Brought together on 5 CDs, the complete Beethoven concertos in performances by great artists and orchestras. In addition to the well-known works — with Daniel Barenboim, Anne-Sophie Mutter, Herbert von Karajan, Yo-Yo Ma, Maurizio Pollini, and others — this specially priced box-set includes rare early works and the piano arrangement of the Violin Concerto. An essential compendium.
Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15
Maurizio Pollini (piano)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Eugen Jochum
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19
Maurizio Pollini (piano)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Eugen Jochum
Rondo in B flat major, Anh. 6
Sviatoslav Richter (piano)
Wiener Symphoniker, Kurt Sanderling
Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
Maurizio Pollini (piano)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
Maurizio Pollini (piano)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm
Romance cantabile Hess 13
Patrick Gallois (flute), Pascal Gallois (bassoon) & Myung-Whun Chung (piano and conductor)
Philharmonia Orchestra
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 'Emperor'
Maurizio Pollini (piano)
Wiener Philharmoniker, Karl Böhm
Triple Concerto for Piano, Violin, and Cello in C major, Op. 56
Mark Zeltser (piano), Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin) & Yo-Yo Ma (cello)
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 61
Anne-Sophie Mutter (violin)
Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert von Karajan
Violin Concerto Movement in C major, WoO 5
Gidon Kremer (violin)
London Symphony Orchestra, Emil Tchakarov
Romances Nos. 1 & 2 for violin and orchestra
Gil Shaham (violin)
Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
Piano Concerto in D major, arranged by the composer after the Violin Concerto, Op. 61a
Daniel Barenboim (piano and conductor)
English Chamber Orchestra
Piano Concerto in E flat major, WoO 4
Lidia Grychtolowna (piano)
Folkwang-Kammerorchester, Heinz Dressel