The recording of Beethoven’s first Piano Concerto with the Philharmonia Orchestra was recorded in London in 1948. The recording of the fifth Concerto was made in Berlin in 1945 and is the only complete recording of a classical work in stereo surviving from World War II. This edition was originally released in 2004. “…a subtle and sensitive reading, pianistically impressive and in extraordinary good sound.” Gramophone
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
I. Allegro con brio
II. Largo
III. Rondo: Allegro scherzando
Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73, "Emperor"
I. Allegro
II. Adagio un poco mosso
III. Rondo: Allegro
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I. Allegro con brio