This page lists all recordings of Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 'Emperor', by Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) on CD & DVD. Generally, more recent CDs and DVDs are listed first, but with priority given to items that are in stock. |
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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Beethoven - Piano & Violin Concertos
New York Philharmonic Orchestra, Dimitri Mitropoulos | 
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| |  | Volume 24 of the Glenn Gould Complete Jacket Collection
Beethoven: | Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 'Emperor' |
Glenn Gould (piano) Leopold Stokowski The Canadian musician Glenn Gould was undoubtedly one of the greatest pianists of all time. To mark the 75th anniversary of his birth, and the 25th anniversary of his death, Sony BMG Masterworks presents this seminal artist’s vinyl recordings as re-mastered CDs, designed to replicate the exact artwork of the original gramophone records in miniaturised form. Already issued as part of an 80-CD box set (88697130942), these albums are now being made available individually. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Beethoven - The Piano Concertos
Krystian Zimerman (piano) Wiener Philharmoniker, Leonard Bernstein Directed by Humphrey Burton | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Beethoven - Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 5
John O’Conor (piano) London Symphony Orchestra, Andreas Delfs “… in an overcrowded Beethoven concerto market these distinctive and excellently engineered performances are well worth hearing…….Beethoven’s Second and Fifth concertos make for an uncommon yet attractively contrasted CD coupling. More importantly, pianist John O’Conor and conductor Andreas Delfs invest their much-recorded scores with deep feeling, relaxed yet never draggy tempi, and freshly considered details that provide a welcome corrective to the attention-getting elbow-pokes and finger-jabs favoured by certain recent contenders in the name of “interpretation”.” Gramophone Magazine | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Hélène Grimaud (piano) Staatskapelle Dresden, Vladimir Jurowski 1CD plus 1 DVD | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden, George Szell Recorded 1961 & 1965 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Beethoven - Piano Concertos Nos. 4 & 5
Emil Gilels (piano) Philharmonia Orchestra, Leopold Ludwig This Beethoven Fourth is one of the most perfect accounts (and perhaps the most perfect account) of the Concerto ever recorded. Poetry and virtuosity are held in perfect poise, with Ludwig and the Philharmonia providing near-ideal accompaniment. Gilels’s Emperor is also a masterful and compelling performance.’ (Gramophone) | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Beethoven - Piano Concertos
Arthur Schoonderwoerd (fortepiano) Cristofori Ensemble, Nachtmusique Most orchestras play these two concertos with large instrumental forces, which means that the strings tend to drown the piano, a problem that is generally overcome by using a piano built at a later date and therefore producing a stronger sound. However, the orchestral score shows clearly that only one instrument was used for each string part. The conductor's role was reduced to little more than beating time and it was usually the first violin or keyboard player who led the ensemble.
The Fourth Concerto, written for an instrument covering eight and a half octaves, was probably written for the piano that Beethoven received from the French firm Érard in 1803, which possessed new elements, unknown in Viennese pianos of the time, such as pedals and the una corda register. The Fifth Concerto was written for a six-octave Viennese piano, possibly one by Nanette Streicher, which was adapted to suit the new French taste, while retaining the sparkling, light, clear sound of the early Viennese instruments. Study of the autograph manuscripts of the Fifth Concerto brings a huge surprise: the presence of a basso continuo part! The pianist naturally played during the tutti passages, thus indicating the tempo and the phrasing. | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Alexis Weissenberg (piano) Berliner Philharmoniker, Herbert Von Karajan | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | The Art of Julius Katchen Volume 1
Recorded 1958-1965 | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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