Beethoven: Concerto pour piano No. 1 & Symphonie No. 5

Featuring

Enrique Mazzola
Cédric Tiberghien
Orchestre national d`Île-de-France
Ludwig van Beethoven

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Composer's Artistic Vision

Beethoven used the piano concerto genre to establish himself as both a pianist and a composer, carefully crafting his early works in this form.

Interpretation

The performers aimed to strip away overly Romantic interpretations of Beethoven's concertos, focusing on the raw text and the composer's clear musical and expressive intent.

Interpretation

Conductor Enrique Mazzola chose a reduced number of players for Beethoven's Fifth Symphony and a "raw" reading of the score, aiming to eliminate additions from performance traditions.

Performer Biography

Enrique Mazzola, the Italian conductor, has been the music director and principal conductor of the Orchestre national d'Île-de-France since 2012.

Composer Biography

Beethoven reworked his early concertos multiple times, often integrating new elements that arose during his public improvisations as a virtuoso pianist.

Recording & Production

This album is the fourth recording by Enrique Mazzola with the Orchestre national d'Île-de-France, celebrating their work on Beethoven's five piano concertos.

Performer Biography

Pianist Cédric Tiberghien has a repertoire of over sixty concertos and has collaborated with prestigious orchestras worldwide, including the Cleveland Orchestra and Boston Symphony Orchestra.