LUDVIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827)

Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 15

36:50

in C major - in C-Dur - en ut majeur

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1

I

Allegro con brio

17:05

2

II

Largo

10:55

3

III

Rondo. Allegro

8:50

Piano Concerto No. 4, Op. 58

33:07

in G major - in G-Dur - en sol majeur

Seiner Hoheit dem Erzherzog Rudolph von Österreich untertänigst gewidmet

4

I

Allegro moderato

18:36

5

II

Andante con moto -

4:58

6

III

Rondo. Vivace - Presto

9:33

7

Rondo, WoO 6

10:14

in B flat major - in B-Dur - en si bémol majeur

Allegro - Andante - Tempo I - Presto

Piano Concerto No. 2, Op. 19

28:44

in B flat major - in B-Dur - en si bémol majeur

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8

I

Allegro con brio

13:58

9

II

Adagio

8:39

10

III

Rondo. Molto allegro

6:07

Piano Concerto No. 5, Op. 73 'Emperor'

37:30

in E flat major - in Es-Dur - en mi bémol majeur

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11

I

Allegro

19:42

12

II

Adagio un poco mosso -

7:37

13

III

Rondo. Allegro

10:11

14

Beethoven and Mozart: An Obsession?

12:40

A talk by Howard Shelley

Piano Concerto No. 3, Op. 37

34:50

in C minor - in c-Moll - en ut mineur

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15

I

Allegro con brio

16:30

16

II

Largo

9:24

17

III

Rondo. Allegro - Presto

8:56

Piano Concerto, Op. 61

43:19

in D major - in D-Dur - en ré majeur

Arranged by the composer from the Violin Concerto

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18

I

Allegro, ma non troppo

23:29

19

II

Larghetto -

10:00

20

III

Rondo. (Allegro)

9:50

21

Fantasia, Op. 80

18:31

in C minor - in c-Moll - en ut mineur

for Piano, Chorus, and Orchestra

Kathryn McGuckin soprano

Gillene Herbert soprano

Hazel Croft mezzo-soprano

Paul Rendall tenor

Paul Gibson baritone

Dean Robinson bass

Adagio - Finale. Allegro - Meno allegro - Allegro molto - Adagio, ma non troppo- Marcia, assai vivace - Allegro - Allegretto, ma non troppo (quasi Andante con moto) - Presto

premiere recording

Piano Concerto, WoO 4

24:59

in E flat major - in Es-Dur - en mi bémol majeur

Orchestration and accompaniment reconstructed and recreated by Howard Shelley

22

I

Allegro moderato

9:57

23

II

Larghetto

7:36

24

III

Rondo. (Allegro ma non troppo)

7:26

Triple Concerto, Op. 56

33:51

in C major - in C-Dur - en ut majeur

for Piano, Violin, Cello, and Orchestra

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25

I

Allegro - Più allegro

16:58

26

II

Largo -

4:59

27

III

Rondo alla Polacca - Allegro

12:04

Tasmin Little violin

Tim Hugh cello

Howard Shelley pianist

6-8 September 2010, 20 and 21 June, and 12-14 July 2011