Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) - Die fünf Klavierkonzerte; Fantasie für Klavier, Chor und Orchester, Op. 80 (1988) Cover Front Album Composer Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy Orchestra / Ensemble I The Cleveland Orchestra Length 198:46 Format CD Genre Concerto; Piano Concerto Chorus I Cleveland Orchestra Chorus Chorus Master Robert Page Index 75 Out of Print Yes Musicians Soloist Ashkenazy; Credits Producer Andrew Cornall Label Decca Track List Die fünf Klavierkonzerte 65:17 01 Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15: I. Allegro con brio 14:15 02 Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15: II. Largo 11:46 03 Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15: III. Rondo: Allegro scherzando 09:03 04 Piano Concerto No. 2 in B Flat Major, Op. 19: I. Allegro con brio 13:38 05 Piano Concerto No. 2 in B Flat Major, Op. 19: II. Adagio 10:04 06 Piano Concerto No. 2 in B Flat Major, Op. 19: III. Rondo: Molto allegro 06:31 Die fünf Klavierkonzerte 72:24 01 Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37: I. Allegro con brio 17:29 02 Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37: II. Largo 10:24 03 Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37: III. Rondo: Allegro 09:25 04 Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58: I. Allegro moderato 19:51 05 Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58: II. Andante con moto 05:19 06 Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58: III. Rondo: Vivace 09:56 Die fünf Klavierkonzerte; Fantasie für Klavier, Chor und Orchester, Op. 80 61:05 01 Piano Concerto No. 5 in E Flat Major, Op. 73, "Emperor": I. Allegro 21:13 02 Piano Concerto No. 5 in E Flat Major, Op. 73, "Emperor": II. Adagio un poco mosso 08:09 03 Piano Concerto No. 5 in E Flat Major, Op. 73, "Emperor": III. Rondo: Allegro 11:11 04 Fantasia for Piano, Chorus and Orchestra in C Minor, Op. 80 20:32 Personal Purchase Date 2/1/1998 Value $51.00 Store BMG Condition 100% Librettist Christoph Kuffner Nationality German Language German Period Classical Details Studio Masonic Auditorium, Cleveland Catalog Number 421 718-2 Live No Recording Date 4/1/1986 Spars DDD Reissue No Sound Stereo Notes Vladimir Ashkenazy: Piano Mary Shearer: Soprano Teresa Cash: Soprano D'Anna Fortunato: Contralto Jon Garrison: Tenor Terry Cooke: Baritone Martin Horning: Baritone Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15: Dedicated to Princess Barbara Odescalchi. Composed 1795. Piano Concerto No. 2 in B Flat Major, Op. 19: Dedicated to Carl Nokolas von Nickelsberg. Written between 1787 and 1798. Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37: Dedicated to Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia. Premiered April 5, 1803 during a concert that saw premieres of the Symphony No. 2 and Christ on the Mount of Olives. Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58: Dedicated to Archduke Rudolph of Austria. Premiered by Beethoven in March 1807 at the palace of Prince Lobkowitz. First public performance: December 22, 1808, Vienna, Theater-an-der-Wien. Piano Concerto No. 5 in E Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor": Dedicated to Archduke Rudolph of Austria. Public premiere: Leipzig, November 28, 1811. Choral Fantasy, Op. 80: Dedicated to King Maximilian Joseph of Bavaria. Much of text probably written by Beethoven.