Beethoven Piano Concertos - The Musikverein Cycle

Rudolf Buchbinder, one of the greatest Beethoven interpreters of our time. This recording project of the 5 Beethoven Piano Concertos was a long-cherished dream for him. 5 Conductors he worked with very closely over the last decades and “their” orchestras play with him one of the famous Piano Concertos of Ludwig van Beethoven live in the Musikverein Wien. With all the participants Rudolf Buchbinder had a long musical partnership and friendship. 4 of the concertos of this cycle could happen in Vienna. One of the, the concerto with Staatskapelle Dresden and Christian Thielemann had to be recorded in Dresden. The result is an unbelievable recording of the Concertos with an absolute dream line-up: the Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann, the Münchner Philharmoniker, Valery Gergiev, the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Andris Nelsons, the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Mariss Jansons (in his last live-recording) and the Wiener Philharmoniker with Riccardo Muti.

Tracklist:

CD 1

Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, op. 15

Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Andris Nelsons

Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, op. 19

Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Mariss Jansons

CD 2

Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, op. 37

Münchner Philharmoniker, Valery Gergiev

Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, op. 58

Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann

CD 3

Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, op. 73 “Emperor”

Wiener Philharmoniker, Riccardo Muti