op. 73: I. Allegro
  2. Piano Concerto No. 5 In E Flat Major, Op. 73: II. Adagio un poco mosso
  3. Piano Concerto No. 5 In E Flat Major, Op. 73: III. Rondo: Allegro
  4. Piano Concerto No. 2 In B Flat Major, Op. 19: I. Allegro con brio
  5. II. Adagio: 2. Adagio
  6. Piano Concerto No. 2 In B Flat Major, Op. 19: III. Rondo: Molto allegro

Description of Beethoven: The Piano Concertos

This product is packaged in a double jewel case (3 discs), made in Germany.
Each of these performances has its own profile. The orchestra plays incisively in the First Concerto, but Ashkenazy's plush lyricism doesn't make a good match either with the orchestra or with the music, and he makes one weird ritard in the first movement. The Second Concerto is uneventful, rather bland and pleasant. The Third Concerto seems to be the best performance of the lot, with dramatic playing by soloist and orchestra, but it's sabotaged by blurry recorded sound, the only serious problem with sound quality in the entire set. The Fourth Concerto is enlivened, at least intellectually, by Solti's approach, constantly revealing interesting unfamiliar details in the orchestral score. Ashkenazy's detachment makes this a frosty but fascinating experience. The "Emperor" is a good routine performance, nothing special. The Bagatelles aren't much of a bonus, since they're rather dully played. (Why not the "Choral" Fantasy?) There's nothing actively bad about this set, and it's reasonably priced. But Beethoven deserves better, and gets it from many performers, including the fascinating Uchida-Sanderling collaborations. --Leslie Gerber

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