https://www.gramophone.co.uk/features/article/the-best-recordings-of-beethoven-s-piano-concerto-no-5-emperor
Sokolov at age 35 , live . Not as satisfying for me as others, but well worth the listen :orchestra it's not easy to find enough time to rehearse, or to find an orchestra which is interested in the final product and not looking at their watch. It's also not easy with conductors, because you must find the combination of a very good musician
Beethoven, Concerto pour piano en mi bémol majeur opus 73
Grigory Sokolov, piano
Orchestre philharmonique de Leningrad dir. par Mariss Jansons
Concert donné le donné le 23 mai 1985 au Palais des congrès, à Paris
https://www.francemusique.fr/emissions/le-meilleur-des-concerts-radio-france/grigory-sokolov-j-1-h-30-38369
Per Wiki, Sokolov in a 2006 interview with Jessica Duchen :
“Sokolov has significantly reduced the number of his concerto performances, for the following reason: ' It's very simple. For piano is written an ocean of music, and during your lifetime you are not able to play even a small part of it. Then with
Recent article by Peter Gutmann about “Emperor “ , reviewing several recordings :
http://www.classicalnotes.net/classics6/emperor.html
On Monday, October 31, 2022 at 3:15:50 PM UTC-7, gggg gggg wrote:
https://www.gramophone.co.uk/features/article/the-best-recordings-of-beethoven-s-piano-concerto-no-5-emperor
As usual, the Gramophoney is full of it!
There are at least a dozen recorded
performances of Der kaiser that are
MUCH "better" than those shortlisted
by the Gramophoney.
For starters, listen to this one:
https://www.dropbox.com/sh/79ynibqxa60m9uw/AABDz6oZ1LjoQyXQ2vjJEJWja?dl=0
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