Lugansky - Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 - Live

Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827) Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major (“Emperor“), Op. 73 (1811) Nikolai Lugansky, Soloist Teodor Currentzis directing SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg, Live 2013 [0:00] I . Allegro. Cadenza [1:12] . Orch. Expo. [4:08] . Solo Expo. [9:08] . Dev. [12:14] . Recap. [16:59] . Solo - Coda [19:54] II . Adagio un poco moto. [21:20] . Var. 1 dämmernd [23:21] . Var. 2 [24:09] . Var. 3 [25:25] . Var. 4 - subito attacca [27:30] III. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo. A-B-A [30:02] . Dev. C1 - C2 30:40 - C3 31:13 - C4 31:51 - C5 32:23 [33:10] . Recap. A-B-A [35:44] . Coda - Più Allegro “The piano concerto as a genre provides a natural medium for Beethovenian heroism: the solo virtuoso, seated in front of the orchestra - and, nota bene, at Beethoven’s own instrument. (Beethoven himself was soloist in the premieres of the first