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Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5
An excellent recording of a nuanced performance. This is on par with the interpretation by Alfred Brendel in the 1984 recording with James Levine and the Chicago Symphony.

Glorious
A marvelous recording of a lyrical and insightful performance. I’ve heard many previous incarnations of this recording, but none brought me so clearly into the keyboard and accompaniment. The balance that this brings to the lower strings is crucial, as is the beauty of the string pizzicati. This is amazing.
Description:
Title: Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 In E-Flat, Op. 73 ("Emperor")
Artist(s): Piano – Clifford Curzon
Conductor – Hans Knappertsbusch
Orchestra – The Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
Recording Info: Recorded by Decca 10-15 Jun 1957 at Sofiensaal, Vienna
Engineer: James Brown Producer: Erik Smith
1 Allegro 19:51
2 Adagio Un Poco Mosso 8:17
3 Rondo (Allegro) 10:32
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