Alexander Lonquich, Münchener Kammerorchester – Beethoven: The Piano Concertos (2024) [FLAC 24bit/96kHz]

Alexander Lonquich, Münchener Kammerorchester – Beethoven: The Piano Concertos (2024)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 02:55:47 minutes | 2,86 GB | Genre: Classical
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © ECM New Series

After a first appearance on ECM’s New Series with premiere recordings of Israeli composer Gideon Lewensohn’s works on Odradek (2002), two subsequent solo recitals plus a duo programme with violinist Caroline Widmann (2012), here pianist Alexander Lonquich, alongside the Munchener Kammerorchester, rises to a more extensive challenge, in performing the entirety of Beethoven’s piano concertos, programmed in chronological order. The pivotal works document the composer’s development over two decades, rendered in striking interpretations here. In his own detailed liner note, the German pianist calls these recordings a “very special experience, for performers and listeners alike. The usually common placement of the individual works in the context of a symphony concert all too often runs the risk of confirming and reinforcing what is already traditional, while this chronological order draws attention to stylistic leaps in the compositions and allows the listener to experience Beethoven’s development as the author of these outward-looking creations that illustrate his pianistic virtuosity between 1790 and 1809.” The concertos were captured at the Rathausprunksaal, Landshut in January 2022.

Tracklist:

1-01. Alexander Lonquich – Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 19: I. Allegro con brio (13:42)
1-02. Alexander Lonquich – Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 19: II. Adagio (08:22)
1-03. Alexander Lonquich – Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 19: III. Rondo. Molto allegro (06:10)
1-04. Alexander Lonquich – Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15: I. Allegro con brio (17:53)
1-05. Alexander Lonquich – Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15: II. Largo (10:05)
1-06. Alexander Lonquich – Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15: III. Rondo. Allegro scherzando (09:09)
1-07. Alexander Lonquich – Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37: I. Allegro con brio (17:04)
1-08. Alexander Lonquich – Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37: II. Largo (10:02)
1-09. Alexander Lonquich – Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37: III. Rondo. Allegro (09:26)
1-10. Alexander Lonquich – Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58: I. Allegro moderato (20:01)
1-11. Alexander Lonquich – Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58: II. Andante con moto (05:08)
1-12. Alexander Lonquich – Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58: III. Rondo. Vivace (10:03)
1-13. Alexander Lonquich – Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 “Emperor”: I. Allegro (20:44)
1-14. Alexander Lonquich – Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 “Emperor”: II. Adagio un poco mosso (07:11)
1-15. Alexander Lonquich – Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 “Emperor”: III. Rondo. Allegro (10:38)

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