Beethoven, Ludwig van - Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2 - Mustonen, Olli (piano)
This disc contains Beethoven's first and second piano concertos. It is the first of three hybrid SACD volumes featuring the five Beethoven Piano Concertos and the piano version of the Violin Concerto, all performed by Olli Mustonen in the role as both soloist and conductor of the Tapiola Sinfonietta.
Mustonen is known for delivering a fresh and visionary reading of popular standard repertoire music, such as Beethoven's concertos which he has never recorded before. The Tapiola Sinfonietta and Olli Mustonen have maintained a close relationship for years, accompanying this ambitious recording project with acclaimed tour performances. In the First Concerto, Mustonen is playing his own cadenzas.
The booklet includes liner notes written by Hans-Werner Küthen from the Beethoven-Archiv, Bonn.
Olli Mustonen, piano
Tapiola Sinfonietta/Olli Mustonen
Ludwig van Beethoven
Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
1 Allegro con brio (Cadenza: Olli Mustonen)
2 Largo
3 Rondo. Allegro (Cadenza: Olli Mustonen)
Concerto for piano and orchestra No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19
4 Allegro con brio
5 Adagio
6 Rondo. Allegro molto