Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2; The Creatures of Prometheus


Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2; The Creatures of Prometheus
Radu Lupu; Zubin Mehta
Label
Decca
Catalogue No.
4666812
Barcode
00028946668122
Format
1-CD
About

Beethoven’s earliest piano concerto (although the second to be published) is here coupled with the first CD release of Mehta’s ‘Creatures of Prometheus’. And what a performance it is, full of fire and delicacy.

TRACK LISTING / ARTISTS

LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN:
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19
The Creatures of Prometheus – Ballet Music, Op. 43

Radu Lupu, piano
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
Zubin Mehta

Reviews

‘strong and persuasive’ Penguin Guide to CDs (2000 Yearbook)

‘ravishingly executed, classically poised’ ClassicsToday.com

‘a very fine Beethoven CD, off the beaten track’ Répertoire