Recently I decided to begin with piano concertos since I just explored the 5 greatest violin concertos by general consensus (Beethoven, Brahms, Tchaikovsky, Mendelssohn & Sibelius). Anyway I decided to start with Beethoven, and specifically his 3rd Piano Concerto, no idea why. After listening to his third I also listened to his 1st and 2nd (I think I’m going to listen to his 4th and 5th tomorrow) and I definitely prefer the 3rd. It also sounds more like Beethoven than the first 2 (case in point, the last note of the 2nd movement being very loud even though before there was a very relaxing mood going on, as though he was waking us up for the 3rd movement, which btw has a very good melody, one that’s been stuck in my head all evening). Anyway I noticed there wasn’t a thread on this particular concerto and I was wondering what are your thoughts on this concerto? Do you feel like it’s overshadowed by his 4th and 5th concertos? Do you prefer it over his later concertos and if you do why? And of course any recordings that you like you can recommend. I have personally picked Fleisher/Szell as my reference cycle since that seems to be the most recommended cycle
Joek Baron
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This is my favorite of Beethoven's piano concertos, and my favorite performance is this one:
I also like Zimerman's...
I think it's certainly true to say it's not classically "tragic" in tone. Actually, I think the emotional nuance and range is part of what makes it stand apart for me - the first movement moving between stern and a kind of mischievous euphoria, the beautiful serenity of the second movement, and the frenetic third movement - none of the others come close for me.
I also like Zimerman's...
I think it's certainly true to say it's not classically "tragic" in tone. Actually, I think the emotional nuance and range is part of what makes it stand apart for me - the first movement moving between stern and a kind of mischievous euphoria, the beautiful serenity of the second movement, and the frenetic third movement - none of the others come close for me.
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no, I'll check it out, thanks!
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