Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2

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Schwizgebel's playing is poised, lively and full of subtle, changing detail. The first movement of the Concerto No. 1 swings by with a real sense of dialogue, not only between piano and orchestra... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2015, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 24th Nov 2014
Catalogue No: AP098
Label: Aparté
Length: 64 minutes

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

Work length36:30

Album only

I. Allegro con brio

Track length17:34

Album only

II. Largo

Track length10:17

$1.40

$1.75

$2.05

III. Rondo (Allegro scherzando)

Track length8:39

$1.20

$1.50

$1.75

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

Work length28:12

$3.80

$4.75

$5.55

I. Allegro con brio

Track length13:46

$1.60

$2.00

$2.35

II. Adagio

Track length8:34

$1.20

$1.50

$1.75

III. Rondo (Allegro Molto)

Track length5:52

$1.00

$1.25

$1.45

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Louis Schwizgebel was selected by BBC Radio 3 as a BBC New Generation Artist. This third album for Aparté is devoted to two early masterpieces by Beethoven, performed with one of Britain’s finest orchestras, the London Philharmonic, conducted by Thierry Fischer.

After his performances of these two Beethoven concertos at the Verbier Festival, under Charles Dutoit, at the Leeds competition and elsewhere, this recording is an eagerly awaited event in the young pianist’s career. Schwizgebel has been described as "a pianist with a profound gift", The Guardian, and an "insightful musician" by the NY Times. Born in 1987, he is already well-known on the international scene with appearances at Carnegie Hall, Vienna Musikverein and this year he made his Proms debut at Royal Albert Hall.

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April 2015

Schwizgebel's playing is poised, lively and full of subtle, changing detail. The first movement of the Concerto No. 1 swings by with a real sense of dialogue, not only between piano and orchestra but between the pianist's right and left hands...Fischer has cultivated a buoyant, purposeful Beethoven sound with the LPO; there's a pleasing astringent wind tone at times, and some crisply elegant string playing.

Mach 2015

Schwizgabel is a fine pianist technically. His shaping of the melodies in these two concertos is beautifully done and I liked his approach to No. 2, the Cinderella of the Beethoven cycle, throughout...I will think more kindly of the work hereafter.

Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2

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