BaL 04.01.25 - Beethoven: Piano concerto 1

[Ein Heldenleben]

Must say I’ve never thought of the C major as the Cinderella Concerto.

Yea that baffled me. It’s a tremendous work. There are really no Cinderella Beethoven works are there ?

[silvestrione]

Must say I’ve never thought of the C major as the Cinderella Concerto.

Nor me! Was it Joanna's perspective as a teacher of young pianists? She mentioned how they tended not to choose it for competitions, fearing it would not give them enough opportunity to showcase their talents. ('So much for them!', one wants to say)

[Barbirollians]

I should have thought Beethoven 2 was more the Cinderella.

[Ein Heldenleben]

I should have thought Beethoven 2 was more the Cinderella.

Maybe - but it has the Prince of Beethoven cadenzas - a masterpiece in its own right.

[Ein Heldenleben]

Nor me! Was it Joanna's perspective as a teacher of young pianists? She mentioned how they tended not to choose it for competitions, fearing it would not give them enough opportunity to showcase their talents. ('So much for them!', one wants to say)

She’s got a point. You can play a masterly Beethoven 1 and then along comes a barnstorming flashy Rach 2 and it counts for nothing. Another reason why competitions are a waste of musical time.

[jch48]

These are 2 of my favourite bars in all of music - piano scales near the end of the slow movement

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.1 in C, Op.15 (Brendel) - YouTube

[silvestrione]

These are 2 of my favourite bars in all of music - piano scales near the end of the slow movement

Beethoven: Piano Concerto No.1 in C, Op.15 (Brendel) - YouTube

Yes: and the duet with the clarinet here is one of the most wonderful things in music, I think.

[Barbirollians]

Yes: and the duet with the clarinet here is one of the most wonderful things in music, I think.

And Argerich is particularly wonderful in conversation with the woodwind here . Her performance with the Manchester Camerata at the Manchester Piano Festival some years back was extraordinarily beautiful.