Emperor Concerto

[Margaretha]

My CD is fried. Can anyone suggest a good version? I haven't been happy with what I've found so far.

Thanks

[Chris]

I the like Fleisher/Szell/Cleveland Orchestra set on Sony Classical. I think you can buy the discs individually (though it is only a three disc set). The disc with the "Emperor" on it also has an excellent version of the Triple Concerto (Istomin/Stern/Rose/Ormandy/Philadelphia Orchestra).

[Sorrano]

My favorite performance is with Bernstein and Serkin, recorded in '62. The finale is quite electrifying in this performance.

[Rutradelusasa]

I higly recommend these two (both that couple with the Choral Fantasy):

Baremboin/Klemperer/Philarmonia Orchestra on EMI, a good recording (with all the Klemperer nobility you can get) at low- or mid-price.

Levin/Gardiner/Orchestre Revolutionére et Romantique on DG Archiv, a great recording of the Choral Fantasy, and the Emperor is quite good too, one of the best on period performances.

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[King Stephen]

The Claudio Arrau recording is an excellent version (my opinion)and it's coupled with the 4th piano concerto. This disc has been re-released in the mid price range by Philips.

[Tony John Hearne]

I haven't heard it but,judging by his account of the Maestro's 4 and 5 Piano Concerti which I have and adore, the interpretation by Stephen Kovacevich with Sir Colin Davis and the BBC Symphony must, for recent recordings, be fairly unbeatable

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[Sorrano]

Originally posted by Tony John Hearne:
I haven't heard it but,judging by his account of the Maestro's 4 and 5 Piano Concerti which I have and adore, the interpretation by Stephen Kovacevich with Sir Colin Davis and the BBC Symphony must, for recent recordings, be fairly unbeatable

I like very much what Davis has done with Berlioz, Haydn, and Handel but have not heard much with Beethoven. I will have to look for his interpretation of the 5th Concerto. Sounds intriguing to me.

[Tony John Hearne]

Originally posted by Sorrano:

I like very much what Davis has done with Berlioz, Haydn, and Handel but have not heard much with Beethoven. I will have to look for his interpretation of the 5th Concerto. Sounds intriguing to me.

I think you will find it (as with 4 and 5) on Philips Virtuoso If my memory serves me well you will find the Maestro's Piano Concerto 30 on the same CD



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