Since you are interested in Piano Concertos Nos. 9 & 12 / Rondo for Piano & Orchestra in A, here is a list of other items that you may find interesting.
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Op 58 / Piano Concerto in D Op 61 Ronald Brautigam (piano) / Norrkaping Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Parrott [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Nov/2009 ] "Brautigam gets as close as possible to Beethoven's own performance style." Gramophone Magazine, February 2010 |
JOSEF HAYDN
Plays Haydn Yevgeny Sudbin (piano) [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/May/2010 ] After the great success of his recordings of Rachmaninov, Tchaikovsky and Medtner Piano Concertos, Yevgeny Sudbin now presents a disc of solo works by Haydn. |
RACHMANINOV
Piano Concerto No. 4 in G minor, Op. 40 [original 1926 version] (with Medtner - Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 50) Yevgeny Sudbin (piano) / Sao Paulo Symphony Orchestra / John Neschling [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] "…Sudbin's relatively low-key playing, never leaves you in doubt of his musicianship and dexterity." Gramophone Magazine, February 2010 |
BEETHOVEN
Piano Works Vol. 7 (Sonatas Nos 26, 27 & 29 incls “Hammerklavier”) Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano) [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jul/2009 ] "… a fine recital, and the most impressive instalment so far in Brautigam's Beethoven cycle. The warm-sounding reproduction Graf piano from around 1819 has been very well recorded." BBC Music Magazine, November 2009 ***** |
BEETHOVEN
Piano Works Vol. 8 (Sonatas Nos 28, 30, 31 & 32) Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano) [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/May/2010 ] "There are few early-instrument practitioners who can match Brautigam's music insight and technical prowess...there are no holds barred in his impressively passionate account of Op. 111's opening Allegro" (BBC Music Sept 2010) |
BEETHOVEN
Piano Concerto No.5 in E flat 'Emperor' / Choral Fantasia in C minor Ronald Brautigam (piano) / Norrkaping Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Parrott [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jul/2010 ] "Notes pour and sparkle from Brautigam's fingers like diamonds...clearly Bruatigam has chosen his instrument to reflect his love of clarity, lightness and speed" Gramophone Magazine, November 2010 |
BEETHOVEN
Piano Concerto No.1 in C major, Op.15 / Piano Concerto No.3 in C minor, Op.37 Ronald Brautigam (piano) / Norrkaping Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Parrott [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Apr/2008 ] "Overall, it's very hard to fault this disc but - and it's a big one - as a 'conventional' performance it does enter an exceptionally crowded field, whereas it may have become an easy front-runner if period instruments had been used. However, even if... |
GODARD / WIDOR / ROUSSEL / MILHAUD / SANCAN
French Delights: Suites & Sonatas Sharon Bezaly (flute) Love Derwinger (piano) with Barbara Hendricks (soprano) [ BIS / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Oct/2007 ] "The thing that strikes you first when you hear Sharon Bezaly play is the quality of the sound. It is distinctive, rich and overwhelmingly beautiful. Add to that a flawless technique and one would be hard pushed to find any fault with her playing.... |
PROKOFIEV / SCHUBERT / DUTILLEUX / JOLIVET
Masterworks for Flute and Piano Sharon Bezaly (flute) / Ronald Brautigam (piano) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/Jan/2006 ] "On the evidence of this sensational disc, it seems clear that Sharon Bezaly is a flutist virtually without peer in the world today. Here we have four genuine masterpieces that make a lovely program together, all really written for flute and piano,... |
POULENC / MARTIN / REINECKE / MARTINU / MESSIAEN
Masterworks for Flute and Piano II Sharon Bezaly (flute) Ronald Brautigam (piano) [ BIS SACD / Hybrid SACD - released 1/May/2010 ] From Carl Reinecke's Undine Sonata, composed in 1882, to Poulenc's 1957 Flute Sonata this disc brings together five central works in the repertoire for flute and piano, covering a wide range of styles and approaches. |