Great Performances - Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4 - George Szell, Leon Fleisher & The Cleveland Orchestra

Great Performances - Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 3 & 4

George Szell, Leon Fleisher & The Cleveland Orchestra

  • Genre: Classical
  • Release Date: 1961-01-01
  • Explicitness: notExplicit
  • Country: USA
  • Track Count: 6

  • ℗ Originally released 1959, 1961 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT

Tracks

Title Artist Time
1
Concerto No. 3 in C Minor for Leon Fleisher, George Szell & The Cleveland Orchestra 15:26
2
Concerto No. 3 in C Minor for Leon Fleisher, George Szell & The Cleveland Orchestra 9:52
3
Concerto No. 3 in C Minor for Leon Fleisher, George Szell & The Cleveland Orchestra 8:31
4
Concerto No. 4 in G Major for Leon Fleisher, George Szell & The Cleveland Orchestra 18:07
5
Concerto No. 4 in G Major for Leon Fleisher, George Szell & The Cleveland Orchestra 5:07
6
Concerto No. 4 in G Major for Leon Fleisher, George Szell & The Cleveland Orchestra 9:07

Reviews

  • Great performance from great musicians.

    5
    By vader_is_back
    George Szell and the Cleveland Orchestra were long known for becoming one of the greatest orchestras of the 20th century, and for developing a musical precision not usually seen outside of the elite orchestras of the world. Leon Fleisher was known for being the main successor to Schnabel's style of piano playing, which works perfectly in combination with the Cleveland Orchestra. I would also recommend EMI's "Great Recordings of the Century" series and the "DG Originals" series if you want to compare this legendary recording with other noteable recordings. Ashkenazy with George Solti might be naother version worth looking into, but Fleisher is the best of the bunch, and this CD can be had for budget pricing if you look around. Superb precision from the Cleveland, combined with the piano skills of Leon Fleisher show why this legendary performance still gets rave reviews decades later.

  • Excellent!

    4
    By MikeRach3
    This is probably the best recording/performance of #4 I've ever heard, and I've heard A LOT of them!

  • A Reference

    5
    By acp6s
    This is a standard in the Beethoven catalog. Fleisher was considered the heir to ninteenth century german master Artur Schnabel. Szell and his cleveland orchestra are the gold standard for orchestral performances. They share the same mentality, straightforward and intense. You will be hard pressed to find another recording that plays Beethoven this convincingly.

  • Short Review

    5
    By sixergixer
    Simply put, an utterly sublime performance by both the orchestra and the soloist. The whole thing is backed by a richly textural recording. This is fine Beethoven!

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