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Sony Classical (Japan)  SICC-10196-8 (3 discs)

Stereo Hybrid

Classical - Orchestral

Beethoven: Piano Concertos 1 - 5

Glenn Gould, piano
Columbia Symphony Orchestra (1-3)
New York Philharmonic Orchestra (4)
American Symphony Orchestra (5)
Vladimir Golschmann (1)
Leonard Bernstein (2-4)
Leopold Stokowski (5)

All

Recording

Analogue recording

Columbia 30th Street Studio, New York City: April 28, 30 & July 1, 1958 (1), April 9 & 10, 1957 (2-mono), May 4, 5 & 8 1959 (3); Manhattan Center, New York City: March 20, 1961 (4), March 1 & 4, 1966 (5).

Original analogue master transfer & DSD Mastering Engineer: Andreas K. Meyer.

Tracks

Disc 1:
1.-3. Concerto No. 1 for Piano and Orchestra in C Major, Op. 15
4.-6. Concerto No. 2 for Piano and Orchestra in B flat Major, Op. 19
Disc 2:
1.-3. Concerto No. 3 for Piano and Orchestra in C minor, Op. 37
4.-6. Concerto No. 4 for Piano and Orchestra in G Major, Op. 58
Disc 3:
1.-3. Concerto No. 5 for Piano and Orchestra in E flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor"
4. Glenn Gould speaks about Rudolf Serkin's recording of Beethoven's Concerto No. 4 (mono)

Works (5)

• Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 'Emperor'

Comments (1)

Comment by Michael Vaughan - October 11, 2020 (1 of 1)

I had read somewhere, (it might have been SA-CD.net) that the remastering of this recording was spectacular. Unfortunately, I haven't seen that comment anywhere else. Also, I think Gould's cadenzas for the first are spectacular, and I hope some other pianists use them.

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