You’re one of the greatest guitarists of all time. You want a song that really shows what you can do. You want a tune that demonstrates why you’re considered a Rock God. You want a song like “Voodoo ...

Beethoven: Piano Concertos 1-5 Maurizio Pollini, piano, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Claudio Abbado, conductor (DG, 3 discs) Recorded live at the Berlin Philharmonie in 1992-93, Maurizio Pollini’s ...

Beethoven composed several concertos during his teens – the piano score of a complete concerto in E flat dating from 1784 is the only one to have survived. But it is the five piano concertos he wrote ...

Stormy, emotionally charged harmonic shifts. Flowing classical lyricism interrupted by lightning bolt chords. Propulsive rhythmic themes swept along by avalanches of rapid scales and arpeggios.

The Music No. 5 is the last of Beethoven’s piano concertos, and the grandest. Ever the innovator, Beethoven begins with flourishes on the piano, which however falls silent until it re-enters in ...

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 Andrew Manze, Conductor Berlin German Symphony Orchestra Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Martin Helmchen, Piano Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 5, 'Emperor' ...

Five concertos, four concerts and three cities. It was quite a weekend for the New Jersey Symphony and pianist Inon Barnatan. Hearing—or playing—one of Beethoven’s piano concertos in a given day or ...

Beethoven completed five piano concertos in under 20 years, earning considerable amounts of money by performing them himself in concert. Celebrated Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes has performed the ...

St Petersburg-born and London-based, Sudbin brings delicacy and crystalline articulation to these concertos, creating a sense of classical grace rather than romantic scale. This is not barnstorming ...