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Beethoven - Martha Argerich, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Claudio Abbado – Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3 / Deutsche Grammophon CD Audio 2004
UPC 028947750260
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The Mahler Chamber Orchestra is a professional touring chamber orchestra founded by Claudio Abbado and former members of the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra in 1997.
The MCO appears throughout the year in about 60–70 concerts and performances. It consists of 45 musicians from 20 different nations. Its activities include concerts, opera projects, chamber music as well as CD recordings. Strong artistic links have been established with Daniel Harding (principal guest conductor 1998–2003, music director 2003–2008, principal conductor 2008–2011 and conductor laureate since 2011) and Claudio Abbado. The MCO has had stable residencies in Ferrara (Ferrara Musica, founder: Claudio Abbado) and Lucerne (Lucerne Festival). The first concert and founding residency of the MCO began on 21 November 1997 in Landshut, Germany.
The Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19, by Ludwig van Beethoven was composed primarily between 1787 and 1789, although it did not attain the form in which it was published until 1795. Beethoven did write a second finale for it in 1798 for performance in Prague, but that is not the finale that was published. It was used by the composer as a vehicle for his own performances as a young virtuoso, initially intended with the Bonn Hofkapelle. It was published in December 1801 as Op. 19, later than the publication in March that year of his later composition the Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major as Op. 15, and thus became designated as his second piano concerto.
The Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37 is generally thought to have been composed in 1800, although the year of its composition has been questioned by some contemporary musicologists. It was first performed on 5 April 1803, with the composer as soloist. During that same performance, the Second Symphony and the oratorio Christ on the Mount of Olives were also premiered. The composition was published in 1804, and was dedicated to Prince Louis Ferdinand of Prussia. The first primary theme is reminiscent of that of Mozart's 24th Piano Concerto.
Tracklist:
| Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 3 In C Minor, Op. 37 | (35:43) | ||
| 1 | Allegro Con Brio | 16:11 | |
| 2 | Largo | 10:22 | |
| 3 | Rondo. Allegro | 9:10 | |
| Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 2 In B Flat Major, Op. 19 | (28:11) | ||
| 4 | Allegro Con Brio | 13:18 | |
| 5 | Adagio | 8:50 | |
| 6 | Rondo. Molto Allegro | 6:03 |
- Phonographic Copyright ℗ – Deutsche Grammophon GmbH
- Copyright © – Deutsche Grammophon GmbH
- Recorded At – Teatro Comunale Di Ferrara
- Manufactured By – Universal Classics Group
- Marketed By – Universal Classics Group
- Art Direction – Merle Kersten
- Booklet Editor – Daniel Fesquet
- Composed By – Ludwig Van Beethoven
- Conductor – Claudio Abbado
- Edited By – Emil Berliner Studios (tracks: 1 to 3)
- Engineer [Balance] – Ulrich Vette (tracks: 1 to 3)
- Engineer [Post-production] – Ingmar Haas (tracks: 4 to 6)
- Engineer [Recording] – Wolf-Dieter Karwatky (tracks: 1 to 3)
- Engineer [Sound] – Marco Galli (2) (tracks: 4 to 6)
- Executive-Producer – Christopher Alder (tracks: 4 to 6)
- Liner Notes – Jeremy Nicholas, Jeremy Nicholas
- Liner Notes [Translation] – Dennis Collins (2), Reinhard Lüthje
- Management [Project] – David Butchart
- Orchestra – Mahler Chamber Orchestra
- Photography By [Cover] – Marco Caselli Nirmal
- Piano – Martha Argerich
- Producer – Christopher Alder (tracks: 1 to 3)
- Producer [Associate] – Martin T:son Engstroem (tracks: 1 to 3)
- Producer [Audio] – Elfride Foroni (tracks: 4 to 6)
- Recorded By, Mastered By – Emil Berliner Studios
Tracks 4-6 recorded 2/2000.
Martha Argerich and Claudio Abbado made their first recording together for Deutsche Grammophon in 1967. Now this great musical partnership is reunited, in Argerich's first-ever recording of Beethoven's Third Piano Concerto.
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- Other: LC 0173
