Beethoven – Triple Concerto, Choral Fantasia, Coriolan & Egmont Overtures (Decca Virtuoso) CD

UPC: 0028947869627 

MPN: 478 6962 DB 

Brand Name: Decca / Universal Music Group

Overview

This Decca Virtuoso release brings together some of Beethoven’s most powerful and festive works. The Beaux Arts Trio joins forces with the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig under Kurt Masur for a sparkling performance of the Triple Concerto and the Choral Fantasia, with the Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks adding choral richness. Completing the disc are stirring renditions of the Coriolan and Egmont overtures. Brimming with brilliance, vitality, and passion, these performances remain among the most compelling Beethoven interpretations on record.

Product Features

• Format: Audio CD
• Total Length: 69:02
• Genre: Classical / Concertos & Orchestral
• Series: Virtuoso (Decca)
• Artists: Beaux Arts Trio, Menahem Pressler (piano), Chor des Bayerischen Rundfunks
• Orchestra: Gewandhausorchester Leipzig
• Conductor: Kurt Masur
• Recording Year: 1994 (tracks 1–6)
• Label: Decca Music Group Limited
• Manufactured in: EU

Interesting Facts

• Beethoven’s Triple Concerto (Op. 56) is unique in the repertoire, combining piano, violin, and cello in a concerto format; here performed with brilliance by the Beaux Arts Trio.
• The Choral Fantasia (Op. 80) serves as a precursor to the Ode to Joy from Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, blending piano, orchestra, and chorus in jubilant unity.
• The Coriolan Overture (Op. 62) captures the dramatic struggle of Shakespeare’s tragic hero in music of urgent tension.
• The Egmont Overture (Op. 84) embodies Beethoven’s revolutionary spirit, written for Goethe’s play celebrating resistance to oppression.
• Gramophone highlighted Menahem Pressler’s inspired pianism, noting his “sparkle” in the concerto and joyfulness in the Choral Fantasia, alongside Masur’s electrifying leadership.

Track Listing

Concerto for Piano, Violin, and Cello in C major, Op. 56 “Triple Concerto” 1–3. Total time: 34:11

Choral Fantasia, Op. 80 4–6. Total time: 17:59

Overtures

1. Coriolan – 8:15
2. Egmont – 8:37

Total Album Time: 69:02

Publishers

Decca Music Group Limited ©1994, reissued 2012 A Universal Music Company

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