Beethoven / The Cleveland Orchestra, Vladimir Ashkenazy - The Five Piano Concertos • Choral Fantasy FLAC download

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Piano Concerto No.1 In C Major, Op.15
1-1	I Allegro Con Brio	14:11
1-2	II Largo	11:46
1-3	III Rondo: Allegro Scherzando	8:55
Piano Concerto No.2 In B Flat Major, Op.19
1-4	I Allegro Con Brio Cadenza – Ashkenazy*	13:36
1-5	II Adagio	10:05
1-6	III Rondo: Molto Allegro	6:31
Piano Concerto No.3 In C Minor, Op.37
2-1	I Allegro Con Brio	17:25
2-2	II Largo	10:24
2-3	III Rondo: Allegro	9:16
Piano Concerto No.4 In G Major, Op.58
2-4	I Allegro Moderato	19:47
2-5	II Andante Con Moto	5:19
2-6	III Rondo: Vivace	9:57
Piano Concerto No.5 'Emperor' In E Flat Major, Op.73
3-1	I Allegro	21:08
3-2	II Adagio Un Poco Mosso	8:10
3-3	III Rondo: Allegro	10:59
3-4	Fantasia For Piano, Chorus & Orchestra In C Minor, Op.80 Text By – Christoph Kuffner	20:32

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – The Decca Record Company Limited
• Copyright (c) – The Decca Record Company Limited
• Manufactured By – Polygram Records Inc. (New York)
• Marketed By – Polygram Records Inc. (New York)
• Recorded At – Masonic Auditorium, Cleveland

Credits

• Art Direction – Ann Bradbeer
• Booklet Editor – Ben Pateman
• Chorus – The Cleveland Orchestra Chorus (tracks: 3-4)
• Chorus Master – Robert Page (tracks: 3-4)
• Composed By – Ludwig van Beethoven
• Edited By [Tape Editor] – Deborah Rogers (tracks: 1-1 to 1-6), Simon Bertram (tracks: 3-1 to 3-4), Sue Parkinson (tracks: 2-1 to 2-6)
• Engineer – Colin Moorfoot (tracks: 1-4 to 1-6, 2-4 to 2-6, 3-4), Simon Eadon (tracks: 1-1 to 1-3, 2-1 to 2-3, 3-1 to 3-3)
• Liner Notes – Barry Cooper
• Lithography [Engraving of Archduke Rudolph Portrait] – Blasius Höfel
• Orchestra – The Cleveland Orchestra
• Painting [Portrait of Archduke Rudolph of Austria] – Adalbert Suchy
• Painting [Portrait of Beethoven] – Ferdinand Schimon
• Photography By [Back Cover Portrait of Beethoven] – Beethoven-Haus, Bonn*
• Photography By [Front Cover Photo of Vladimir Ashkenazy] – Mike Laye
• Photography By [Image of Archduke Rudolph Engraving, p. 17 & Drawing of Beethoven's Piano, p. 20] – Archiv Für Kunst Und Geschichte, Berlin*
• Photography By [Vladimir Ashkenazy & The Cleveland Orchestra, p. 2] – Peter Hastings
• Piano, Conductor – Vladimir Ashkenazy
• Producer – Andrew Cornall
• Soloist, Alto Vocals – D'Anna Fortunato (tracks: 3-4)
• Soloist, Baritone Vocals – Terry Cooke (tracks: 3-4)
• Soloist, Baritone Vocals [2nd Baritone] – Martin Hörning (tracks: 3-4)
• Soloist, Soprano Vocals – Mary Shearer (tracks: 3-4)
• Soloist, Soprano Vocals [2nd Soprano] – Teresa Cash (tracks: 3-4)
• Soloist, Tenor Vocals – Jon Garrison (tracks: 3-4)
• Text By [Choral Fantasy Text: Translated By] – DECCA*

Notes

Recorded in Masonic Auditorium, Cleveland, April 1986 (Nos. 3 & 5), March 1987 (No. 2), April 1987 (No. 4), November 1987 (No. 1 & Choral Fantasy)

℗ 1988 The Decca Record Company Limited, London
© 1988 The Decca Record Company Limited, London
Printed in USA
Made in USA

CDs are packaged in a multi-disc fatbox jewel case, and includes a 24-page booklet with photographs, notes in English, and Choral Fantasy texts in French, German, English and Italian.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 028942171824
• SPARS Code: DDD
• Matrix / Runout (Disc 1): 421 719-2 01@ AE
• Matrix / Runout (Disc 2): 421 720-2 04! AT
• Matrix / Runout (Disc 3): 421 721-2 01@ T
• Other (Mould Stamp, All Discs): MADE IN USA
• Other (Disc 1 Catalog Number): 421 719-2
• Other (Disc 2 Catalog Number): 421 720-2
• Other (Disc 3 Catalog Number): 421 721-2
• Price Code: LH 3
• Distribution Code: 10

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
D 227001	Beethoven* / Cleveland Orchestra*, Vladimir Ashkenazy	Beethoven* / Cleveland Orchestra*, Vladimir Ashkenazy - The Five Piano Concertos • Choral Fantasy ‎(3xCD, Album, Club)	London Records	D 227001	US	1988
D 227001	Beethoven* / Cleveland Orchestra*, Vladimir Ashkenazy	Beethoven* / Cleveland Orchestra*, Vladimir Ashkenazy - The Five Piano Concertos • Choral Fantasy ‎(3xCD, Album, Club, RE)	London Records	D 227001	US	Unknown
421 718-2	Beethoven* / Vladimir Ashkenazy / The Cleveland Orchestra	Beethoven* / Vladimir Ashkenazy / The Cleveland Orchestra - Beethoven: The Five Piano Concertos ‎(3xCD, Album + Box)	Decca	421 718-2	Germany	1988