Wilhelm Kempff, Tadashi Mori - Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos (2011) [3CD Box Set]

This is a valuable souvenir of Kempff in Tokyo, a country he loved and where he, too, was much loved, and esteemed.


Tracks:

CD1
01 Concerto No. 1 in C, Op. 15: I. Allegro con brio
02 Concerto No. 1 in C, Op. 15: II. Largo
03 Concerto No. 1 in C, Op. 15: III. Rondo. Allegro scherzando
04 Concerto No. 2 in Bb, Op. 19: I. Allegro con brio
05 Concerto No. 2 in Bb, Op. 19: II. Adagio
06 Concerto No. 2 in Bb, Op. 19: III. Rondo. Molto allegro

CD2
01 Concerto No. 3 in c, Op. 37: I. Allegro con brio
02 Concerto No. 3 in c, Op. 37: II. Largo
03 Concerto No. 3 in c, Op. 37: III. Rondo. Allegro
04 Concerto No. 4 in G, Op. 58: I. Allegro moderato
05 Concerto No. 4 in G, Op. 58: II. Andante con moto
06 Concerto No. 4 in G, Op. 58: III. Vivace

CD3
01 Concerto No. 5 in Eb, Op. 73 'Emperor': I. Allegro
02 Concerto No. 5 in Eb, Op. 73 'Emperor': II. Adagio un poco moto
03 Concerto No. 5 in Eb, Op. 73 'Emperor': III. Rondo. Allegro

Wilhelm Kempff (piano)
NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tadashi Mori

rec. April 1970, live, Tokyo Bunka Kaikan Hall