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