Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Performer: Boris Giltburg
Orchestra: Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor: Vasily Petrenko
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Naxos
Catalogue: 8574153
Release: 2022
Size: 222 MB
Recovery: +3%
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Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat Major, Op. 73 “Emperor”
01. I. Allegro
02. II. Adagio un poco moto
03. III. Rondo. Allegro
Piano Concerto No. 0 in E-Flat Major, WoO 4 (Version for Piano Solo)
04. I. Allegro moderato
05. II. Larghetto
06. III. Rondo. Allegretto
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, written when Beethoven was 13 years old, 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. • Boris Giltburg with Vasily Petrenko and the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra have already recorded Beethoven’s First and Second Piano Concertos (8.574151) in an album that has received wide critical acclaim: ‘Boris Giltburg plays both works with the youthful panache that they require… Petrenko accompanies with real flair’