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Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 5 "Emperor" & 0 / Giltburg, V. Petrenko, RLPO
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Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 5 "Emperor" & 0 / Giltburg, V. Petrenko, RLPO

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Details

Composer
Ludwig van Beethoven
Artist
Boris Giltburg, Vasily Petrenko
Format
CD
Label
Naxos
Released
Mar 11, 2022
Catalog #
8574153
UPC
747313415373

About

These works share the common key of E flat major but represent two very different stages in the composer’s life. The Piano Concerto "No. 0," WoO 4, was written when Beethoven was 13 years old and is one of his earliest works. With the orchestral score lost, this extant version for piano solo written in Beethoven’s hand includes the tutti sections reduced for piano. The radiant ‘Emperor’ Concerto shows the 38-year-old Beethoven at the peak of his creative powers, and remains a glorious example of his spirit triumphing over life’s adversities.

REVIEW:

Boris Giltburg’s recording of Beethoven’s Emperor Concerto is offered with a scintillating twist, the ‘other’ E-flat concerto composed when the composer was 13. This brings Giltburg’s Beethoven concerto cycle to a close, his ebullience and physicality the reverse of plain-speaking, brilliantly partnered by the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic under Vasily Petrenko.

Given such forces this is never simply ‘another’ Emperor, but one boldly and exuberantly conceived. Giltburg makes you listen with new ears to one of the most familiar and greatly loved works in the repertoire. The Piano Concerto No 0 (played in Beethoven’s original piano reduction) may be a protracted jeu d’esprit, but Giltburg’s relish of its tonic, virtuoso aplomb sets the pulse racing. Naxos soundworld is of an exceptional clarity and focus.

-- International Piano

Excellent performances of the Emperor and the rarely heard Concerto No. 0. The sound reproduction on this Naxos CD is vivid and well balanced. Those looking for an excellent performance of the Emperor and who are attracted to its lesser coupling, will certainly find this a most rewarding disc.

-- MusicWeb International

Tracklist 6 tracks

  1. 1 I. Allegro 20:09
    Track
    1
    Title
    I. Allegro
    Duration
    20:09
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Boris Giltburg
    Ensemble
    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Vasily Petrenko
  2. 2 II. Adagio un poco moto - 07:09
    Track
    2
    Title
    II. Adagio un poco moto -
    Duration
    07:09
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Boris Giltburg
    Ensemble
    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Vasily Petrenko
  3. 3 III. Rondo: Allegro 10:06
    Track
    3
    Title
    III. Rondo: Allegro
    Duration
    10:06
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Boris Giltburg
    Ensemble
    Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conductor
    Vasily Petrenko
  4. 4 I. Allegro moderato 09:45
    Track
    4
    Title
    I. Allegro moderato
    Duration
    09:45
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Boris Giltburg
  5. 5 II. Larghetto 07:32
    Track
    5
    Title
    II. Larghetto
    Duration
    07:32
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Boris Giltburg
  6. 6 III. Rondo: Allegro, ma non troppo 07:49
    Track
    6
    Title
    III. Rondo: Allegro, ma non troppo
    Duration
    07:49
    Composer
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performer
    Boris Giltburg