Beethoven & Kirchner: Leon Fleisher Live, Vol. 3 / Szell, New York Philharmonic

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Label
Doremi
Release Date
July 1, 2022
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    Featuring ⌄
    • COMPOSER
      Ludwig van Beethoven, Leon Kirchner
    • ORCHESTRA / ENSEMBLE
      New York Philharmonic, Cologne Radio Symphony
    • PERFORMER
      Leon Fleisher, Musica Aeterna
    Product Details ⌄
    • RELEASE DATE
      July 01, 2022
    • UPC
      061297817122
    • CATALOG NUMBER
      DHR-8171/2
    • LABEL
      Doremi
    • NUMBER OF DISCS
      2
    • GENRE
      Classical
    Works ⌄

    1. I. Allegro con brio

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: New York Philharmonic

      Performer: Leon Fleisher

      Conductor: George Szell

    2. II. Largo

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: New York Philharmonic

      Performer: Leon Fleisher

      Conductor: George Szell

    3. III. Rondo: Allegro scherzando

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: New York Philharmonic

      Performer: Leon Fleisher

      Conductor: George Szell

    4. I. Allegro con brio

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: MusicaAeterna

      Performer: Leon Fleisher

      Conductor: Frederic Waldman

    5. II. Largo

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: MusicaAeterna

      Performer: Leon Fleisher

      Conductor: Frederic Waldman

    6. III. Rondo: Allegro

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: MusicaAeterna

      Performer: Leon Fleisher

      Conductor: Frederic Waldman

    7. I. Allegro con brio

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Performer: Leon Fleisher

      Conductor: Hans Rosbaud

    8. II. Adagio

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Performer: Leon Fleisher

      Conductor: Hans Rosbaud

    9. III. Rondo: Allegro molto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Performer: Leon Fleisher

      Conductor: Hans Rosbaud

    10. I. Allegro moderato

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Performer: Leon Fleisher

      Conductor: Otto Klemperer

    11. II. Andante con moto

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Performer: Leon Fleisher

      Conductor: Otto Klemperer

    12. III. Rondo: Vivace

      Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven

      Ensemble: WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln

      Performer: Leon Fleisher

      Conductor: Otto Klemperer

    13. Piano Concerto No. 2

      Composer: Leon Kirchner

      Ensemble: New York Philharmonic

      Performer: Leon Fleisher

      Conductor: Leon Kirchner


Described by the New York Times in 1944 as “One of the most remarkably gifted of the younger generation of American keyboard artists”. Leon Fleisher was born in San Francisco in 1928. In 1944, at age 16, he played the Brahms first Piano Concerto as soloist with the New York Philharmonic conducted by Pierre Monteux. In 1952 he won the Queen Elizabeth Competition in Brussels. He played the Brahms and Beethoven Piano Concertos often and recorded them with George Szell and the Cleveland Orchestra. In 1964, he noticed that two fingers of his right hand were beginning to involuntarily curl up. He tried every therapy that existed then, but his solo career was effectively ended. He continued to teach, and conduct and in 1967 began to perform works for the left hand. In 1995 he succeeded to regain the use if his right hand and began performing and recording with two-hands. Leon Fleisher passed away in 2020 at age 92.

DOREMI is proud to offer here a hitherto unreleased live recording of Beethoven First and third Piano Concertos with George Szell and the New York Philharmonic and Frederic Waldman and Musica Aeterna Orchestra of New York.