Beethoven: Piano Concertos 1 - 5 / Andsnes

Piano - Leif Ove Andsnes Orchestra - Mahler Chamber Orchestra Choir - Prague Philharmonic Choir

Piano Concertos 1 - 5

The new recording of all Beethoven piano concertos with the pianist Leif Ove Andsnes and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra is regarded worldwide as a new reference recording The recordings and accompanying concerts of the four-year "Beethoven Journey" were enthusiastically received by critics and audiences alike. The Mahler Chamber Orchestra, co-founded by the recently deceased Claudio Abbado, is conducted from the piano by Andsnes himself, resulting in a perfect symbiosis of playing together Now the whole cycle appears as an attractive 3-CD box set. The conclusion of the cycle will be accompanied by a world tour with several concerts in Germany. Reviews "Andsnes discovers behind the revolutionary Berserker the sensitive idealist and aesthete Beethoven and convinces with pianistic perfection and maturity." (stereoplay, November 2012) "Andsnes conducts the fabulous Mahler Chamber Orchestra from the piano. The grand piano projects into the orchestra at a 90° angle, similar to the harpsichord of a continuo-playing conductor. This creates an intimate contact that is highly noticeable in every phase of the interpretation." (FONO FORUM, December 2012) "In both concerts Andsnes evokes above all the spiritual powers of Beethoven's music, for whom he dives as a noble "primus inter pares" into a finely woven network of free, breathing dialogues between equals. With fluid tempi he finds an ideal balance between controlled precision and the flowing great line, so that behind Beethoven the great idealist becomes recognizable." (Crescendo) "this recording is outstanding, an exciting debut on Sony Classical for Andsneses is so much more than just outstanding play." (gramophone) "A production of 'Hit in, sit down and enjoy'!" (Audio, April 2014) "By now at the latest, Andsnes has arrived at the Pianist Olympus." (Stereo, May 2014)

Price: $29.98