From The Archives - A Trio Of Beethoven

By Frank Byrne,

Published June 1, 2021 at 3:25 PM CDT

Three contrasting works by Beethoven make up this week’s show: a Romance for violin and orchestra arranged for cello, a stunning recording of his Fourth Piano Concerto with legendary pianist Robert Casadesus and the Concertgebouw Orchestra, then a world-shaking fugue that shocked listeners at its premiere. We’ll hear Beethoven at his most intimate, his most virtuostic, and – being the innovator he was – his most thundering and brilliant.

Compositions and Recordings

Procession of the Nobles by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Erich Kunzel and The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

Romance No. 1 in G major
by Ludwig van Beethoven
Richard Tognetti and The Australian Chamber Orchestra
Daniel Muller-Schott, soloist

Piano Concerto No. 4
by Ludwig van Beethoven
Eduard van Beinum and The Concertgebouw Orchestra
Robert Casadesus, soloist

Grosse Fuge
by Ludwig van Beethoven
Otto Klemperer and The Philharmonia Orchestra