Ludwig van Beethoven

Beethoven Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2

Elizabeth Sombart

Label: Signum Classics
Format: CD
Barcode: 0635212061428

Catalog number: SIGCD 614
Releasedate: 06-03-20

- To celebrate Beethoven's 250th birthday in 2020, the RPO and Elizabeth Sombart begin a series of recordings of his Piano Concertos.

Beethoven is one of the single most influential figure in the history of Western music. Starting out with Mozart and Haydn as his spiritual mentors; he wrestled off the shackles of 18th century Classicism, forging uncompromising musical landscapes with a visionary intensity that left most musicians quivering in his wake. For centuries, music had lagged behind the other arts, but with Beethoven’s iron-clad will, it found itself at the cutting edge of social change.

Piano Concerto No. 1 in C, Op. 15

I. Allegro con brio