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Piano Concertos - Beethoven [Box set]

~ Berliner Philharmoniker, Wilhelm Kempff
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  • Audio CD (13 Oct 1988)
  • SPARS Code: ADD
  • Number of Discs: 3
  • Format: Box set
  • Label: Decca (UMO)
  • ASIN: B000026DFH
  • Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
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Disc: 1
1. 1. Allegro con brio - Cadenza: Beethoven/Wilhelm Kempff
2. 2. Largo
3. 3. Rondo. Allegro scherzando - Cadenza: Wilhelm Kempff
4. 1. Allegro con brio - Cadenza: Wilhelm Kempff
5. 2. Adagio
6. 3. Rondo (Molto allegro)
Disc: 2
1. 1. Allegro con brio
2. 2. Largo
3. 3. Rondo. Allegro - Cadenza: Wilhelm Kempff
4. 1. Allegro moderato
5. 2. Andante con moto
6. 3. Rondo. Vivace - Cadenza: Wilhelm Kempff
Disc: 3
1. 1. Allegro
2. 2. Adagio un poco mosso
3. 3. Rondo (Allegro)
4. 1. Maestoso - Allegro con brio ed appassionato - Wilhelm Kempff
5. 2. Arietta (Adagio molto semplice e cantabile) - Wilhelm Kempff
On this CD:
  1. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in C
    Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
    with Wilhelm Kempff
    Conducted by Ferdinand Leitner

  2. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in B flat
    Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
    with Wilhelm Kempff
    Conducted by Ferdinand Leitner

  3. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in C minor
    Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
    with Wilhelm Kempff
    Conducted by Ferdinand Leitner

  4. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 4 in G
    Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
    with Wilhelm Kempff
    Conducted by Ferdinand Leitner

  5. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 5, 'Emperor' in E flat
    Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
    Performed by Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
    with Wilhelm Kempff
    Conducted by Ferdinand Leitner

  6. Piano Sonata No. 32 in C minor
    Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
    with Wilhelm Kempff

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars "Like a human being" (part 1), 31 Jan 2009
By J. Severidt "jornfin" (Rovaniemi, Finland) - See all my reviews
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Finnish composer Jean Sibelius once said to Wilhelm Kempff: "You do not play like a pianist. You play like a human being." That about sums it up. The 1st, 4th and (particularly) 5th Beethoven piano concert are the pinnacle of musical culture, as far as I am concerned. Nothing else (except for Beethoven's violin concert) moves me quite as deeply. At some point, I had six different recordings of the cycle; eventually I sold all but two: This one and the Brendel/ Rattle/ Vienna Philharmonics recording.
The Brendel is much newer, the sound quality is superior and Brendel brings out the drama in the 2nd movements fantastically. Still, this is the recording I play the most. (And that is in spite of the fact that recording quality matters a lot to me. This recording is not bad, but it doesn't quite match the latter one for dynamics and detail.)
This is Beethoven at his most human, and humane. And it is the more touching because of it.
A milestone, if ever there was one.

P.S.: This has been one of my most treasured possessions for years - but please don't buy it! DG has released these recordings again, restoring them with their "original image bit processing", and that is the release you want to get. It also includes Schneiderhan's reading of the violin concerto plus some other stuff. It sells under Beethoven: Complete Concertos Vol. 1 and 2.
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53 of 75 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars One of the reasons why classical music still exists ..., 18 Nov 2003
I was originally unsure whether or not to buy this box set, but I have never looked back since. This is another of the main reasons that Classical music is still so popular : Without Beethoven's music, classical music would probably have only tottered between "grandezza" and "frivoltà".
The Deutsche Grammophon Box Set is of a usual high standard with an interesting booklet.
A must for both beginners and experts.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Benchmark performances, 3 Mar 2009
By Chris Onions (Wolverhampton) - See all my reviews
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Beethoven's piano concertos are all masterpieces. It is only 4 & 5 that really break the Mozartian mould but all five are wonderful pieces of music in their own right. The early ones do sound rather like Mozart. So what. Is this a bad thing? We don't criticise Mozart for sounding like Mozart.

Although 5 is the grandest and probably still the most popular, my personal favourites are 3 & 4

The versions discussed are all good versions, by first-class pianists with excellent conductors and orchestras, which will undoubtedly give lots of listening pleasure.

I got to know Beethoven's piano concertos via Wilhelm Kempff's stereo cycle and via Stephen Kovacevich, and both remain benchmarks for me in different ways. In music you often fall in love with what you hear first and that's how it is for me.

Kempff's playing (on DG) is magical in all five as is Leitner's orchestral accompaniment with the Berlin Philharmonic. Kempff's style is essentially classical throughout so no bombast or overstatement but no awkwardness or ugliness. Evenness of quality throughout means every single moment of every movement is a pleasure to listen to. Still, some might find these performances lacking in the very last ounce of strength e.g. at the commencement of the recapitulation in 4/1 (see next paragraph). In 4/3 there is diamond precision and drama. The analogue recording is good - not just for the 1960's - good period.

Kovacevich and Davis on Philips. A different kind of magic - Kovacevich has all the ruggedness, strong contrasts and raw emotion that some might miss in Kempff. 4/1 is absolutely magnificent: compare the same moment at the start of the recapitulation, when the piano almost jumps out of the speakers - Kovacevich delivering Beethoven at his most noble and majestic. 4/3 however sounds too hard-driven for me by comparison with Kempff. Then again the slow movement in 3 is wonderfully played - the opening bars are very poignant and searching indeed. But in the slow movement in 5, the piano entry is too quiet - inaudible above the orchestral background. The quality is uneven then, but at their best these performances are unequalled and I would not be without them. Analogue recording is fine - better than Kempff unsurprisingly since recorded about ten years later.

Uchida and Sanderling also on Philips. Mitsuko Uchida's recordings of the Mozart piano sonatas and concertos both receive praise, although some find the concertos too prettified and insufficiently robust in her hands. This description might also be applied to Uchida's Beethoven - lovely playing from pianist and orchestra, but, more so than Kempff, lacking strength. Still there is plenty to enjoy all the way through, no shortage of drama, and some very fine moments e.g. the closing moments of 3/1 could hardly be played better - utterly spellbinding. Excellent digital recording.

Perahia and Haitink on CBS. In many ways with Perahia you get the best of both worlds, refinement and strength (plus digital recording). His magnificent piano playing has all the consistent sparkle of Kempff together with the wide dynamic range and dramatic contrasts of Kovacevich, matched all the way by Bernard Haitink and the Concertgebouw Orchestra. In all fairness these are probably the finest versions I know of all five concertos and I can strongly recommend them. Inevitably at times I think ah yes but Kempff does this or Kovacevich does that, but I am sure anyone coming to these concertos for the first time would easily find plenty to delight and fall in love with. Take for instance the last moments of 3/3 when the music modulates from minor to major...... Not to say that other versions aren't worth having......
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