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From the Archives - Beethoven's Piano Concerti: Act II

Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven

While published second, this is the first mature piano concerto Beethoven wrote. It was also his first large-scale orchestral work. It’s a work full of youthful exuberance that also has the stamp of originality and genius. We’ll explore it through two performances with a common thread.

Compositions and Recordings

Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major
by Ludwig van Beethoven
George Szell and the Cleveland Orchestra; Leon Fleisher - piano

Piano Concerto No. 2: Mvt. I, II
by Ludwig van Beethoven
Vladimir Ashkenazy and the Cleveland Orchestra

Frank Byrne is the host of From the Archives on 91.9 Classical KC.
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