Haydn / Beethoven: English Sonatas / Piano Concerto No. 2

Featuring

Dejan Lazić
Heribert Beissel
Klassische Philharmonie Bonn
Joseph Haydn
Ludwig van Beethoven

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Performer Biography

Dejan Lazic made his first recording at age 13, playing Mozart's Clarinet Concerto KV 622 and Piano Concerto KV 449 with the Solisti di Zagreb.

Performer Biography

Dejan Lazic, the pianist on this album, began his piano studies at age 7, clarinet studies at 9, and wrote his first compositions at age 10.

Interpretation

The liner notes suggest that the cadenza in a concerto is a free space for the soloist's personal inventiveness and improvisation, rather than a strictly prepared part.

Recording & Production

This album marks the successful debut of Pieter Wispelwey, a cellist who has collaborated with Dejan Lazic on other recordings, as a producer.

Recording & Production

This album features a live recording of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 2, captured in March 2002 at the Liederhalle in Stuttgart, Germany.

Recording & Production

The Haydn sonatas on this album were recorded in June 2002 at the Muziekcentrum Frits Philips in Eindhoven, The Netherlands.

Performer Biography

Dejan Lazic is also a composer, with his 'Conversazioni' for clarinet and viola played worldwide, and a string quartet composed for Mstislav Rostropovich's 70th birthday gala.