Beethoven: Piano Concerto Nos 1-5

...these are my type of performances—full-bodied-sounding modern instruments in up-tempo, sharply defined readings set in perfect balance between piano and orchestra. No detail—be it tempo indication,... — Fanfare, Sep/Oct 2023 More…

Release Date: 12th May 2023
Catalogue No: FR-751SACD
Label: Reference Recordings
Length: 3 hours 5 minutes

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

Work length39:38

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Garrick Ohlsson (piano)
Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra
Donald Runnicles

I Allegro con brio

Track length19:12

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II Largo

Track length11:03

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III Rondo - Allegro

Track length9:23

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

Work length29:45

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Garrick Ohlsson (piano)
Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra
Donald Runnicles

I Allegro con brio

Track length15:03

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II Adagio

Track length8:10

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III Rondo - Allegro molto

Track length6:32

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

Work length37:20

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Garrick Ohlsson (piano)
Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra
Donald Runnicles

I Allegro con brio

Track length17:25

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II Largo

Track length9:58

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III Rondo - Allegro

Track length9:57

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

Work length34:43

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Garrick Ohlsson (piano)
Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra
Donald Runnicles

I Allegro moderato

Track length19:31

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II Andante con moto

Track length4:44

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III Rondo - Vivace

Track length10:28

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

Work length39:13

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Garrick Ohlsson (piano)
Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra
Donald Runnicles

I Allegro

Track length21:01

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II Adagio un poco moto

Track length7:52

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III Rondo - Allegro, ma non troppo

Track length10:20

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Beethoven: The Creatures of Prometheus Overture, Op. 43

Work length5:02

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Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra
Donald Runnicles

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REFERENCE RECORDINGS is proud to present The Complete Beethoven Piano Concertos played by Grammy®-winning Garrick Ohlsson, performing with the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra, conducted by Sir Donald Runnicles. This album was recorded during live Festival performances in July 2022. A student of the late Claudio Arrau, Mr. Ohlsson is especially noted for his masterly performances of the works of Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert, as well as the Romantic repertoire. To-date, he is the only American ever to win first prize in the International Chopin Piano Competition. Ohlsson has also been nominated for three Grammy Awards®, winning one in 2008 for Best Instrumental Soloist Performance (without Orchestra) for Beethoven Sonatas, Vol. 3. This new recording represents a pinnacle in his career. More than 60 years since its humble beginnings performing in a tent at the base of the Tetons, the Festival is now sought after for both listeners and performers alike as a destination to experience the finest in classical music throughout the summer. The Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra consists of top talent from across the world, including more than 220 musicians from 90 orchestras and 65 institutions of higher learning, many performing together each summer for over 25 years. The Festival, founded in 1962, also welcomes yearly some of the most sought-after soloists and visiting artists in classical music today. Under the baton of world-renowned conductor Sir Donald Runnicles since 2005, these musicians come together to gather inspiration from the mountain setting and to provide spectacular music for Festival audiences. In addition to being Music Director of GTMF, Sir Donald Runnicles is General Music Director of the Deutsche Oper Berlin (DOB) since 2009, and in his final season as Principal Guest Conductor of the Atlanta Symphony since 2001. Runnicles enjoys close and enduring relationships with many of the most significant opera companies and symphony orchestras. His recording of Wagner arias with Jonas Kaufmann and the Orchestra of the Deutsche Oper Berlin won the 2013 Gramophone prize for Best Vocal Recording, and his recording of JanAček’s Jenůfa with the Orchestra and Chorus of the Deutsche Oper Berlin was nominated for a 2016 GRAMMY® award for Best Opera Recording.

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Sep/Oct 2023

...these are my type of performances—full-bodied-sounding modern instruments in up-tempo, sharply defined readings set in perfect balance between piano and orchestra. No detail—be it tempo indication, dynamic marking, accent, or expression counsel—is taken for granted...musicmaking on a truly inspired level.

July 2023

a spacious, unrushed account of these canonic works, forthright and yet deeply personal...This is a bouquet of Beethoven concertos like no other.

Beethoven: Piano Concerto Nos 1-5

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