Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2

Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Koninklijk Concertgebouworkest & Bernard Haitink & Murray Perahia

Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 2 are early piano concertos by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed and first performed in the late 1790s and early 1800s. They combine Classical-era concerto forms with early Romantic expressiveness, featuring virtuosic solo piano writing, extended orchestral dialogue and contrasting lyrical slow movements that illustrate Beethoven's development from a virtuoso pianist to a composer expanding the concerto repertoire.
First released: 27th January 1987

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15: I. Allegro con brio
    12:30
  2. 2.
    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15: Cadenza
    5:19
  3. 3.
    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15: II. Largo
    11:39
  4. 4.
    Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15: III. Rondo: Allegro scherzando
    9:51
  5. 5.
    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19: I. Allegro con brio
    11:38
  6. 6.
    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19: Cadenza
    2:59
  7. 7.
    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19: II. Adagio
    9:46
  8. 8.
    Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19: III. Rondo: Molto allegro
    6:11

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