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Beethoven: The Complete Piano Concertos

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 3

Season 1, Episode 3 • 41m

Type: Classical Concert
Program: Beethoven's Piano Concerto No.3
Orchestra: Staatskapelle Berlin
Solo Pianist: Daniel Barenboim
Conductor: Daniel Barenboim
Festival: Ruhr Piano Festival, Germany
Year: 1984

Piano Concerto No. 3 in C minor, is the stormy one. You won't find the piano whispering gently. No. 3 opens with orchestral drama that is brooding, muscular and defiant, it’s Beethoven in his “heroic” mood. The key of C minor was Beethoven’s favorite for drama, and the first movement is intense and full of energy. The second is lyrical and prayer-like with a quiet emotional center and the finale is lively and defiant, bursting with rhythmic wit and Beethovenian drive, all delivered by Barenboim.

Tags
Orchestral Music, Piano Concerto, Daniel Barenboim, Beethoven, Beethoven's Piano Sonatas, Ruhr Piano Festival, Germany, Brilliant Beethoven
Cast
Staatskapelle Berlin Orchestra
Daniel Barenboim Solo Pianist
Daniel Barenboim Conductor

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