Beethoven: The Five Piano Concertos / The Choral Fantasia

The partnership of the young and dynamic Daniel Barenboim with Otto Klemperer, a veteran not known for his readiness to compromise, proved a revelation. As Barenboim says, Klemperer - considered the greatest Beethoven conductor of his time - "approached the essence of what he wanted directly and without hesitation". The fruit of their collaboration in 1967 was this vivid and inspiring set of the Beethoven Piano Concertos.

CD 1:

1. Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15: I. Allegro Con Brio (Cadenza By Barenboim)
2. Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15: II. Largo
3. Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15: III. Rondo. Allegro Scherzando
4. Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 19: I. Allegro Con Brio (Cadenza By Beethoven)
5. Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 19: II. Adagio
6. Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 19: III. Rondo. Molto Allegro

CD 2:

1. Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37: I. Allegro Con Brio (Cadenza By Beethoven)
2. Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37: II. Largo (Cadenza By Beethoven)
3. Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37: III. Rondo. Allegro (Cadenza By Beethoven)
4. Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58: I. Allegro Moderato (Cadenza By Beethoven)
5. Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58: II. Andante Con Moto (Cadenza By Beethoven)
6. Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58: III. Rondo. Vivace (Cadenza By Beethoven)

CD 3:

1. Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor": I. Allegro
2. Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor": II. Adagio Un Poco Mosso
3. Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor": III. Rondo. Allegro
4. Fantasia in C minor, Op. 80 "Choral Fantasy": I. Adagio
5. Fantasia in C minor, Op. 80 "Choral Fantasy": II. (A) Finale. Allegro
6. Fantasia in C minor, Op. 80 "Choral Fantasy": II. (B) Allegro Molto
7. Fantasia in C minor, Op. 80 "Choral Fantasy": II. (C) Adagio, Ma Non Troppo
8. Fantasia in C minor, Op. 80 "Choral Fantasy": II. (D) Marcia, Assai Vivace - Allegro
9. Fantasia in C minor, Op. 80 "Choral Fantasy": II. (E) Allegretto, Ma Non Troppo - Presto