COMPOSERS: Beethoven
LABELS: Decca Ovation
WORKS: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor; Andante favori, WoO 57; Für Elise; Bagatelles, Op. 126
PERFORMER: Vladimir Ashkenazy (piano); Vienna PO/Zubin Mehta
CATALOGUE NO: 436 471-2 DDD (1983/81/84)
Weighty concerto playing, a memorable Andante favori.Ashkenazy and Mehta take a broad, spacious view of the C minor’s first movement, at 17:28 stressing its maestoso rather than con brio potential. Strong, structural cohesion. In the Largo, likewise the Andante favori, the pianist’s emphasis seems to be on how prophetic this music can be of late Beethoven. The rondo is finely poised – less a race to the finish, more an elegant ramble. Capriciously characterised Bagatelles. Ates Orga
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor; Andante favori, WoO 57; Für Elise; Bagatelles, Op. 126
Weighty concerto playing, a memorable Andante favori.Ashkenazy and Mehta take a broad, spacious view of the C minor’s first movement, at 17:28 stressing its maestoso rather than con brio potential. Strong, structural cohesion. In the Largo, likewise the Andante favori, the pianist’s emphasis seems to be on how prophetic this music can be of late Beethoven. The rondo is finely poised – less a race to the finish, more an elegant ramble. Capriciously characterised Bagatelles. Ates Orga
Our rating
5
Published: January 20, 2012 at 2:36 pm