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Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5; Piano Concerto in E flat (incomplete, Wo04) / Felicja Blumenthal, piano

1 CD / Brana Records / 2012-04-02

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Concerto for Piano in E flat major, WoO 4
Performers: Blumental, Felicja
Conductors: Wagner, Robert
Ensemble: ; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

The novelty on this recording is the partially complete early Piano Concerto in E flat Wo04 4 by the teenage Beethoven. This is very much...continue...

Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 / Alfred Brendel, Paul Angerer

1 CD / Musical Concepts / 2012-02-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"
Performers: Brendel, Alfred
Conductors: Wallberg, Hans; Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: ; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Recording information: Vienna (1961)....continue...

Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2

1 CD / Brana Records / 2011-05-04

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19
Performers: Blumental, Felicja
Conductors: Wagner, Robert
Ensemble: Vienna Symphony Orchestra

2011 will see the release of three new discs on the Brana Records label of the complete Beethoven Piano Concertos, performed by Felicja Blumental with...continue...

Beethoven: Fidelio (Felsenstein Ed) / Lehmann, Gross, Pöll, Vienna Symphony[2 DVD]

1 DVD Video / Arthaus DVD / 2009-10-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Fidelio, Op. 72
Performers: Berger, Fritz; Holm, Richard; Laszlo, Magda; Poll, Alfred; Rehfuss, Heinz; Schoner, Sonja; Wieter, Georg
Conductors: Lehmann, Fritz
Ensemble: Vienna State Opera Chorus; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

When Walter Felsenstein is offered to shoot at adaptation of the story about Fidelio / Leonore in the early fifties, he accepts. Together with Hanns...continue...
Run Time: 85 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3, Color
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish
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Karl Bohm in Rehearsal & Performance / Beethoven: Sym. 7; Dvorak: Sym. 9 [DVD]

1 DVD Video / EuroArts / 2009-01-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92; Antonín Dvorák: Symphony no 9 in E minor, Op. 95/B 178 "From the New World"
Conductors: Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Karl Bohm! The Austrian conductor was respected and feared by his musicians as an uncompromising expert orchestral trainer. Seeing his precision and accuracy of interpretation,...continue...
Run Time: 140 min.
Region: All
Picture Format: NTSC, 4:3
Sound Format(s): LPCM Stereo,
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Mozart: Requiem; Beethoven: Choral Fantasy / Böhm, Malaniuk, Kmentt, et al

1 CD / Archipel / 2008-11-01

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Requiem in D minor, K 626; Ludwig van Beethoven: Fantasia in C minor, Op. 80 "Choral Fantasy"
Performers: Böhme, Kurt; Kmentt, Waldemar; Malaniuk, Ira; Richter-Haaser, Hans; Stich-Randall, Teresa
Conductors: Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Alfred Brendel - Complete Vox, Turnabout and Vanguard Solo Recordings

38 CD / Brilliant Classics / 2008-09-30

Works: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Concerto for Piano no 9 in E flat major, K 271 "Jeunehomme"; Concerto for Piano no 14 in E flat major, K 449; Concerto for Piano no 17 in G major, K 453; Concerto for Piano n...
Performers: Brendel, Alfred; Klien, Walter
Conductors: Janigro, Antonio; Angerer, Paul; Boettcher, Willfried; ; Wallberg, Heinz; Mehta, Zubin; Gielen, Michael; Sternberg, Jonathan
Ensemble: Hungarian Woodwind Quintet members; I Solisti di Zagreb; Southwest German Radio Symphony Orchestra, Baden-B; Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra; Stuttgart Teacher's Choral Society; Vienna Chamber Orche...

Alfred Brendel retires this year from public performance. He will give his last recital in December 2008 at Vienna's Musikverein, in the city where he...continue...

Beethoven: Missa solemnis / Andrae, Stich-Randall, Patzak, et al

1 CD / Archipel / 2008-03-04

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Missa solemnis in D major, Op. 123
Performers: Frick, Gottlob; Patzak, Julius; Rössl-Majdan, Hilde; Stich-Randall, Teresa
Conductors: Andreae, Volkmar
Ensemble: Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Beethoven: Five Piano Concerti, Choral Fantasy / Brendel

3 CD / Vox Classical / 2007-10-09

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. ...
Performers: Brendel, Alfred
Conductors: Boettcher, Willfried; Wallberg, Heinz; Mehta, Zubin
Ensemble: Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra; Stuttgart Teacher's Choral Society; Vienna Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Volksoper Orchestra

Beethoven: Concertos no 4 & 5 / Brendel, Mehta, Wallberg

1 CD / Regis Records / 2007-06-11

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"
Performers: Brendel, Alfred
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Wallberg, Heinz
Ensemble: Vienna Symphony Orchestra

"deeply satisfying... Brendel's control of phrase and color... suitably vigorous... reading of great character" - Penguin Guide 1992...continue...

Rudolf Buchbinder Plays and Conducts Beethovenw

3 CD / Preiser / 2007-01-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 2 in B flat major, Op. 19; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37; Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. ...
Performers: Buchbinder, Rudolf
Conductors: Buchbinder, Rudolf
Ensemble: Vienna Symphony Orchestra

The Vienna Konzerthaus was the setting for a concert event which took place as part of the Vienna Festwochen in June 2003. Rudolf Buchbinder and...continue...

Friends and Rivals - Beethoven and Hoffmeister / Blumental

1 CD / Brana Records / 2006-11-05

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Franz Anton Hoffmeister: Concerto for Piano in D major, Op.24
Performers: Blumental, Felicja
Conductors: Wagner, Robert; Zedda, Alberto
Ensemble: Prague Chamber Orchestra; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

It is noticeable that there are relatively few major works from the first decades of the 19th century still in the repertoire, and of course...continue...

Beethoven, Rubinstein / Blumental, Wagner, Zedda, Froschauer

1 CD / Brana Records / 2006-05-05

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Romance Cantabile for flute, bassoon & orchestra in E minor, Hess 13; Anton Rubinstein: Conzertstück, for piano & orchestra in A flat maj...
Performers: Blumental, Felicja
Conductors: Wagner, Robert; Zedda, Alberto; Froschauer, Helmuth
Ensemble: Prague Symphony Orchestra; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Brana Records' focus is the life and work of the Polish/Brazilian pianist Felicja Blumental who overcame prejudice to scale the heights of her chosen profession....continue...

Desert Island Collection - Beethoven / Gulda, Böhm, et al

1 CD / Archipel / 2005-07-08

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58; Concerto for Piano, Violin and Cello in C major, Op. 56 "Triple Concerto"
Performers: De Rosa, Dario; Gulda, Friedrich; Lana, Libero; Zanettovich, Renato
Conductors: Gulda, Friedrich; Böhm, Karl
Ensemble: Trio di Trieste; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Beethoven: Piano Concerto no 5, Choral Fantasy / Brendel

1 CD / Tuxedo Music / 2000-04-01

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"; Fantasia in C minor, Op. 80 "Choral Fantasy"
Performers: Brendel, Alfred; Wuhrer, Friedrich
Conductors: Mehta, Zubin; Krauss, Clemens
Ensemble: Academy Chamber Choir; Vienna Pro Musica Orchestra; Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Beethoven: Leonore / Leitner, Zadek, Dermota, Schöffler

2 CD / Opera D'Oro / 1999-09-14

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Leonore, opera (early version of Fidelio), Hess 109
Performers: Braun, Hans; Rohr, Otto van; Schreyer, Gerda; Vocals], Paul Schoffler [Baritone; Zadek, Hilde
Conductors: Leitner, Ferdinand
Ensemble: Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Beethoven: Piano Concertos nos 1 & 3 / Michelangeli, Giulini

1 CD / Deutsche Grammophon / 1998-01-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 1 in C major, Op. 15; Concerto for Piano no 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Performers: Michelangeli, Arturo Benedetti
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria
Ensemble: Vienna Symphony Orchestra

25 Concerto Favorites

1 CD / Traditions Alive / 1997-07-22

Works: Antonio Vivaldi: Concerto for 2 Trumpets and Strings in D major; Chamber Concerto for Lute and 2 Violins in D major, RV 93; Concerto for Violin in F major, Op. 8 no 3/RV 293 "L'autunno"; Concerto for...
Performers: Alpenheim, Ilse von; Brendel, Alfred; Carroll, Edward; Gleisle, Walter; Harnoy, Ofra [Cello]; Kantorow, Jean-Jacques [Conductor/Violin]; Klien, Walter [Piano]; Lautenbacher, Suzanne; List, Eugene; Mi...
Conductors: Carroll, Edward; Kehr, Günter; Faerber, Jörg; Angerer, Paul; Reinhardt, Rolf; Reichert, Hubert; Dorati, Antal; Maag, Peter; Kunzel, Erich; Kuntsch, Matthias; Wagner, Robert; Susskind, Walte...
Ensemble: ; Cincinnati Pops Orchestra; Concerto Rotterdam; Innsbruck Symphony Orchestra; Luxembourg Radio/Television Symphony Orchestra; Southwest German Chamber Orchestra; St. Louis Symphony Orchestra; Vienna...

25 Beethoven Favorites

1 CD / Traditions Alive / 1996-10-03

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Egmont Overture, Op. 84A; Symphony no 5 in C minor, Op. 67; Sonata for Piano no 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein"; Sonata for Piano no 14 in C sharp minor, Op. 27/2 "Moonlight";...
Performers: Berry, George; Brendel, Alfred; Flissler, Eileen; Hokanson, Leonard; Klien, Walter; Lautenbacher, Suzanne; Rose, Jerome; Silfies, George; Simon, Abbey; Woodhams, Richard
Conductors: Nanut, Anton; Schonzeler, Hans-Hubert; Reichert, Hubert; Semkov, Jerzy; Wallberg, Heinz; Mehta, Zubin; Gielen, Michael; Skrowaczewski, Stanislaw; Lizzio, Alberto
Ensemble: Berlin Symphony Orchestra; Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra; Ljubljana Radio Symphony Orchestra; Ljubljana Symphony Orchestra; London Festival Orchestra; Minnesota Orchestra; St. Louis Symphony Chorus; ...

Hindemith: Symphonie Mathis der Maler; Beethoven / Karajan

1 CD / Orfeo / 1990-09-27

Works: Paul Hindemith: Symphony "Mathis der Maler"; Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony no 7 in A major, Op. 92
Conductors: Karajan, Herbert von
Ensemble: Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Beethoven: Symphony no 3, etc / Klemperer, Vienna Symphony

1 CD / Orfeo / 1990-09-27

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Coriolan Overture in C minor, Op. 62; Symphony no 3 in E flat major, Op. 55 "Eroica"
Conductors: Klemperer, Otto
Ensemble: Vienna Symphony Orchestra

Beethoven: Piano Concerto no 5 / Michelangeli, Giulini

1 CD / HBDirect Import / 1987-11-02

Works: Ludwig van Beethoven: Concerto for Piano no 5 "Emperor"
Performers: Michelangeli, Arturo Benedetti
Conductors: Giulini, Carlo Maria
Ensemble: Vienna Symphony Orchestra

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There has, over the years, been mixed reactions to Michelangeli's Beethoven. He was a most perplexing artist, perplexing because he liked to...continue...