{"product_id":"beethoven-complete-concertos-kovacevich-krebbers-concertgebouw-orch-lso","title":"BEETHOVEN: Complete Concertos - Kovacevich, Grumiaux, Arrau, Szeryng, Krebbers, Concertgebouw Orch, LSO (4 CDs)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/files\/ABOUT_THIS_RECORDING_W._WORLD_2_e41329ea-b9a9-4e85-9c74-e4ca06232094_480x480.png?v=1597936917\" alt=\"\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\" data-mce-src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/files\/ABOUT_THIS_RECORDING_W._WORLD_2_e41329ea-b9a9-4e85-9c74-e4ca06232094_480x480.png?v=1597936917\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike the Beethoven symphonies, his concertos form a cornerstone of the standard classical repertoire and collected together here, on four discs, are all his major concertos in stellar performances. From the Haydnesque first concertos, to the serene calm, poise and beauty of the Fourth Piano Concerto and the Violin Concerto, to the swagger of the Fifth (‘Emperor’), these are undisputed masterpieces all. The performances are all critically acclaimed – the Kovacevich\/Davis partnership in the Piano Concertos, Krebbers and Haitink in the Violin Concerto and Grumiaux in the two Romances, slow movements in search of a full-length concerto, if you will, dating from c.1798-1801. By way of a curiosity is added the Piano Concerto in E flat, WoO 4, which has come down to us only in sketch form and is reconstructed by Willi Hess. Also included is Beethoven’s ‘tribute’ to the Baroque concerto grosso in the form of his Triple Concerto, with Arrau, Szeryng and Starker as the stellar soloists.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/files\/WORKS_WITH_GLOBE_1_7927fcc1-9689-41eb-ba92-129813efac37_480x480.png?v=1595264456\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBEETHOVEN\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePiano Concertos Nos. 1-5\u003cbr\u003eStephen Kovacevich, piano\u003cbr\u003eLondon Symphony Orchestra\u003cbr\u003eSir Colin Davis\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePiano Concerto in E flat major, WoO 4( reconstr. by Willy Hess)\u003cbr\u003eLidia Grychtolowna, piano\u003cbr\u003eFolkwang-Kammerorchester\u003cbr\u003eHeinz Dressel\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eViolin Concerto\u003cbr\u003eHerman Krebbers, violin\u003cbr\u003eRoyal Concertgebouw Orchestra\u003cbr\u003eBernard Haitink\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eViolin Romances Nos. 1 \u0026amp; 2\u003cbr\u003eArthur Grumiaux, violin\u003cbr\u003eRoyal Concertgebouw Orchestra\u003cbr\u003eBernard Haitink\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTriple Concerto\u003cbr\u003eClaudio Arrau, piano\u003cbr\u003eHenryk Szeryng, violin\u003cbr\u003eJanos Starker, cello\u003cbr\u003eNew Philharmonia Orchestra\u003cbr\u003eEliahu Inbal\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DECCA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32340434419799,"sku":"028948059461","price":42.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0067\/4660\/3571\/products\/00028948059461-cover.jpg?v=1599750235","url":"https:\/\/classicselectworld.com\/de-de\/products\/beethoven-complete-concertos-kovacevich-krebbers-concertgebouw-orch-lso","provider":"ClassicSelect World","version":"1.0","type":"link"}