Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 4

Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 4

Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 4
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Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven
Conductor: Christoph Eschenbach
Orchestra: Orchestre de l'Opéra de Paris
Orchestra: Paris Orchestra
Performer: Lang Lang
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2007-05-08
Music Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Soundtracks:
  1. Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15: 1. Allegro con brio
  2. Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15: 2. Largo
  3. Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15: 3. Rondo. Allegro
  4. Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58: 1. Allegro moderato
  5. Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58: 2. Andante con moto
  6. Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58: 3. Rondo. Vivace

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Free Music Review: My Lang Lang weekend, Pt. 2- No disappointment here!
Hit: 5 Stars

I received this disc of Beethoven piano concertos by Lang Lang on the same day as his Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No. 2; Paganini Rhapsody, and listened to both for the first time this weekend. Like many, I was disappointed by the Rachmaninov Piano Ct. No. 2 with Valery Gergiev, but this compact disc, featuring Ludwig Von Beethoven's Piano Cts. Nos. 1 & 4, with the young Chinese star and Christoph Eschenbach directing the Orchestre de Paris, is a pleasing success that vividly shows that abundant potential that Lang Lang possess.
Where he was lackluster & showed little decisiveness in the Rach. #2, he plays with verve & focus on this Beethoven cd. His playing is more sharp & expressive here than on the Rachmaninov concerto; Lang Lang really seems to be enjoying himself with Beethoven. Much credit goes to Eschenbach, who proves a much better collaborator for the young virtuoso than Gergiev. Being a brilliant pianist himself, Maestro Eschenbach seems much better attuned to the sensibilities of his superstar in the making.
Technically speaking, Lang Lang is excellent on this Beethoven release, which should go a long way to cementing a stellar reputation that up to this point, perhaps, he has not quite deserved. With further seasoning & more experience under his belt, Lang Lang should easily find acceptance as one of the finest pianists of his time. With more performances like this disc of Beethoven's first & fourth piano concertos, I'm sure he will.
Perhaps five stars is just a shade indulgent given the pianist's youth & inexperience, but I really did enjoy this one and given a fair & open-minded airing, I'm sure other listeners will also.
Highly recommended, with no reservations! There are no disappointments here!
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Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 4 Poster

Lang Lang delivers his first-ever Beethoven recording, a stunning reading of the extensive Concerto no. 4 and the jubilant Concerto no. 1. Even though he has performed this repertoire extensively in concert, Lang Lang waited for the perfect moment and the perfect team to record his first pair of concertos from these milestones of piano repertoire When Lang Lang embarked on his international career, Christoph Eschenbach became one of his first and most enthusiastic proponents - and a mentor and close friend ever since, Eschenbach was the ideal collaborator for Lang Lang's first Beethoven recording. Nimbly supported by Eschenbach's superb Orchestre de Paris, with its tradition of having been the first orchestra ever in France to perform music by Beethoven, Lang Lang's performance gives further proof as to why he is one of today's most acclaimed pianists
What a beautiful recording! Perhaps the most exciting thing about Lang Lang's playing is that when he plays softly and lyrically, he doesn't sound as if he's holding back; when he opts to stomp and yell, it sounds equally natural. The First Concerto is played with lightness and bounce in the outer movements and is as tuneful as imaginable in the stunning second movement's Largo. The Fourth Concerto is a whole other matter ? mature Beethoven ? and Lang rises easily to the occasion, playing with potency and handsome tone. The first movement makes us sit and admire his skill, and he is poetic and sensitive in the second movement. It would have been easy for him to run away with the final movement in a blaze of virtuosity, but he sticks to its classical outlines. These are superb performances, and the sonics are gloriously rich. --Robert Levine

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