Géza Anda plays Beethoven
Géza Anda (piano)
Camerata Academica Salzburg, SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg, Hans Rosbaud
The First Concerto with Anda directing, offers Mozartian elegance. The Emperor is less convincing, suffering from a poorly focused orchestral perspective.
Géza Anda plays Beethoven
Géza Anda (piano)
Camerata Academica Salzburg, SWR Sinfonieorchester Baden-Baden und Freiburg, Hans Rosbaud
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The First Concerto with Anda directing, offers Mozartian elegance. The Emperor is less convincing, suffering from a poorly focused orchestral perspective.
About
The only recording of this concert ever released, this version of Anda’s rendition of Beethoven’s first and fifth piano concertos enriches his discography in a way that is truly unique.
Géza Anda belonged to a small group of 20th Century pianists, whose musicianship inspired and influenced future generations. Anda famously performed with a sense of spontaneity and reflection that created a long lasting impression on his listeners, an element captured beautifully by this recording.
Contents and tracklist
Work length33:39
- Géza Anda (piano)
- Salzburg Camerata Academia
- Recorded: 09 February 1960
- Recording Venue: SDR Stuttgart, Villa Berg, Germany
I. Allegro con brio
Track length14:14
II. Largo
Track length10:33
III. Rondo: Allegro scherzando
Track length8:52
Work length40:17
- Géza Anda (piano)
- SWR Sinfonieorchester des Südwestrundfunks
- Hans Rosbaud
- Recorded: 18 April 1956
- Recording Venue: Hans-Rosbaud Studio, SWF Baden-Baden, Germany
I. Allegro
Track length21:16
II. Adagio un poco mosso
Track length7:59
III. Rondo: Allegro
Track length11:02
Awards and reviews
July 2014
The First Concerto with Anda directing, offers Mozartian elegance. The Emperor is less convincing, suffering from a poorly focused orchestral perspective.
18th November 2013
he starts [No. 1] with a buoyant tempo. Phrases are well shaped and articulated. There is crystal-clear playing in the fast passages. The slow movement is poetic and expressive, and he conjures up a beautiful rounded tone...The highlight [of the Emperor] is the slow movement, where Anda delivers a poignantly expressive reading
