Beethoven Piano Concertos 1-5(1974)

Beethoven Piano Concertos 1-5 Synopsis

These recordings, filmed in March and April 1974 for the BBC, occurred at the tail end of the old performance era and the very start of the new. Vladimir Ashkenazy was a graduate of the same Soviet school of piano playing that produced Sviatoslav Richter, Emil Gilels, Lazar Berman and a host of others of that era. There are simularities that unite them, including a broad romanticism, a degree of Lisztian showmanship coupled with periods of introspection, powerful technique that occasionally borders on pounding and an intellectual streak that produces some deeply insightful playing. Ashkenazy was younger than the others, more modern in his playing.

Beethoven Piano Concertos 1-5 (1974) is a music film directed by Brian Large, released on April 1, 1974 with a runtime of 3h. It stars Vladimir Ashkenazy, Bernard Haitink and London Philharmonic Orchestra.