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Beethoven: Piano Concertos 1-5 - Rubinstein, Barenboim

Sony Classical (Japan)  SICC-10475 (3 discs)

Stereo Hybrid

Classical - Orchestral

Artur Rubinstein (piano)
London Philharmonic Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim (conductor)

All

Recording

Analogue recording

Works (6)

• Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op. 15
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, Op. 37
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major, Op. 58
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73 'Emperor'
• Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 18 in E flat major, Op. 31 No. 3 'The Hunt'

Comments (4)

Comment by DYB - June 22, 2025 (1 of 4)

The duplication of releases is driving me nuts. Dutton did a superb transfer and release of these recordings just a few years ago. The vaults are not empty of things that have not seen the light of the day yet!

Comment by Gian Antonio Soldi - June 24, 2025 (2 of 4)

And the Dutton transfer also includes the original Quad tracks! On top of that the Sony reissues are expensive and hard to find. The same with Stravinsky: L'oiseau de feu, Le Sacre du printemps, Petrouchka - Boulez most of it already released by Dutton

Comment by Adrian Quanjer - July 12, 2025 (3 of 4)

I see that some people, perhaps driven by nostalgia (and willing to pay for it!), collect yesteryear's heroes. That's OK with me. However, isn’t it sad to observe that with every re-release of old material, often free of copyright, young and active talent is left behind? Without them, our future looks bleak. Hence, my plea: Invest in new (I refuse to believe that no newcomer can play Beethoven just as well or even better). This might also help extend our fragile ‘real’ SACD life span for a little longer.

Comment by EugenF - July 13, 2025 (4 of 4)

I fully agree with Adrian Quanjer.

And wanted to add another suggestion to the other side, producer/labels: make more accessible (aka lower prices) all these classical music treasures for the younger generations.

It has two implications: - educational and also stimulates the rise of new young talented musicians.