Piano Concertos nos. 2 & 4

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Leon Fleisher & The Cleveland Orchestra & George Szell

Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 4 are piano concertos by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed in 1795 and 1805–06 respectively. They display Beethoven's transition from Classical to early Romantic idioms, combining virtuosic solo writing and conversational interplay with the orchestra, expanded harmonic language and formal experimentation that mark an important stage in his development as a composer of concerted works.

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  1. 1.
    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19: I. Allegro con brio
    12:59
  2. 2.
    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19: II. Adagio
    9:00
  3. 3.
    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19: III. Rondo. Molto allegro
    5:43
  4. 4.
    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58: I. Allegro moderato
    18:02
  5. 5.
    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58: II. Andante con moto
    5:07
  6. 6.
    Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58: III. Rondo. Vivace
    9:02

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