Beethoven: Piano Concertos 1-5

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Uchida takes enormous care over articulation, clarity, voicing and dynamics. And this is true in the simplest passages as well as the most virtuoso...Uchida’s fastidious articulateness makes... — Gramophone Magazine, March 2019 More…

Release Date: 7th Dec 2018
Catalogue No: BPHR180241
Label: Berliner Philharmoniker
Length: 3 hours 1 minute

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26th January 2019

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Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15

Work length37:51

Album only

Mitsuko Uchida (soloist)
Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

I. Allegro con brio

Track length17:37

Album only

II. Largo

Track length11:22

$1.40

$1.75

$2.05

III. Rondo. Allegro

Track length8:52

$1.20

$1.50

$1.75

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19

Work length30:24

$3.80

$4.75

$5.55

Mitsuko Uchida (soloist)
Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

I. Allegro con brio

Track length14:49

$1.60

$2.00

$2.35

II. Adagio

Track length9:17

$1.20

$1.50

$1.75

III. Rondo. Molto allegro

Track length6:18

$1.00

$1.25

$1.45

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37

Work length37:41

Album only

Mitsuko Uchida (soloist)
Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

I. Allegro con brio

Track length17:47

Album only

II. Largo

Track length10:36

$1.40

$1.75

$2.05

III. Rondo. Allegro – Presto

Track length9:18

$1.20

$1.50

$1.75

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58

Work length35:46

Album only

Mitsuko Uchida (soloist)
Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

I. Allegro moderato

Track length20:08

Album only

II. Andante con moto

Track length5:28

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III. Rondo. Vivace – Presto

Track length10:10

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$2.05

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 'Emperor'

Work length39:41

Album only

Mitsuko Uchida (soloist)
Berliner Philharmoniker
Sir Simon Rattle

I. Allegro

Track length21:04

Album only

II. Adagio un poco mosso

Track length8:23

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$1.75

III. Rondo. Allegro, ma non troppo

Track length10:14

$1.40

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$2.05

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There is hardly a better way to approach Ludwig van Beethoven than through his piano concertos. Beethoven’s own instrument was the piano, and in his improvisations – which made him the darling of the Viennese salons – he merged virtuosity and unbridled expression. The piano concertos give a clear idea of these performances. At the same time, they are prime examples of Beethoven’s ability to create large orchestral works with seemingly endless arcs of tension.

The complete recording of all five works with Mitsuko Uchida and Sir Simon Rattle was one of the most spectacular projects of the Berliner Philharmoniker during the Rattle era – and at the same time the highlight of the collaboration between the orchestra and the pianist, which began in 1984.

The performances were given a rapturous reception in the auditorium and in the press – as one critic wrote, the audience was overwhelmed by a “collective sense of happiness”. With vibrant freshness, the performances brought the whole combative energy of these works to life. At the same time, they revealed Beethoven’s incomparable spirituality, which – according to Mitsuko Uchida – “allows us to see to the end of the universe”.

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March 2019

Uchida takes enormous care over articulation, clarity, voicing and dynamics. And this is true in the simplest passages as well as the most virtuoso...Uchida’s fastidious articulateness makes every stitch count, yet her phrasing is generous, so the detail always remains in its rightful place as part of a larger unfolding...What’s most valuable about these performances, I think, is their exploration of the music’s dramatic potential.

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