For the Fourth Piano Concerto, the performers use piano 'variants' noted by Beethoven on the Josef Klumpar manuscript, which were not intended for publication and are rarely performed today.
Performer Biography
Gianluca Cascioli, the pianist, won the Umberto Micheli International Piano Competition in 1994 with a jury including Luciano Berio, Elliott Carter, Charles Rosen, and Maurizio Pollini.
Interpretation
The performers, Gianluca Cascioli and Riccardo Minasi, present a new, alternative version of the solo piano part for the Fourth Piano Concerto, based on newly deciphered handwritten annotations by Beethoven.
Interpretation
The recording uses a 'hybrid' instrumental ensemble, combining modern piano, strings, and woodwinds with natural brass instruments (with modern mouthpieces), natural trumpets (with holes), and period timpani, to achieve a specific balance.
Interpretation
The performers calibrated the dynamics to restore the balance of a period orchestra, even with a modern piano, because a fortepiano would not have produced enough volume to cover thematic lines played by the woodwinds.
Performer Biography
Riccardo Minasi, the conductor, is known for his research into historical musical sources, his energetic conducting style, and his unique musical vision.
Interpretation
This recording aims to present divergent interpretative possibilities of Beethoven's works, based on the performers' engagement with original sources over two decades.
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