András Schiff, Staatskapelle Dresden, Bernard Haitink - Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos 1-5 (1997)

Tracklist

01. Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15: I. Allegro con brio
02. Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15: II. Largo
03. Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15: III. Rondo. Allegro scherzando
04. Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 19: I. Allegro con brio
05. Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 19: II. Adagio
06. Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 19: III. Rondo. Molto allegro
07. Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37: I. Allegro con brio
08. Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37: II. Largo
09. Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37: III. Rondo. Allegro
10. Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58: I. Allegro moderato
11. Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58: II. Andante con moto
12. Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58: III. Rondo. Vivace
13. Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor": I. Allegro
14. Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor": II. Adagio un poco mosso
15. Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor": III. Rondo. Allegro
16. Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata": I. Allegro assai
17. Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata": II. Andante con moto
18. Piano Sonata No. 23 in F Minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata": III. Allegro ma non troppo-Presto

“Beethoven is an entire life in music, and each of the piano concertos is different,” Bernard Haitink has said. “Every person lives his life and changes. With a genius like Beethoven, such a perspective is magnified several times.” Written over a some two decades, Beethoven’s five piano concertos exemplify the constantly astonishing scope of his creativity. In András Schiff’s words, “Beethoven’s music is cosmic and metaphysical. Each of the concertos has a unique character … Every note has to be played with responsibility and spiritual gravity.” Schiff and Haitink here perform with the Staatskapelle Dresden, an orchestra whose great tradition extends over more than four centuries.

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