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Beethoven, L. Van: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Piano Concerto in E-Flat Major, Woo 4 / Rondo in B-Flat Major

12/30/2009, 7 Tracks, 58:05

Featuring

  • Andrew Parrott
  • Ronald Brautigam
  • Norrköpings Symfoniorkester
  • Ludwig van Beethoven

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Recording & Production

The Norrköping Symphony Orchestra records in the Louis De Geer Concert Hall, a former paper mill adapted for their requirements and widely regarded as Sweden's most beautiful concert venue.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

The original autograph score for Beethoven's early concerto (WoO 4) is lost, and it remained unpublished at the time of its composition.

Source: Booklet

Performer Biography

Ronald Brautigam, one of Holland's leading musicians, was awarded the Nederlandse Muziekprijs in 1984, the highest Dutch musical award.

Source: Booklet

Composer Biography

Beethoven made his public debut at age seven in Cologne on March 26, 1778, playing various unspecified 'concertos and trios'.

Source: Booklet

Composition History

Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 2 (Opus 19) had a very long period of gestation and revision, with at least seven distinct stages identified before its final form.

Source: Booklet

Composer's Artistic Vision

Beethoven intentionally withheld his best concertos from publication for a time, stating, 'Musical policy demands that one should keep the best concertos to oneself for a time.'

Source: Booklet

Interpretation

For this recording, Ronald Brautigam chose to place the piano without a lid in the middle of the orchestra to create a more interactive, chamber-musical intimacy.

Source: Booklet

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