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Catalogue | Solo Concerto
L. v. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 & Symphony No. 4
These interpretations of the Fourth Piano Concerto and the Fourth Symphony are amongst the first Beethoven recordings made by Karl Böhm after the Second World War. They are convincing due to Böhm’s characteristic precision and clarity of form. Serene, tranquil and quietly confident Wilhelm Backhaus produces a congenial realisation of the score together with Böhm. 
Karl Böhm | Wilhelm Backhaus
RIAS-Symphonie-Orchester
Ludwig van Beethoven
"Abgeklärt und ganz in sich selbst ruhend gelingt ihm mit Böhm eine kongeniale Umsetzung der Partitur. Karl Böhms Dirigiertugenden wie Genauigkeit, Disziplin und kapellmeisterliche Strenge finden im klaren Klavierstil des hier bereits 66-jährigen Wilhelm Backhaus ein gleichgewichtiges Gegenüber." (Wochen-Kurier)
L. v. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 & Symphony No. 4
- Piano Concerto No. 4 in G major Op. 58
- I. Allegro moderato (17:35)
- II. Andante con moto (05:10)
- III. Rondo. Vivace (10:21)
- Symphony No. 4 in B flat major Op. 60
- I. Adagio – Allegro vivace (13:01)
- II. Adagio (10:29)
- III. Menuetto. Allegro vivace (05:36)
- IV. Allegro ma non troppo (07:33)
Karl Böhm and Wilhelm Backhaus enjoyed an especially harmonious artistic partnership. The two musicians worked together frequently, both on the concert platform and in the recording studio: their cooperation is well documented in the form of recordings for the radio and on disc. These interpretations of the Fourth Piano Concerto and the Fourth Symphony with the RIAS Symphony Orchestra from the early 1950s are amongst the first Beethoven recordings made by Karl Böhm after the Second World War. The G major Piano Concerto by Beethoven was a favourite of Wilhelm Backhaus. Serene, tranquil and at peace with himself, he presents a congenial realisation of the score together with Böhm. Karl Böhm’s virtues as a conductor, such as his precision, discipline and kapellmeister-like rigour, find an equal counterpart in the clear pianism of the 66-year-old Wilhelm Backhaus.”
You can find a “Producer’s Comment” from producer Ludger Böckenhoff about this CD on our home page: www.audite.de/sc.php?cd=95610.
The production is part of our series „Legendary Recordings“ and bears the quality feature „1st Master Release“. This term stands for the excellent quality of archival productions at audite. For all historical publications at audite are based, without exception, on the original tapes from broadcasting archives. In general these are the original analogue tapes, which attain an astonishingly high quality, even measured by today‘s standards, with their tape speed of up to 76 cm/sec. The remastering – professionally competent and sensitively applied – also uncovers previously hidden details of the interpretations. Thus, a sound of superior quality results. CD publications based on private recordings from broadcasts or old shellac records cannot be compared with these.
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American Record Guide
| William Bender | January 7, 2010
It probably needn’t be said that these two works belong together like Cavalleria Rusticana and I Pagliacci, the two one-act operas Metropolitan...
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Audiophile Audition
| Gary Lemco | January 25, 2010
The Karl Bohm (1894-1981) legacy here embraces two sessions with Ferenc Fricsay’s RIAS Symphony Orchestra, the 9 October 1950 live recording of the...
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Crescendo Magazine
| Bernard Postiau | November 18, 2010
Contrairement au disque Strauss que nous avons reçu parallèlement à celui-ci, cet album Beethoven de Böhm ne révolutionne en rien notre...
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Der neue Merker
| Dorothea Zweipfennig | November 23, 2009
Audite: November-Veröffentlichungen präsentieren zwei große Dirigenten, denen audite fortlaufende Editionen gewidmet hat: Karl Böhm und Ferenc...
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Diapason
| Rémy Louis | January 6, 2010
Plusieurs parutions (Audite, Hänssler...) ont permis récemment de saluer Karl Böhm interprète straussien. Cœur de ce CD inédit – Don Juan... -
Fanfare
| Mortimer H. Frank | October 5, 2010
This release is tagged Volume 7 in Audite's ongoing series devoted to Karl Böhm. The concerto is a live account dating from 1950 and may well prove...
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Pizzicato
| Alain Steffen | January 2, 2010
Große Meister
War es möglich, knapp fünf Jahre nach den Gräueln des Zweiten Weltkriegs die Musik von Johann Strauss so sorglos und naiv zu spielen, wie in den... -
Wochen-Kurier
| Michael Karrass | December 23, 2009
In der künstlerischen Partnerschaft zwischen Karl Böhm und Wilhelm Backhaus herrschte größtes Einvernehmen. Immer wieder begegneten sich die...
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www.ClassicsToday.com
| David Hurwitz | January 1, 2010
Fresh from their denazification hearings, Backhaus and Böhm team up for a partially fabulous Beethoven Fourth Concerto. The first movement goes...
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www.classicstodayfrance.com
| Christophe Huss | January 1, 2010
On en apprend à tout âge et il faut toujours écouter attentivement! Il y a ici une perle cachée et ce disque vaut pour 5 minutes d'éternité: la...
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www.ResMusica.com
| Patrick Georges Montaigu | March 11, 2010
Beethoven Böhm Backhaus : du grand classique, mais pas très nouveau
Puisant dans la riche réserve d’enregistrements réalisés à partir des années 50 par les radios allemandes, en l’occurrence la RIAS Berlin,...
L. v. Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 & Symphony No. 4 (audite 95.610)
| article number: | 95.610 |
| EAN barcode: | 4022143956101 |
| price group: | BCB |
| release date: | 20. November 2009 |
| total time: | 69 min. |
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