Piano Concertos Nos. 1-5

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Chamber Orchestra of Europe & Nikolaus Harnoncourt & Pierre‐Laurent Aimard

Piano Concertos Nos. 1-5 is a set of five piano concertos by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed between 1795 and 1811. They span the Classical to early Romantic idioms, combining lyrical piano writing, orchestral dialogue and evolving formal structures that document Beethoven's development from youthful virtuosity to the more dramatic, structurally adventurous language of his later concertos and trace the evolution of the piano concerto repertoire.
First released: 1st February 2003

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19: I. Allegro con brio
    15:35
  2. 2.
    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37: I. Allegro con brio
    17:58
  3. 3.
    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58: I. Allegro moderato
    19:37
  4. 4.
    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37: II. Largo
    10:21
  5. 5.
    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19: II. Adagio
    9:05
  6. 6.
    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58: II. Andante con moto
    5:28
  7. 7.
    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19: III. Rondo. Allegro molto
    6:36
  8. 8.
    Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37: III. Rondo. Allegro
    9:29
  9. 9.
    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58: III. Rondo. Vivace
    10:30
  10. 10.
    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15: I. Allegro con brio
    19:13
  11. 11.
    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor": I. Allegro
    21:05
  12. 12.
    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor": II. Adagio un poco moto
    7:33
  13. 13.
    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15: II. Largo
    10:58
  14. 14.
    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15: III. Rondo. Allegro
    8:55
  15. 15.
    Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor": III. Rondo. Allegro, ma non troppo
    10:56

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