Piano Concertos nos. 2 and 4
Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Boston Symphony Orchestra & Seiji Ozawa & Rudolf Serkin
Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 4 are piano concertos by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed respectively around 1795 and 1806. The works span Beethoven's transition from Classical to early Romantic idioms, pairing virtuosic solo-piano writing with orchestral dialogue and contrasting structures and expressive characters that reflect his evolving compositional voice.
First released: 1985
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- 1.Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 19: I. Allegro con brio14:42
- 2.Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 19: II. Adagio9:23
- 3.Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 19: III. Rondo. Molto allegro6:46
- 4.Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 4 in G major, op. 58: I. Allegro moderato19:52
- 5.Concerto for Piano and Orchestra no. 4 in G major, op. 58: II. Andante con moto / III. Rondo. Vivace15:53
