Beethoven, L. Van: Piano Concertos, Vol. 3 (Biret) - No. 5, "Emperor" / Choral Fantasy
9/29/2009, 4 Tracks, 1:02:41
Featuring
Antoni Wit
Idil Biret
Özgecan Gençer
Gülben Özışık Çayan
Sema Baysal
Can Serhat Saygi
Ethem Demir
Ali Sinan Gülşen
Bilkent Symphony Orchestra
State Choir Turkey
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Performer Biography
Idil Biret, the pianist on this album, began playing piano at age three and studied at the Paris Conservatoire under Nadia Boulanger, graduating at fifteen with three first prizes.
Composition History
The Choral Fantasia, Op. 80, was chosen to be the final item to follow the Fifth Symphony in the same key, and is often compared to the Ninth Symphony.
Composition History
Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5, Op. 73, known as the "Emperor" Concerto, was finished by the end of 1809.
Critical Reception
The audience at the first public performance of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 reacted with such enthusiasm that the press reported they could "hardly content itself with the ordinary expressions of recognition and enjoyment."
Compositional Technique
Beethoven's "Emperor" Concerto marks a departure from his classical period into the Romantic era, with dramatic clashes between solo piano and orchestra.
Performer Biography
Antoni Wit, the conductor on this album, studied conducting and composition in Kraków and continued his studies with Nadia Boulanger in Paris.
Composition History
The first public performance of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 was given by Johann Schneider at the close of 1810.
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