department navigation
click for search help

Additional composers or artists are detailed after their works.
Click to Order
Add to Wish List
Write a Review

More by:

Composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven

Artist(s):
Artur Rubinstein

Conductor:
Antal Dorati

Background: This live reading of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No.4 comes from a celebrated series of concerts Rubinstein gave in 1967 at the Royal Festival Hall which were also televised by the BBC. The Piano Concerto No.4 (along with No.3) was the most frequently played Beethoven concerto in Rubinstein's repertoire, Beethoven being relatively peripheral in the pianist's career up to the age of 70!

In contrast, Saint-Saëns' Piano Concerto No.2 was frequently played and Rubinstein recorded it three times in the studio. This live performance from 1957 in the Royal Festival Hall.

The shorter pieces, notably the Chopin, are all central to Rubinstein's repertoire. The stereo Chopin Scherzo No.2 was the encore Rubinstein played after his performance of the Brahms Concerto No.1 heard on BBCL41872. The short Villa Lobos pieces are comparatively rare.

CATALOGUE NR: BBCL42162
RECORD LABEL: BBC Legends
FORMAT: CD
PRICE: £ 10.50 including VAT, or £ 8.94 excluding VAT
RELEASE DATE: 28-Aug-2007

COMPOSER: Ludwig van Beethoven  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Artur Rubinstein
TRACKS: Piano Concerto No.4 in G major op.58 (Beethoven). Piano Concerto No.2 in G minor op.22 (Saint-Saens). A prole do bebe No.1 : Moreninha / A Pobresinha / O Polichinello (Villa Lobos). Etude in E minor op.25 No.5 (Chopin). Scherzo in B flat minor op.31 (Chopin).
ORCHESTRA: London Philharmonic and BBC Symphony Orchestra
CONDUCTOR: Antal Dorati and Rudolf Schwarz
ARTISTS: Artur Rubinstein      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: recorded Royal Festival Hall London 6-Dec-1967 / Royal Festival Hall London 27-Nov-1957 BBC Studios London 9-Nov-1958 / Royal Festival Hall London 4-Dec-1968

Normally ships in 4-5 complete working days after order

Others who bought this title also bought:
Set up a PIN | Check an existing order | How to order | Privacy Policy | Contact Information | Secure Server Details
SSL
Copyright (c) Crotchet. All rights reserved
go to the advanced search facility browse the current multi-buy discounts browse our top 20 best selling titles go to your account administration go to your wishlists go to details of the crotchet affiliate program check your basket go to check status of existing web store orders go to help on crotchet web store facilities go to classical home the main classical music department go to the baroque and early music department go to the chamber music department go to the film soundtrack department go to the orchestral music department go to the opera department go to the arias, songs / lieder, vocal and choral music department go to the dvd video department go to the sacd department go to the box set department go to the audio books department go to the jazz and nostalgia department go to the world music department go to this department for featured pre-release titles and discounts go to the classical music historical recordings department go to the classical twofers - 2 CDs for the price of 1 department go to the naxos department go to the universal classics department go to the warner classics department click to see the featured pre-release titles click to see the featured releases click for more information on the advanced search facility