Beethoven - The Piano Concertos | ECM New Series 4876904

Beethoven - The Piano Concertos

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Label: ECM New Series

Cat No: 4876904

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 3

Genre: Orchestral

Release Date: 8th November 2024

Contents

Artists

Alexander Lonquich (piano)
Daniel Giglberger (concertmaster)
Munchener Kammerorchester

Works

Beethoven, Ludwig van

Piano Concertos nos 1-5 (complete)

Artists

Alexander Lonquich (piano)
Daniel Giglberger (concertmaster)
Munchener Kammerorchester

About

After a first appearance on ECM’s New Series with premiere recordings of Israeli composer Gideon Lewensohn’s works on Odradek (2002), two subsequent solo recitals plus a duo programme with violinist Caroline Widmann (2012), here pianist Alexander Lonquich, alongside the Münchener Kammerorchester, rises to a more extensive challenge, in performing the entirety of Beethoven’s piano concertos, programmed in chronological order. The pivotal works document the composer’s development over two decades, rendered in striking interpretations here.

In his own detailed liner note, the German pianist calls these recordings a “very special experience, for performers and listeners alike. The usually common placement of the individual works in the context of a symphony concert all too often runs the risk of confirming and reinforcing what is already traditional, while this chronological order draws attention to stylistic leaps in the compositions and allows the listener to experience Beethoven's development as the author of these outward-looking creations that illustrate his pianistic virtuosity between 1790 and 1809.”

The concertos were captured at the Rathausprunksaal, Landshut in January 2022.

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