Beethoven: Piano Concerto No 2, Triple Concerto

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LSO Live celebrates the 90th birthday of one of the conducting world’s greats, Bernard Haitink.

Few artists have a deeper understanding of the music of Beethoven than the celebrated Dutch conductor, who is known for his mastery of the great symphonic repertoire. This album focuses on Haitink's interpretations of Beethoven's concerto writing, coupling a new recording of Piano Concerto No 2 by Maria João Pires with a virtuosic performance of the Triple Concerto by Lars Vogt, Gordan Nikolitch and Tim Hugh, which was originally made alongside Haitink's now iconic cycle of the composer's complete symphonies.


Composer Beethoven
Conductor Bernard Haitink
Performers London Symphony Orchestra
Soloists Maria João Pires, Gordan Nikolitch, Tim Hugh, Lars Vogt

Piano concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19
1. I. Allegro con brio
2. II. Adagio
3. III. Rondo. Molto allegro


Triple Concerto in C Major for Piano, Violin, and Cello, Op. 56
4. I. Allegro
5. II. Largo
6. III. Rondo alla polacca

Release date 1 March 2019
LSO0745-D | 0822231174561


Producer James Mallinson
Engineers Classic Sound Ltd
Recorded 26-27 November 2005 (Triple Concerto), 17 & 21 February 2013 (Piano Concerto No. 2)in the Barbican Hall, London


FLAC - 24bit 96kHz - Compatible with Windows and Android devices
MP3 - 320kbps - Universal compatibility

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Reviews

Pires gave the Beethoven with a directness and confidence that were of a piece with Haitink’s own contribution. But Pires packs a big keyboard personality in that small frame, and the vigorous clarity of her articulation was the stand-out characteristic.

- The Guardian

Enter Maria João Pires, and suddenly the game is raised and it becomes apparent that what is being developed is something far from comfortable, and very special… I thought this was music-making of the highest quality.

- BachTrack

A revelatory account of the Beethoven

- Classical Source