Till Fellner
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
Kent Nagano
Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concertos Nos. 4 and 5
Till Fellner piano
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal
Kent Nagano conductor
Piano Concerto No. 4
G major op. 58 (1805/06)
Dedicated to Archduke Rudolph of Austria
Allegro moderato
Andante con moto
Rondo. Vivace
Piano Concerto No. 5
E-flat major op. 73 (1809)
Dedicated to Archduke Rudolph of Austria
Allegro
Adagio un poco moto
Rondo. Allegro, ma non troppo
Recorded May and November 2008
ECM New Series 2114
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Austrian pianist Till Fellner whose two Bach albums on ECM have won him unanimous international acclaim teams up with conductor Kent Nagano and his Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal for a sensitive and meticulous interpretation of Beethoven’s much-loved piano concertos Nos. 4 and 5. In a review to be published in the March issue of ‘Fanfare’ Jerry Dubins speaks of a “stunning achievement” and points out that “the recording has a fullness, depth, and solidity to it that are equal to the very best modern technology has to offer.” Fellner and Nagano, musical collaborators for more than a decade, share a delicate and sensitive approach to Beethoven’s middle period that, by eschewing all demonstrativeness, focusses on natural tempi, transparent sound and maximum clarity of articulation. While Fellner continues his much-lauded cycle of Beethoven’s 32 piano sonatas on major concert platforms in the US, Europe and Japan, Nagano and his Montreal orchestra have received much attention with their Beethoven project “Ideals of the French Revolution”. Fellner can also be heard in Thomas Larcher’s “Böse Zellen”, to be released in late March.
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