Leif Ove Andsnes: The Beethoven Journey (Piano Concertos Nos. 1-5)

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One of the pleasures of these splendid performances is the rapport between the soloist/conductor and his musicians. They play as one. Another is the clarity of texture and the variety and sensitivity... — Sunday Times, 18th January 2015 More…

Release Date: 27th Oct 2014
Catalogue No: 88843058872
Label: Sony
Series: Leif Ove Andsnes The Beethoven Journey
Length: 3 hours 7 minutes

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

Work length32:44

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Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Leif Ove Andsnes

I. Allegro con brio

Track length13:49

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II. Largo

Track length10:26

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III. Rondo. Allegro scherzando

Track length8:29

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

Work length35:24

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Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Leif Ove Andsnes

I. Allegro con brio

Track length16:40

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II. Largo

Track length9:54

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III. Rondo. Allegro

Track length8:50

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

Work length29:30

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Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Leif Ove Andsnes

I. Allegro con brio

Track length14:23

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II. Adagio

Track length9:02

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III. Rondo. Molto allegro

Track length6:05

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

Work length34:00

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Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
Mahler Chamber Orchestra
Leif Ove Andsnes

I. Allegro moderato

Track length19:05

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II. Andante con moto

Track length4:49

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III. Rondo. Vivace

Track length10:06

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

Work length37:45

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Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Leif Ove Andsnes (piano)
Leif Ove Andsnes

I. Allegro

Track length20:06

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II. Adagio un poco mosso

Track length7:20

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III. Rondo. Allegro

Track length10:19

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Beethoven: Fantasia for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra in C minor, Op. 80

Work length18:36

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Leif Ove Andsnes (piano), The Prague Philharmonic Choir, Lukás Vasilek (chorus master)
Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Prague Philharmonic Chorus
Leif Ove Andsnes

I. Adagio

Track length3:17

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II. Finale. Allegro - Allegretto, ma non troppo, quasi andante con moto

Track length15:19

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2014/15 is the crowning season of the Beethoven Journey. Leif Ove Andsnes and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra have now recorded all of the Beethoven piano concertos, they will be performing the works in 16 cities across North America, Europe, and Asia. Full-cycle residencies in 2014/15 will include (in chronological order): Bonn, Lucerne, Vienna, Paris, New York, London, Shanghai. The Beethoven Journey is a four-year collaborative project between celebrated pianist Leif Ove Andsnes and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra. Together they have recorded all of the Beethoven Piano Concertos, as well as the Choral Fantasy, with Andsnes not only playing but also directing the orchestra. The series began with the live recording of the Piano Concertos 1 & 3 at the Prague Spring Festival in the historic Rudolfinum building. The second CD, Piano Concertos 2 & 4, was recorded in London in 2013, and the final album was recorded again live at the Prague Spring Festival. Leif Ove Andsnes has devoted the majority of his performing and recording activities in the last 3 years to the music of Beethoven. The first recording for the project was named iTunes’ Best Instrumental Album of 2012. The second recording enjoyed an outstanding reception from critics, with many heralding the release as one of the finest recordings of the 2 & 4 Concertos. Although Andsnes has an extensive discography “The Beethoven Journey” is his first Beethoven recording ever.

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18th January 2015

One of the pleasures of these splendid performances is the rapport between the soloist/conductor and his musicians. They play as one. Another is the clarity of texture and the variety and sensitivity of colour...Andsnes’s playing sparkles, but, however swift, never sounds hurried.

18th January 2015 18th December 2014

All the qualities that distinguish Andsnes’s playing – the clarity and perfect sense of weight and texture, the thoroughly musical phrasing, the immaculate manners – are obvious in every bar of the concerto here, just as what is lacking is clear, too: there’s no sense of discovery.

Leif Ove Andsnes: The Beethoven Journey (Piano Concertos Nos. 1-5)

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