Master pianist Geoffrey Madge and Concertzender’s Louis Thörig share views on remarkable musicians past and present.
Episode 134 Beethoven’s Piano concert no. 4
1. The first eight bars of Beethoven’s Piano concert no. 4 op. 58, historic recordings of York Bowen, followed by Josef Hofman/Myra Hess/Edwin Fischer/Novaes/Gieseking/Curzon/Kempff and Solomon.
2. First solo after the tutti. Schnabel/Curzon/Solomon/Gilels with Kurt Masur.
3. Ludwig van Beethoven – Piano concert no. 4 op. 58
Solomon and the Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by André Cluytens. Recorded in 1952.