Notes and Editorial Reviews
The tireless Daniel Barenboim releases Beethoven's complete Piano Concertos as soloist with the Staatskapelle Berlin.
This release is part of Barenboim and the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra's wider "Beethoven for All" project, which seeks to bring Beethoven's message of common humanity to audiences across the world. The all-embracing project includes a world tour, which began in August 2010 in Buenos Aires and will span four continents by 2013, and a major recording release that features performances by the West-Eastern Divan Orchestra (or WEDO) as well as the Staatskapelle Berlin, with Barenboim himself at the keyboard. In a world that faces cultural discord and political revolution, this comprehensive Beethoven
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collection promises to bring the spirit of optimism and shared humanity embodied in the Bonn master's music to audiences around the globe.
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Works on This Recording
1.
Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:
Daniel Barenboim (Piano)
Conductor:
Daniel Barenboim
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1795; Vienna, Austria
2.
Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:
Daniel Barenboim (Piano)
Conductor:
Daniel Barenboim
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1793/1798; Vienna, Austria
3.
Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:
Daniel Barenboim (Piano)
Conductor:
Daniel Barenboim
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1800; Vienna, Austria
4.
Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58 by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:
Daniel Barenboim (Piano)
Conductor:
Daniel Barenboim
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1806; Vienna, Austria
5.
Concerto for Piano no 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 "Emperor" by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer:
Daniel Barenboim (Piano)
Conductor:
Daniel Barenboim
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra
Period: Classical
Written: 1809; Vienna, Austria
Customer Reviews
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Barenboim is Beethoven December 2, 2012
By andrew b. (pasadena, CA) See All My Reviews
"Must add this to your collection. Passionate and yet true, these performances capture the mastery of Beethoven's Piano Concertos. I can't stop playing them!"
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