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Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 / Subdin, Vanska, Tapiola Sinfonietta

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Details

Composer
BEETHOVEN, LUDWIG VAN
Artist
Sudbin, Vanska
Format
SACD
Label
BIS
Released
Apr 07, 2017
Catalog #
BIS-2078
UPC
7318599920788

About

On two previous albums, Yevgeny Sudbin and Osmo Vänskä have released Beethoven’s three last piano concertos to critical acclaim. Distinctions include Editor’s Choice in Gramophone and top marks from the Italian magazine Musica and the German website Klassik-Heute.de, and performances have been described as ‘electrifying’ (classicfm.com), ‘absolutely stunning’ (Fanfare) and ‘a Beethoven experience you will not want to miss’ (ClassicsToday.com). For the final release in their cycle, Sudbin and Vänskä have travelled to Helsinki to team up with Tapiola Sinfonietta, one of the top Nordic ensembles, and well suited for these earlier and more classical of Beethoven’s concertos. Of the two, the one we now know as the Second was actually begun several years before Concerto No. 1, and indeed even before Beethoven left Bonn for Vienna. During the following decade, Beethoven returned to the score repeatedly and made substantial revisions – including composing a new final movement – and ultimately the C major concerto reached publication first. Both concertos were conceived long before Beethoven's involvement with the symphonic genre, and the influence of Mozart and Haydn is evident in the interaction between the orchestra and the soloist – but Beethoven's individual spirit is nevertheless unmistakeable.

Tracklist 6 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro con brio (cadenza based on Friedman) 15:01
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro con brio (cadenza based on Friedman)
    Duration
    15:01
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Yevgeny Sudbin
    Ensemble
    Tapiola Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Osmo Vänskä
  2. 2 II. Largo 10:15
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Largo
    Duration
    10:15
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Yevgeny Sudbin
    Ensemble
    Tapiola Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Osmo Vänskä
  3. 3 III. Rondo: Allegro (cadenza by Y. Sudbin) 08:52
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Rondo: Allegro (cadenza by Y. Sudbin)
    Duration
    08:52
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Yevgeny Sudbin
    Ensemble
    Tapiola Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Osmo Vänskä
  4. 4 I. Allegro con brio 13:44
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro con brio
    Duration
    13:44
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Yevgeny Sudbin
    Ensemble
    Tapiola Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Osmo Vänskä
  5. 5 II. Adagio 08:16
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Adagio
    Duration
    08:16
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Yevgeny Sudbin
    Ensemble
    Tapiola Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Osmo Vänskä
  6. 6 III. Rondo: Allegro molto 06:01
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Rondo: Allegro molto
    Duration
    06:01
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Yevgeny Sudbin
    Ensemble
    Tapiola Sinfonietta
    Conductor
    Osmo Vänskä