Third Piano Concerto / Choral Fantasy
Album by Ludwig van Beethoven & Rudolf Serkin & New York Philharmonic & Leonard Bernstein & Westminster Choir & Warren Martin
This release pairs a piano concerto and a choral-orchestral fantasy by Ludwig van Beethoven, composed in the early 19th century (the concerto completed around 1800–1803 and the choral fantasy in 1808). Musically, the works juxtapose virtuosic solo piano writing and symphonic orchestration with a vocal finale in the choral piece, reflecting Beethoven's transition from his early classical roots towards a broader, more dramatic idiom associated with his middle period.
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- 1.Piano Concerto No. 3 in c minor, op. 37: I. Allegro con brio15:38
- 2.Piano Concerto No. 3 in c minor, op. 37: II. Largo11:02
- 3.Piano Concerto No. 3 in c minor, op. 37: III. Rondo - Allegro9:37
- 4.Fantasy for Piano, Chorus, and Orchestra, op. 8018:18
