Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 15 & 6 Piano Variations in F Major, Op. 34

As a final bonne bouche, the Variations in F major are a delight. There is a vernal freshness in Buchbinder’s touch, and the work becomes a miniature drama. — BBC Music Magazine, January 2021, 4 out of 5 stars (Performance) / 3 out of 5 stars (Recording) More…

Release Date: 2nd Oct 2020
Catalogue No: 4837733
Label: DG
Length: 48 minutes

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

Work length34:19

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Rudolf Buchbinder (piano)
Berliner Philharmoniker
Christian Thielemann
Recorded: 2016-12-17
Recording Venue: Berliner Philharmonie, Berlin

I. Allegro con brio

Track length15:43

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II. Largo

Track length9:29

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III. Rondo. Allegro scherzando

Track length9:07

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Beethoven: Variations (6) for Piano on an Original Theme in F major, Op. 34

Work length14:43

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Rudolf Buchbinder (keyboards)
Recorded: 2020-01-08
Recording Venue: Sendesaal, Rec. Studio, Bremen

Thema. Adagio

Track length1:45

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Variation I

Track length1:43

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Variation II. Allegro ma non troppo

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Variation III. Allegretto

Track length1:23

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Variation IV. Tempo di menuetto

Track length1:25

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Variation V. Marcia. Allegretto

Track length2:39

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Variation VI. Coda. Allegretto

Track length4:43

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Celebrated pianist and renowned Beethoven specialist Rudolf Buchbinder releases his second album with Deutsche Grammophon following his exclusive contract with the label in 2019. The album captures a breath taking live performance of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No 1. from 2016 between Buchbinder, his long time friend Christian Thielemann , and the Berlin Philharmonics. This does not only represent the first DG release with Christian Thielemann and the Berlin Philharmonics but also celebrates Beethoven’s 250th anniversary this year. The album is completed with Beethoven’s six variations for piano op. 34 recorded in August 2019, which is also when Buchbinder recorded his successful Diabelli Variations.

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January 2021

As a final bonne bouche, the Variations in F major are a delight. There is a vernal freshness in Buchbinder’s touch, and the work becomes a miniature drama.

March/April 2021

This is the most velvet, sonically beautiful performance of the Beethoven First Concerto I have yet heard, and the Berlin Philharmonic, perfectly weighted for richness in the bass by Thielemann, is satisfyingly miked by DG for an unexaggerated blend of piano and orchestra. Buchbinder’s tone is so soft and cushiony, it blends in perfectly with strings and winds.

March 2021

Listening to this new DG release, it’s tempting to believe that the Berlin Philharmonic, here conducted by the meticulous Christian Thielemann, is truly without peer, despite all the extraordinary transformations of orchestral sound and character worldwide over the past 40 years. The deep-carpet richness of their sound, luxuriously captured by DG’s ultra-plush engineering, is a marvel to behold, if perhaps a bit beefy compared to what we’ve become accustomed to in early Beethoven.

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 15 & 6 Piano Variations in F Major, Op. 34

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