Beethoven: Piano Concertos Swedish Chamber Orchestra & Jean-Efflam Bavouzet

• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 19:
• 1 Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 19: I. Allegro con brio 13:02
• 2 Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 19: II. Adagio 08:14
• 3 Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 19: III. Rondo. Molto allegro 06:00
• Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15:
• 4 Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15: I. Allegro con brio 16:42
• 5 Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15: II. Largo 09:42
• 6 Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15: III. Rondo. Allegro 08:38
• Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37:
• 7 Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37: I. Allegro con brio 15:48
• 8 Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37: II. Largo 08:56
• 9 Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37: III. Rondo. Allegro - Presto 08:57
• Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58:
• 10 Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58: I. Allegro moderato 17:51
• 11 Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58: II. Andante con moto 04:18
• 12 Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58: III. Rondo. Vivace - Presto 09:33
• Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor":
• 13 Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor": I. Allegro 18:58
• 14 Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor": II. Adagio un poco mosso 07:31
• 15 Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor": III. Rondo. Allegro 09:46
• Quintet in E-Flat Major, Op. 16:
• 16 Quintet in E-Flat Major, Op. 16: I. Allegro ma non troppo 12:40
• 17 Quintet in E-Flat Major, Op. 16: II. Andante cantabile 06:34
• 18 Quintet in E-Flat Major, Op. 16: III. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo 05:38
• Total Runtime 03:08:48

Info for Beethoven: Piano Concertos

Following his acclaimed recording of sonatas by contemporaries of Beethoven, Jean-Efflam Bavouzet further celebrates the great composers anniversary year with this set of the complete Piano Concertos. Electing to direct the Swedish Chamber Orchestra from the keyboard, Jean-Efflam writes: To play a concerto under a conductor who shares and enriches ones vision of the work concerned is one of the greatest joys in the life of a soloist. Nevertheless, one can also admit that some aspects of performing without a conductor may prove advantageous. Rehearsal time is generally speaking made longer by the process of working out the different protocol of gestures from the soloist and the leader in coordinating the ensemble playing. As this work proceeds a creative bond is forged, resulting in an artistic osmosis, a common vision of the work, in which compromise has no place. For the pianist there is also the delight of appearing face to face with the entire orchestra, in direct visual communication, the musicians perhaps more likely to take personal initiatives, thus multiplying the pleasure of a genuine participation, dialogue, and musical exchange. The cadenzas used in this recording are all Beethovens, from the set that he wrote out in 1809, and so are contemporaneous with the Fifth Concerto.

Jean-Efflam Bavouzet, piano
Karin Egardt, oboe
Kevin Spagnolo, clarinet
Mikael Lindström, bassoon
Terése Larsson, horn
Swedish Chamber Orchestra
Thomas Dausgaard, conductor

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