| Description |
3 audio discs ; 4 3/4 in. |
| Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. stamping |
| Description |
digital optical stereo |
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audio file CD audio |
| Medium of Performance |
piano 1 orchestra |
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piano 1 mixed chorus SATB orchestra |
| Note |
Title from box. |
| Performer |
Leif Ove Andsnes, piano and conductor ; Mahler Chamber Orchestra ; Prague Philharmonic Choir with unidentified soloists (Choral fantasy). |
| Event |
Disc 1 Recorded 2012 May 22-23 Dvořák Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague. |
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Disc 2 Recorded 2013 November 22-23 Saint-Jude-on-the-Hill, Hampstead Garden Suburb, London. |
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Disc 3 Recorded 2014 May 20-21 Dvořák Hall, Rudolfinum, Prague. |
| Note |
Program notes in English, German and French inserted in each container. |
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"The Kristian Gerhard Jebsen Foundation is the primary cycle sponsor of this project." |
| Contents |
[Disc 1]. Concerto for piano and orchestra no. 1 in C major, op. 15 (32:44) ; Concerto for piano and orchestra no. 3 in C minor, op. 37 (35:24) -- [Disc 2]. Piano concerto no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 19 (29:30) ; Piano concerto no. 4 in G major, op. 58 (34:00) -- [Disc 3]. Concerto for piano and orchestra no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73 (37:45) ; Fantasy for piano, chorus and orchestra in C minor, op. 80 "Choral fantasy" (18:36). |
| Summary |
The journey has been a four-year collaborative project between celebrated Norwegian pianist and 2013 Gramophone Hall of Fame inductee, Leif Ove Andsnes and the Mahler Chamber Orchestra. Together they have recorded all of the Beethoven Piano Concertos, as well as the Choral Fantasy, with Andsnes not only playing but also directing the orchestra from the keyboard. |
| Language |
The final work sung in German. |
| Subject |
Concertos (Piano)
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Concertos (Piano) |
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Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with orchestra.
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Choruses, Secular (Mixed voices) with orchestra. |
| Genre/Form |
Concertos.
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Concertos.
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Art music.
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Art music.
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Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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| Added Author |
Andsnes, Leif Ove, 1970- instrumentalist, conductor.
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Container of (work): Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827.
Concertos, piano, orchestra.
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Container of (work): Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827.
Fantasien, piano, mixed voices, orchestra, op. 80, C minor.
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Mahler Chamber Orchestra, performer.
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Pražský filharmonický sbor, singer.
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Kristian Gerhard Jebsen Foundation, sponsoring body.
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| Added Title |
Complete piano concertos |
| Standard No. |
00888430588721 |
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888430588721 |
| Music No. |
88843058872 Sony Classical |
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