Piano Concerto 21 / Piano Concerto 5

Piano Concerto 21 / Piano Concerto 5

On this CD:

1. Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major ("Elvira Madigan") K. 467
Composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performed by Stefan Askenase
Conducted by Karl Bohm

2. Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major ("Emperor"), Op. 73
Composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
Performed by Elly Ney
Conducted by Karl Bohm

3. Concerto for violin, cello, & orchestra in A minor ("Double"), Op. 102
Composed by Johannes Brahms
Performed by Enrico Mainardi, Wolfgang Schneiderhan
Conducted by Karl Bohm

4. Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54
Composed by Robert Schumann
Performed by Wilhelm Backhaus
Conducted by Karl Bohm

Editorial Reviews
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Askenase's recordings are almost all Chopin, so this superbly played Mozart from 1951 is a wonderful discovery. Backhaus made an excellent recording of the Schumann Concertos, but this live performance from 1963 is still worth hearing for its spontaneous poetry near the end of his great career. The Ney Beethoven (1956) is turgid and the recorded quality is thick and dull. The Brahms Concertos has its moments but overall doesn't flow the way it should. This odd memorial to the conductor--who is the least interesting element of the recordings--is about half wonderful, half indifferent. --Leslie Gerber

Piano Concerto 21 / Piano Concerto 5, Music, Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Schumann, Bohm, Classical, Classical Music

Piano Concerto 21 / Piano Concerto 5

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