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

This page lists all recordings of Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15, by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) on CD & DVD. Generally, more recent CDs and DVDs are listed first, but with priority given to items that are in stock.

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Beethoven - Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 3

Beethoven:

Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15

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

Ronald Brautigam (piano)

Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Parrott

This is the first disc in Ronald Brautigam’s Beethoven Piano Concertos cycle; part of his ongoing cycle to record all of Beethoven’s music for solo piano. Brautigam now takes on Beethoven’s complete works for piano and orchestra, choosing to do so on a modern piano and with a modern instrument orchestra: the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, internationally acclaimed for its many fine recordings on BIS. Conducting the series is Andrew Parrott, and together with the soloist, he brings all his expertise in period performance practice to bear in interpretations that in many ways are as fresh and revolutionary as those of the sonata cycle. As Ronald Brautigam explains in the liner notes: ‘I truly believe that what Beethoven wanted was chamber music rather than a battle between orchestra and soloist, and this makes for a wonderfully interactive set-up, where individual players have far more contact with the pianist than in a regular concert set-up’.

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BIS Ronald Brautigam Beethoven - BISSACD1692

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Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 1

Beethoven:

Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15

6 Bagatelles, Op. 126

Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen, Piotr Anderszewski (piano and direction)

“Anderszewski has already given us one of the most mercurial recent accounts of the Diabelli Variations, and here he brings the same quicksilver shifts of mood to the Bagatelles...The rollicking, buffo style of the concerto’s outer movements acknowledges debts to the comic spirits of Mozart and Haydn. Sheer bliss.” Sunday Times, 20th April 2008 ****

“Piotr Anderszewski, who has already given us a fine account of the Diabielli Variations, plays the Bagatelles with power and passion.” Gramophone Magazine, June 2008

Virgin - 5021112

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Beethoven - Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 4

Beethoven:

Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15

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

Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Friedrich Gulda (piano & direction)

Live Recording 21/1/1953

Orfeo - C745071B

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Lang Lang - Beethoven Piano Concertos 1 & 4

Beethoven:

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

Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15

Lang Lang (piano)

Orchestre de Paris, Christoph Eschenbach

Lang Lang delivers his first-ever Beethoven recording, a stunning reading of the extensive Concerto no. 4 and the jubilant Concerto no. 1. Even though he has performed this repertoire extensively in concert, Lang Lang waited for the perfect moment and the perfect team to record his first pair of concertos from these milestones of piano repertoire When Lang Lang embarked on his international career, Christoph Eschenbach became one of his first and most enthusiastic proponents - and a mentor and close friend ever since, Eschenbach was the ideal collaborator for Lang Lang's first Beethoven recording. Nimbly supported by Eschenbach's superb Orchestre de Paris, with its tradition of having been the first orchestra ever in France to perform music by Beethoven, Lang Lang's performance gives further proof as to why he is one of today's most acclaimed pianists.

1CD plus bonus DVD including approximately 22 minutes of interview and performance footage.

DG - 4776719

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Beethoven - Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 3

Beethoven:

Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15

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

Mikhail Pletnev (piano)

Russian National Orchestra, Christian Gansch

'For me Beethoven is like a god. I worship him, and I admire his music. It always produces very deep emotions in me when I'm conducting it or playing it on the piano.' (Mikhail Pletnev)

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