Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1/Symphony No. 2
In 1949, at only seven years old, Martha Argerich made her debut with Beethoven’s First Piano Concerto and the piece has accompanied her throughout her career. Naturally, Argerich has discovered new facets of this work over the decades. And she surely did so when she performed this signature piece with the Lucerne Festival Orchestra and Herbert Blomstedt who gave his debut with the orchestra thanks to a very special festival edition in August 2020. Beethoven’s music plays a very important role in Blomstedt’s career and thus the concert featured another work of the composer: his Symphony No. 2.
Recorded live at the Concert Hall of KKL Lucerne
August 2020
| Works: | Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, op. 15 Ludwig van Beethoven: Symphony No. 2 in D major, op. 36 |
| Conducted by: | Herbert Blomstedt |
| Soloist: | Martha Argerich |
| Orchestra: | Lucerne Festival Orchestra |
| Directed by: | Ute Feudel |
| A production of: | Accentus Music |
| In co-production with: | NHK Arte G.E.I.E. SRF SSR SRG |
| Duration: | 80:04 |
| Format: | 4K HDR |
| Sound: | Stereo, 5.1 |
| Year: | 2020 |
| Picture Credit: | Peter Fischli Priska Ketterer |