Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos (Blu-ray Audio Edition)

It is appropriate that the peak of Beethoven’s orchestral artistry should be scaled by two musicians also at the height of their powers: these performances are as near-definitive as I ever expect... — BBC Music Magazine, September 2021, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 5th Nov 2021
Catalogue No: 4861430
Label: Deutsche Grammophon

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Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1-5

Krystian Zimerman (piano)
London Symphony Orchestra
Sir Simon Rattle

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Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos (Ltd. Deluxe Edition)

- Limited deluxe edition (3 CD & 2 Blu-ray Hardcoverbook)

- The only version that contains the videos of all 5 Piano Concertos

- Including a breathtaking Dolby Atmos surround sound mix

- High-quality Hardcoverbook in DVD size with an antiscratch lamination on the cover

Blu-Ray 1 (Audio only)

Audio Formats:

DTS-HD MASTER AUDIO 2.0

DTS-HD MASTER AUDIO 5.1

DOLBY ATMOS

Blu-Ray 2 (Video)

Audio Formats:

DTS-HD MASTER AUDIO 2.0

DTS-HD MASTER AUDIO 5.1

DOLBY ATMOS

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September 2021

It is appropriate that the peak of Beethoven’s orchestral artistry should be scaled by two musicians also at the height of their powers: these performances are as near-definitive as I ever expect to hear...[Zimerman's] interpretations here have a fleet grace which takes the breath away.

16th July 2021

Rattle is especially good at the Haydn-like humour of the early concertos, where Zimerman sparkles with clean-cut playing. In the later concertos, depth of feeling keeps ambushing the listener, providing a sense of discovery that is welcome from two musicians who must have performed this music so often.

August 2021

Zimerman and Rattle convey the sense that, though Beethoven was entering territory essentially charted by Mozart, he consciously did so as his own man.

16th July 2021

Zimerman has recorded these concertos before, and as magnificent as those performances with the Vienna Philharmonic are, if I had to compare the two I would say that this new set is even more alive with freedom and spontaneity…Throughout all five concertos there is a palpable feeling of joy and elation about the very act of being able to make music. This exuberance is one of the many strengths of this spirited set of performances.

15th July 2021

What has remained constant across the decades is the unaffected clarity and beauty of Zimerman’s playing – the perfectly even execution of every run, the precise weight of every chord, the compelling articulacy of the smallest details...few convey the sense of wholeness in each work more satisfyingly than Zimerman does...By and large, Rattle’s conducting is a model of tact and good taste, never drawing attention to itself.

Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos (Blu-ray Audio Edition)

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