TITLE : Beethoven: Piano Concertos 4 & 5 “Emperor”
CATALOGUE NUMBER : 464 681-2
INTERNATIONAL RELEASE DATE : December 2000
 
WORKS
Piano Concertos 4 & 5

Piano Concerto No.4 in G
I Allegro moderato
II Andante con moto
III Rondo (Vivace)

Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat “Emperor”
I Allegro
II Adagio un poco mosso —
III Rondo (Allegro)

ARTISTS
Claudio Arrau
Staatskapelle Dresden
Sir Colin Davis
COMPOSERS
Beethoven
RECORDING INFORMATION
Chilean-born pianist Claudio Arrau made many recordings for Philips.

This recording features his virtuosic display of Beethoven’s Fourth and Fifth Piano Concertos in which he is accompanied by the fresh sound of the Staatskapelle Dresden, led and inspired by Sir Colin Davis.

This terrific recording comes in 24 bits-96kHz sound, produced especially for the Philips 50 series.