Igor Levit. Xioahan Wang. Piano Concertos Nos 1 and 2. Ludwig van Beethoven

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Igor Levit. Xioahan Wang. Piano Concertos Nos 1 and 2. Ludwig van Beethoven

Igor Levit. Xioahan Wang. Piano Concertos Nos 1 and 2. Ludwig van Beethoven

8.551447 (Naxos, CD)

NEW RELEASE (12 February 2021)

Playing time: 63'16"
Tracks: 6
Booklet pages: 12
℗ 2007 Naxos Deutschland GmbH
© 2021 Naxos Deutschland GmbH
Main country of recording: Germany
Country of manufacture: Germany
Reviewer: Lucas Ball
Review of Igor Levit. Xioahan Wang. Piano Concertos Nos 1 and 2. Ludwig van Beethoven published on 4 May 2021

Igor Levit, piano (Concerto No 1)
Xiaohan Wang, piano (Concerto No 2)
Kölner Kammerorchester
Helmut Müller-Brühl, conductor

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)

Piano Concerto No 1 in C, Op 15
1 Allegro con brio
2 Largo
3 Rondo. Allegro scherzando

Piano Concerto No 2 in B flat, Op 19
4 Allegro con brio
5 Adagio
6 Rondo. Molto allegro

Recorded live on 10 June 2007 (Concerto No 1) and 26 May 2007 (Concerto No 2) at the Kölner Philharmonie, Cologne, Germany

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