Lang Lang, Andris Nelson, Gewandhausorchester - Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 'Emperor' & Piano Sonata No. 31 CD
More than two centuries after they were written, Beethoven’s Piano Concertos remain endlessly open to discovery. Lang Lang first recorded Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 4 in 2007 and has since performed all five concertos many times. He now returns to these masterworks to record the complete cycle in the studio for the first time, reflecting decades of performance, encounters with other great musicians, and a deepened understanding of Beethoven’s musical language. Together with Andris Nelsons and the Gewandhausorchester, Lang Lang brings this perspective into dialogue with the orchestra’s extraordinary Beethoven tradition. The concertos are complemented by the composer’s final Piano Sonata No. 31, which has special personal significance for Lang Lang: he performed it at his audition for the Curtis Institute of Music, making this recording a return not only to Beethoven, but also to his own musical beginnings.
This 1CD edition features Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5, "Emperor" and Piano Sonata No. 31, Op. 110, plus two additional piano arrangements.
Tracklist:
1. Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 “Emperor” – I. Allegro
2. Piano Concerto No. 5 – II. Adagio un poco moto
3. Piano Concerto No. 5 – III. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo
4. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110 – I. Moderato cantabile, molto espressivo
5. Piano Sonata No. 31 – II. Allegro molto
6. Piano Sonata No. 31 – III. Adagio ma non troppo – Fuga. Allegro ma non troppo
7. Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 – II. Allegretto, arranged by Asiya Korepanova for piano
8. “Ode to Joy”, arranged by Peter Schindler for piano from Symphony No. 9
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