Beethoven: Symphony No. 8 & Concerto for Piano after the Violin Concerto (Resound Collection, Vol. 6)
5/11/2018, 7 Tracks, 1:03:23
Featuring
Martin Haselböck
Gottlieb Wallisch
Orchester Wiener Akademie
Ludwig van Beethoven
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Historical Context
The Ceremonial Hall of the Austrian Academy of Sciences, where this album was recorded, hosted Beethoven's charity concerts in 1813 for soldiers wounded at the Battle of Hanau.
Performer Biography
Gottlieb Wallisch, the pianist on this album, made his debut in Vienna's Golden Hall at age twelve and performed Beethoven's Fifth Piano Concerto with Sinfonia Varsovia at seventeen, launching his international career.
Recording & Production
This recording of Beethoven's Eighth Symphony was made in the Banquet Hall of the Academy of Sciences, a venue where Beethoven's orchestral works were performed during his lifetime.
Performer Biography
Martin Haselböck, the conductor, founded the Orchester Wiener Akademie in 1985, an ensemble recognized for its period-instrument performances of Classical and Romantic music.
Instruments
The fortepiano used on this recording is a Franz Bayer instrument from Vienna, circa 1825, featuring a Viennese action and four pedals.
Interpretation
The RESOUND Beethoven project aims to perform Beethoven's symphonies and concertos in the original Viennese venues where they were first played during his lifetime.
Composition History
Beethoven's Piano Concerto Op. 61a is his own arrangement of his Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61, and was published at least six months before the violin original.
