Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in C major, Op. 15

Largo


  • Recorded: 2nd June 1956
  • Record Place: The Smetana Hall of Municipal House, Prague
  • First Release: 2010
  • (P) 2010 Český rozhlas
  • Genre: Chamber Music

Artists

  • music by: Ludwig van Beethoven
  • piano: Sviatoslav Richter
  • conductor: Karel Ančerl
  • musical group: Czech Philharmonic Orchestra

Album

Sviatoslav Richter, Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Karel Ančerl

Beethoven: Piano Concertos. Russian Masters

Catalogue Number: SU 4020-2
Published: 12th March 2010
Genre: Chamber Music
Format: 1 CD
Sviatoslav Richter / Beethoven - Piano Concertos Nos 1 and 3 / LIVE
Ludwig van Beethoven - Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15 (rec. 1956)
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37 (rec. 1962)

Sviatoslav Richter - piano, Czech Philharmonic / Karel Ančerl

All of Sviatoslav Richter's concert appearances in Prague, from his 1950 Prague Spring performance of Mozart's Piano Concerto No. 20 in D Minor, to his 1993 performance of the Grieg concerto, were highlights of Prague's musical life. Richter, however, enjoyed traveling to small cities, often playing on instruments whose quality would be simply unacceptable for many of today's musical stars. His concerts were generally completely sold out and offered his listeners an extraordinary musical experience regardless of the venue or quality of the instrument. The ability to surpise his audiences again and again was an inborn part of his personality. Under his fingers, pieces played a hundred times could suddenly take unexpected turns, as evidenced by both of the Beethoven concertos on this album (Concerto No. 1,
recorded at Prague Spring on June 2, 1956, and Concerto No. 3, recorded on June 21, 1962) with the Czech Philharmonic and Karel Ančerl.

These sensitively remastered recordings show Richter as a musician whose respect for stylistic purity never impeded his fascinating freedom of interpretation and inspiration.
Ludwig van Beethoven
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
1. Allegro con brio 16:16
2. Largo 10:17
3. Rondo. Allegro scherzando 08:51
Ludwig van Beethoven
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
4. Allegro con brio 16:40
5. Largo 09:20
6. Rondo. Allegro 09:01