Piano Concerto No.5 "Emperor" / Choral Fantasy
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John Eliot Gardiner's 1996 recording captures Beethoven's final piano concerto and the audacious Choral Fantasy with the kind of historically informed vitality that redefined how we hear these works. The "Emperor" represents Beethoven at his most expansive and heroic, yet Gardiner and the Orchestre Révolutionnaire Et Romantique approach it without bombast—instead letting the work's architectural brilliance and the soloist's improvisatory passages breathe with genuine spontaneity. The Choral Fantasy, that sprawling late-period hybrid uniting piano, orchestra, and choir, follows as a natural companion piece, its visionary architecture even more apparent here. The inclusion of alternative improvised introductions speaks to Gardiner's commitment to understanding these scores as living music rather than museum pieces. This pairing reminds us why both works remain essential Beethoven, especially when heard through ears attuned to their original sonic world and interpretive possibilities.
Item Details+
| Genre | Classical |
| Style | Classical, Romantic, Concerto, Choral, Fantasia, Orchestra, Piano |
| Media | Near Mint (NM or M-) |
| Sleeve | Near Mint (NM or M-) |
| Description | Carefully packed and shipped with love from Vienna. Order more, save on shipping! |
| Label | Archiv Produktion |
| Year | 1996 |
| Country | Europe |
| Format | CD |
Tracklist+
Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 5in E Flat Major "Emperor" Op. 73 35:53
Fantasy For Piano, Chorus And Orchestra In C Minor Op. 80 17:57
Choral Fantasy (2 Alternative Improvised Introductions)
6. No. 1 2:19
7. No. 2 2:09
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