¡Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.2 & 4
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[Machine Translation] The German virtuoso Lars Forkert conducts the Royal Northern Sinfonia himself in a tour of Beethoven's piano concertos, the last of which is a combination of No. 2 and No. 4. The second concerto, which Beethoven is said to have begun at the age of 16, was written before the first. Although Beethoven himself is said to have been dissatisfied with the quality of the work, it is highly regarded as an ambitious piece that shows Beethoven's character in the way he handled the theme and his original cadenza. While No. 5, "Emperor," is one of Beethoven's greatest works, and boasts an imposing masculinity, No. 4 has a softer expression, and the melancholy beauty of the second movement is especially popular. In both pieces, Folkert's performance emphasizes the "dialogue between piano and orchestra" by eloquently sounding the orchestra. By highlighting every detail of the orchestral part of No. 2, which until now has tended to be overlooked as an accompaniment, Folkert succeeds in bringing out new charms in the piece.
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