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Beethoven: Concerto No.5/Rachmaninov: Concerto No.2

~ Ludwig van Beethoven (Composer), Sergey Rachmaninov (Composer), Fritz Reiner (Conductor), Chicago Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), Van Cliburn (Piano)
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  • Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra
  • Conductor: Fritz Reiner
  • Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven, Sergey Rachmaninov
  • Audio CD (1 May 1994)
  • SPARS Code: ADD
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: RCA
  • ASIN: B000003FN0
  • Other Editions: Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 73,453 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Song TitleArtist Time Price
Listen  1. Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat, Op. 73 "Emperor"/AllegroVan Cliburn20:04£2.69
Listen  2. Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat, Op. 73 "Emperor"/Adagio un poco mossoVan Cliburn 7:59£1.79
Listen  3. Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat, Op. 73 "Emperor"/Rondo: AllegroVan Cliburn 9:59£1.79
Listen  4. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18/Moderato; AllegroVan Cliburn10:57£1.79
Listen  5. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18/Adagio sostenutoVan Cliburn11:29£1.79
Listen  6. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C Minor, Op. 18/Allegro scherzandoVan Cliburn11:45£1.79

On this CD:
  1. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 5, 'Emperor' in E flat
    Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
    with Van Cliburn
    Conducted by Fritz Reiner

  2. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in C minor
    Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
    with Van Cliburn
    Conducted by Fritz Reiner

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5.0 out of 5 stars Likely to be a first choice., 26 Dec 2004
By John Austin "austinjr@bigpond.net.au" (Kangaroo Ground, Australia) - See all my reviews
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In the chancy business of recording piano concertos, there are so many requirements that it is rare to find a total success. Sometimes pianist and conductor are not in rapport. Aural balancing is sometimes faulty. Interpretation might be valid in parts but lacking in overall perception. The sound spectrum might be limited or distorted.

Several playings of this CD, kindly recommended by a Texas friend, leave me unable to fault it in any way. In the Rachmaninov, the outer movements proceed at an unhurried pace allowing both lyricism and excitement to register, with a poetic account of the second movement separating them. I cannot recall a performance so effective. So architecturally perfect is the Cliburn/Reiner account of the Beethoven "Emperor" Concerto (the one that pianists tell me is the more difficult of the two to play) that it would be misleading to point to any details. This is truly a great recording of the century.

The remastering of these Chicago recordings from the early 1960s is yet another total success.

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