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Piano Concertos - Beethoven [Box set]

~ Wilhelm Kempff (Artist), Berliner Philharmoniker (Artist), Ferdinand Leitner (Artist)
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Product details

  • 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)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 34,777 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

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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3 of 3 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 74 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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4.0 out of 5 stars Magical, 10 Jun 2009
By Mr. D. A. Littlewood (UK) - See all my reviews
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One of the great sets. There are other ways of playing this music but no-one has ever matched Wilhelm Kempff in terms of magic, unless it was Kempff himself in his earlier set. Here is playing of the highest order, superbly accompanied. Kempff plays his own cadenzas, which upsets some people, but why not? You can get Beethoven's own on other sets. Worth a place in anyone's library for the sheer originality of the playing.
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