Beethoven: Concertos For Piano And Orchestra [Import]

Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer), Giuseppe Sinopoli (Conductor), Philharmonia Orchestra of London (Orchestra), Martha Argerich (Performer) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Performer: Martha Argerich
• Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra of London
• Conductor: Giuseppe Sinopoli
• Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
• Audio CD (August 22, 1994)
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Import
• Label: Dg Imports
• ASIN: B000001GN5
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #253,528 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Cons for Pno & Orch No.1 in C, op.15: 1. Allegro con brio

2. Cons for Pno & Orch No.1 in C, op.15: 2. Largo

3. Cons for Pno & Orch No.1 in C, op.15: 3. Rondo: Allegro

4. Cons for Pno & Orch No.2 in B flat, op.19: 1. Allegro con brio

5. Cons for Pno & Orch No.2 in B flat, op.19: 2. Adagio

6. Cons for Pno & Orch No.2 in B flat, op.19: 3. Rondo: Allegro molto

Customer Reviews

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14 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Terrific!, July 25, 2003

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KenChampney (Yellow Springs, Ohio United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Beethoven: Concertos For Piano And Orchestra (Audio CD)

Martha puts heart and soul into her playing, and this is Beethoven like you never heard it before.

That will displease the purists, but it's fine with me. This gal can make anything zing, from Bach to Bartok, and it won't be a cookie-cutter copy of what other folks are doing.

5.0 out of 5 stars Big Band Beethoven At Its Best, January 21, 2012

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Lars Vogt and Simon Rattle give us a lithe, zippy, joyous account of Beethoven's "1-2" Punch on EMI. Here come 1 and 2 from another direction: big-boned, big-band Beethoven that's also joyous and a pleasure every step of the way. From Bach to Prokofieff and in everything in between, Argerich is a pianist who summons up bold colors from her palette of sounds. It's that way here. Articulation is never routine, and the energy never flags. Sinopoli, may his soul rest in peace, stayed with her from start to finish. Recorded sound is a bit more cavernous than ideal, but the ear adjusts as Argerich's energetic music-making comes to dominate the frame. Some favorite Beethoven 1's would include the aforementioned Vogt, Katchen, Serkin, Kovacevich, Fleisher, an under-appreciated Lang-Lang (with Eschenbach on the podium), and this one. The 2nd (which as we all know by this time was composed first) joins Beethoven's 2nd Symphony as one of the altogether indestructible pieces of all time. I'm not sure any capable pianist/conductor/orchestra triad can ruin it. (Think of the 2nd Symphony for a moment. Can you think of a lousy recording of that wonderful work in D-major? Even in wildly uneven cycles and one-offs, #2 usually comes off pretty well.) Favorite PC # 2's include the pianists just named, along with the aristocratic Perahia/Haitink and a gorgeously-played account by Till Felner with Neville Marriner conducting on Erato. Argerich makes it to the top rung in both concertos, which makes this a self-recommending proposition.

5 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars interpretation makes all the difference, December 11, 2006

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J Parreira - See all my reviews
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The first and second piano concertos are far from being one of Beethoven's masterpieces. They are early works, still lacking the maturity achieved in the third piano concerto, for example. Even the great master recognized these youth pieces as minor components of his career. But this is what one can say about the music. What is important in this case is the interpretation. Miss Argerich transforms these pieces into amazing performances with one of the most beautiful and sensitive interpretations I have ever seen on record. Every note, every stroke is full of meaning and delicacy, wraped in a most feminine and subtle perspective. The orchestra, correctly conducted by Sinopoli is in the position where it is supposed to be in a situation like this: giving strong, sure support, building up a solid basis on top of which ms. Argerich can develop her work. A must have for any music fan. It will honour your collection.