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Ludwig van Beethoven, Barry Wordsworth, Capella Istropolitana
Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4
Genre: Classical

Track Listings (6) - Disc #1
1. Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37: Allegro con brio
2. Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37: Largo
3. Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37: Rondo: Allegro
4. Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58: Allegro moderato
5. Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58: Andante con moto
6. Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58: Rondo: Vivace

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CD Details

All Artists: Ludwig van Beethoven, Barry Wordsworth, Capella Istropolitana, Stefan Vladar
Title: Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4
Members Wishing: 0
Total Copies: 1
Label: Naxos
Original Release Date: 1/1/1988
Re-Release Date: 2/5/1993
Genre: Classical
Styles: Forms & Genres, Concertos, Historical Periods, Classical (c.1770-1830), Instruments, Keyboard
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPCs: 730099512220, 4891030501225, 073009951222

CD Reviews

Most unsubtle

Leslie Richford | Selsingen, Lower Saxony | 10/05/2004

(2 out of 5 stars)

"I'm afraid I must add a resounding 'No!' to this most unsubtle of Beethovens which not even some fine piano playing by the young Stefan Vladar is able to save. The orchestra seems to want to cover its manifest weaknesses with sheer volume; the acoustics are so awful that I wondered for a while if the CD had been recorded in an empty swimming-bath rather than a concert hall; and the Bösendorfer grand piano is somehow superimposed on the orchestra in a way that makes it sound bigger than the whole orchestra, the balance between the instruments thus being totally ignored. A comparison with Melvyn Tan and the London Classical Players directed by Sir Roger Norrington showed that there is no comparison, i. e. Tan and co. are incomparably better."

Don't...

Mehmet Can El | Izmir, Turkey | 02/22/2004

(2 out of 5 stars)

"It is not the one you are looking for...The orchestra doesn't give you the feeling...the balance beetween the piano and the orchestra is not well done by the recording engineers...the piano performer is acceptable but it is not a beethoven recording...
I reccomend the one from Philips...the beethoven complete concertos vo.1 and vol.2 with Stephen Kovacevich - London Symphony - Sir Colin Davis...
The Only good thing about this recording is its price...performance nearly worths the price...M. Can EL"