Beethoven: Pianos concertos 1 & 4 Orchestral & Concertos Alpha

Beethoven: Pianos concertos 1 & 4

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AJ 0575

Beethoven: Pianos concertos 1 & 4

Label Catalogue Number:
ALPHA575

Running Time: 69:36

Release Date: March 2020
Originally recorded in 2019

Genre:
Orchestral & Concertos

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Beethoven’s piano concertos are a precious source for understanding the history of the practice of this instrument, which, in the early nineteenth century, permanently replaced the harpsichord in the hearts of composers. Thus one can still hear the galant influence of Mozart in the First Concerto (1795-1800), whereas the Fourth (1805-06) reveals the introspective personality, at once vigorous and generous, of a Beethoven at the height of his artistic maturity. In the second instalment of his recording of the complete concertos, the German pianist Martin Helmchen performs these two contrasting works with Andrew Manze and the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin.

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"... Strongly recommended."

Huntley Dent – Fanfare – September/October 2020

Interpretation ****** Sound ***** Repertoire *****

Helmut Peters – Piano News magazine (Germany) – November/December 2020

*** Good

Thomas Deschamps – Classica magazine (France) – November 2020

"... There is much to admire ... Alpha's sound is bright and natural ..."

Guy Rickards - International Piano - September-October 2020

“… These stylish, insightful accounts belong to the top rank.”

Michael Greenhalgh - MusicWeb-International.com – 22 September 2020

"... these are solid and thoughtful performances, devoid of gimmickry or special pleading..."

Michelle Assay - Gramophone magazine - September 2020

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