Each week, Eric picks his favourite recordings of the concertos featured in the series.
Program 1 - Mozart Concerto No. 9 in E Flat K.271
Alfred Brendel with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras
PHILIPS, no 470616
Christian Zacharias with the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra
MD&G GOLD, no 3401298
Angela Cheng with the CBC Radio Orchestra, Mario Bernardi conducting
CBC SM5000 no 5104
Richard Goode with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
NONESUCH, no 79454.
Program 2 Mozart Concerto No.20 in D Minor, K.466
Alfred Brendel with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras conducting.
PHILIPS 462622
Sir Clifford Curzon, with the English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten.
LONDON DECCA LEGENDS 468491
Andras Schiff with the Capella Academica of the Salzburg Mozarteum conducted by Sandor Vegh
LONDON DECCA 430510
Ivan Moravec with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields led by Sir Neville Marriner
Hänssler Classics 98142
Program 3 Beethoven Piano Concerto No.4 in G Major, Opus 58
Emanuel Ax with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Andre Previn conducting.
RCA no 55267
Maurizio Pollini with the Berlin Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado conducting,
DG 445850
Krystian Zimmerman with the Vienna Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein conducting,
DG 429 749
Anton Kuerti, with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis conducting,
CBC SM5000 5179
(and if you don`t mind a little tape hiss) Emil Gilels, with the Philharmonia Orchestra, Leopold Ludwig conducting.
TESTAMENT SBT 1095
...many more to choose from
Program 4 Beethoven Concerto No. 5 "Emperor"
Emmanuel Ax, with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Andre Previn conducting
RCA no 55267 (paired with Beethoven #4 at budget price - a REAL bargain)
Claudio Arrau with the Concertgebuow Orchestra of Amsterdam, Bernard Haitink conducting
PHILLIPS ELOQUENCE (budget) # 469113
Alfred Brendel with the Vienna Philharmonic, Simon Rattle conducting
(available only as a set of all 5 Beethoven concertos but worth it)
PHILIPS 462781
Evgeni Kissin, with the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by James Levine
SONY CLASSICAL 62926
Anton Kuerti, with the Toronto Symhony Orchestra conducted by Andrew Davis
CBC RECORDS SM 5155.
Program 5 Chopin Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor
Martha Argerich, with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit conducting
EMI Classics, no 56798
Krystian Zimmerman, with the Polish Festival Orchestra, Zimmerman conducting from the piano
DG no 459684
Artur Rubinstein, with the Philharmonia Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini conducting
BBC Legends, no 4105
Murray Perahia, with the Israel Philharmonic, Zubin Mehta conducting
SONY, no 44922
Garrick Ohlsson with the Warsaw Radio/TV Orchestra, conducted by Jerzy Maksymiuk
EMI Classics, no 71472 (brand new)
And if you think you might like a version for piano and string quartet:
Janina Fialkowska, with the Canadian Chamber Players
ATMA Classique, no 22291
Program 6 - Brahms' Concerto No. 1 in D minor
Nelson Freire, with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Chailly
DECCA no 658802
Emil Gilels, with the Berlin Philharmonic, Eugen Jochum conducting
DG ORIGINALS no 447446
Stephen Kovacevich, with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawalisch conducting
EMI 575655
Leon Fleisher, with the Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell conducting
SONY 63225
Peter Donohoe, with the Philharmonia Orchestra, Yevgeny Svetlanov conducting
EMI Seraphim, no 73730
Program 7 - Rachmaninov Concerto No.2
A reminder that all of Eric's picks are from available recordings.
Van Cliburn, with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner conducting
RCA 61961
Vladimir Ashkenazy, with the London Symphony Orchestra, Andre Previn conducting
UNIVERSAL 55202, also DECCA 436386
Krystian Zimmerman, with the Boston Symphony, Seiji Ozawa conducting
DG 185802
Stephen Hough, with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton conducting
HYPERION 67501/2
Sviatoslav Richter, with the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Stanislaw Wislocki conducting
DG ORIGINALS 447 420
Lang Lang, with the St Petersburg Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, Valery Gergiev conducting
DG 427836
Program 8 - Schoenberg Piano Concerto
Emanuel Ax, with the Philharmonia Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen conducting
SONY no 53289
Glenn Gould, with the CBC Symphony Orchestra, Jean-Marie Beaudet conducting
CBC no 2008
Maurizio Pollini, with the Berlin Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado conducting
DG 471361
Mitsuko Uchida, with the Cleveland Orchestra, Pierre Boulez conducting
PHILIPS 468033
Alfred Brendel with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Kubelik conducting
UNIVERSAL 174102
Program 9 - Century Rolls by John Adams
Emanuel Ax with The Cleveland Orchestra, Christoph von Dohnanyi, conducting
NONESUCH 79607-2
Program 10 - Concerto No.2 in B Flat Major by Brahms
Emanuel Ax, with the Boston Symphony, Bernard Haitink conducting
SONY 63229
Nelson Freire, with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly conducting
DECCA 658802
Marc-André Hamelin, with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton conducting
HYPERION 67550
Sviatoslav Richter, with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf conducting
RCA 56518
Emil Gilels, with the Berlin Philharmonic, Eugen Jochum conducting
DG ORIGINALS 447446
Leon Fleischer, with the Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell conducting
SONY 63225
Alfred Brendel with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra conducted by Sir Charles Mackerras
PHILIPS, no 470616
Christian Zacharias with the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra
MD&G GOLD, no 3401298
Angela Cheng with the CBC Radio Orchestra, Mario Bernardi conducting
CBC SM5000 no 5104
Richard Goode with the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
NONESUCH, no 79454.
Program 2 Mozart Concerto No.20 in D Minor, K.466
Alfred Brendel with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Sir Charles Mackerras conducting.
PHILIPS 462622
Sir Clifford Curzon, with the English Chamber Orchestra conducted by Benjamin Britten.
LONDON DECCA LEGENDS 468491
Andras Schiff with the Capella Academica of the Salzburg Mozarteum conducted by Sandor Vegh
LONDON DECCA 430510
Ivan Moravec with the Academy of St. Martin in the Fields led by Sir Neville Marriner
Hänssler Classics 98142
Program 3 Beethoven Piano Concerto No.4 in G Major, Opus 58
Emanuel Ax with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Andre Previn conducting.
RCA no 55267
Maurizio Pollini with the Berlin Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado conducting,
DG 445850
Krystian Zimmerman with the Vienna Philharmonic, Leonard Bernstein conducting,
DG 429 749
Anton Kuerti, with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, Sir Andrew Davis conducting,
CBC SM5000 5179
(and if you don`t mind a little tape hiss) Emil Gilels, with the Philharmonia Orchestra, Leopold Ludwig conducting.
TESTAMENT SBT 1095
...many more to choose from
Program 4 Beethoven Concerto No. 5 "Emperor"
Emmanuel Ax, with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Andre Previn conducting
RCA no 55267 (paired with Beethoven #4 at budget price - a REAL bargain)
Claudio Arrau with the Concertgebuow Orchestra of Amsterdam, Bernard Haitink conducting
PHILLIPS ELOQUENCE (budget) # 469113
Alfred Brendel with the Vienna Philharmonic, Simon Rattle conducting
(available only as a set of all 5 Beethoven concertos but worth it)
PHILIPS 462781
Evgeni Kissin, with the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by James Levine
SONY CLASSICAL 62926
Anton Kuerti, with the Toronto Symhony Orchestra conducted by Andrew Davis
CBC RECORDS SM 5155.
Program 5 Chopin Piano Concerto No.2 in F minor
Martha Argerich, with the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, Charles Dutoit conducting
EMI Classics, no 56798
Krystian Zimmerman, with the Polish Festival Orchestra, Zimmerman conducting from the piano
DG no 459684
Artur Rubinstein, with the Philharmonia Orchestra, Carlo Maria Giulini conducting
BBC Legends, no 4105
Murray Perahia, with the Israel Philharmonic, Zubin Mehta conducting
SONY, no 44922
Garrick Ohlsson with the Warsaw Radio/TV Orchestra, conducted by Jerzy Maksymiuk
EMI Classics, no 71472 (brand new)
And if you think you might like a version for piano and string quartet:
Janina Fialkowska, with the Canadian Chamber Players
ATMA Classique, no 22291
Program 6 - Brahms' Concerto No. 1 in D minor
Nelson Freire, with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra conducted by Riccardo Chailly
DECCA no 658802
Emil Gilels, with the Berlin Philharmonic, Eugen Jochum conducting
DG ORIGINALS no 447446
Stephen Kovacevich, with the London Philharmonic Orchestra, Wolfgang Sawalisch conducting
EMI 575655
Leon Fleisher, with the Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell conducting
SONY 63225
Peter Donohoe, with the Philharmonia Orchestra, Yevgeny Svetlanov conducting
EMI Seraphim, no 73730
Program 7 - Rachmaninov Concerto No.2
A reminder that all of Eric's picks are from available recordings.
Van Cliburn, with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Fritz Reiner conducting
RCA 61961
Vladimir Ashkenazy, with the London Symphony Orchestra, Andre Previn conducting
UNIVERSAL 55202, also DECCA 436386
Krystian Zimmerman, with the Boston Symphony, Seiji Ozawa conducting
DG 185802
Stephen Hough, with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton conducting
HYPERION 67501/2
Sviatoslav Richter, with the Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, Stanislaw Wislocki conducting
DG ORIGINALS 447 420
Lang Lang, with the St Petersburg Mariinsky Theatre Orchestra, Valery Gergiev conducting
DG 427836
Program 8 - Schoenberg Piano Concerto
Emanuel Ax, with the Philharmonia Orchestra, Esa-Pekka Salonen conducting
SONY no 53289
Glenn Gould, with the CBC Symphony Orchestra, Jean-Marie Beaudet conducting
CBC no 2008
Maurizio Pollini, with the Berlin Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado conducting
DG 471361
Mitsuko Uchida, with the Cleveland Orchestra, Pierre Boulez conducting
PHILIPS 468033
Alfred Brendel with the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Rafael Kubelik conducting
UNIVERSAL 174102
Program 9 - Century Rolls by John Adams
Emanuel Ax with The Cleveland Orchestra, Christoph von Dohnanyi, conducting
NONESUCH 79607-2
Program 10 - Concerto No.2 in B Flat Major by Brahms
Emanuel Ax, with the Boston Symphony, Bernard Haitink conducting
SONY 63229
Nelson Freire, with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly conducting
DECCA 658802
Marc-André Hamelin, with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Litton conducting
HYPERION 67550
Sviatoslav Richter, with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Erich Leinsdorf conducting
RCA 56518
Emil Gilels, with the Berlin Philharmonic, Eugen Jochum conducting
DG ORIGINALS 447446
Leon Fleischer, with the Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell conducting
SONY 63225
