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BEETHOVEN, L. van: Piano Concertos, Vol. 3 (Biret) - No. 5, "Emperor" / Choral Fantasy (Biret Beethoven Edition, Vol. 11) |
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Composer: |
Ludwig van Beethoven |
Artist: |
Idil Biret, Vladimir Horowitz, Stefan Vladar, Edwin Fischer, Walter Gieseking, Artur Schnabel, Benno Moiseiwitsch, Claire Rutter, Alfred Brendel, Clifford Curzon, Shura Cherkassky, Olli Mustonen, John Ogdon, Peter Hoare, Stephen Gadd, Leon McCawley, Peter Rosel, Dieter Zechlin, Ozgecan Gencer, Gulben Ozisik Cayan, Sema Baysal, Can Serhat Saygi, Ethem Demir, Ali Sinan Gulsen, Julian Davies |
Conductor: |
Malcolm Sargent, Pierre Boulez, Olli Mustonen, Zubin Mehta, Rafael Kubelik, Kurt Sanderling, Fritz Reiner, Jascha Horenstein, Bruno Walter, Ronald Zollman, Antoni Wit, Barry Wordsworth, Wilhelm Furtwangler, Bernard Haitink, George Szell, Hilary Davan Wetton, Wilfried Boettcher, Claus Peter Flor |
Choir: |
London Philharmonic Choir, City of London Choir, Stuttgart Lehrergesangverein, Turkish State Polyphonic Chorus |
Orchestra: |
Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Stuttgart Philharmonic Orchestra, BBC Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Orchestra, Capella Istropolitana, London Philharmonic Orchestra, Berlin Symphony Orchestra, RCA Victor Symphony Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Tapiola Sinfonietta, Bilkent Symphony Orchestra, BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra, Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, BBC Northern Symphony Orchestra |
Lyricist: |
Christoph Johann Anton Kuffner |
Label: |
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Catalogue No.: |
8.571261 |
Format: |
CD |
Barcode: |
747313126170 |
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“Biret grasps the size of Beethoven’s style. The polyphony is laid out in a relaxed way with little indulgence in point making. She keeps the big line and yet is thankfully sparing in her use of fortissimos. The piano tone is sumptuous. Biret’s gentle and almost sensuous sonorities are really captivating. One is reminded that her mentor has been Wilhelm Kempff.” GRAMOPHONE
“Idil Biret gives an impressive performance. A supreme mastery of tempi, sonorities, polyphony and technique permits Biret—a disciple of Alfred Cortot—to embrace all the moods of Beethoven and gives her playing a symphonic depth rarely heard until now.” LE NOUVEL OBSERVATEUR
“Idil Biret has recently recorded Liszt’s transcriptions of Beethoven’s nine Symphonies for EMI. Her superbly authentic performance of the 5th Symphony, heard at her Herkülessaal recital in Munich, received a thunderous reception.” MÜNCHNER MERKUR
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