BEETHOVEN
Piano Concerto No. 5 and Choral Fantasia
Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 73, ‘Emperor’
Choral Fantasia in C minor, Op. 80
Ronald Brautigam, piano
Norrköping Symphony Orchestra / Andrew Parrott
Eric Ericson Chamber Choir:
vocal soloists: Hannah Holgersson, soprano
Marie Olhans, mezzo-soprano
Maria Sanner, alto
Mikael Stenbaek, tenor
Gunnar Birgersson baritone
Ove Pettersson, bass
For the final instalment of his survey of Beethoven’s works for piano and orchestra, Ronald Brautigam has saved ‘the final crowning glory of his concerto output’, as Beethoven specialist Barry Cooper describes the Fifth Piano Concerto in his liner notes. It is coupled on this disc with the Choral Fantasia – an intriguing work scored for piano, orchestra and chorus with vocal soloists.
BIS SACD BISSACD1793