Beethoven - Complete Beethoven Edition
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Label: Idil Biret Edition
Cat No: 8501901
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 19
Release Date: 26th September 2011
Contents
Works
Fantasy for piano, chorus and orchestra in C minor, op.80 'Choral Fantasy'Piano Concertos nos 1-5 (complete)
Piano Sonatas nos 1-32 (complete)
Symphony no.1 in C major, op.21 (trans. Franz Liszt)
Symphony no.2 in D major, op.36 (trans. Franz Liszt)
Symphony no.3 in E flat major, op.55 'Eroica' (trans. Franz Liszt)
Symphony no.4 in B flat major, op.60 (trans. Franz Liszt)
Symphony no.5 in C minor, op.67 (trans. Franz Liszt)
Symphony no.7 in A major, op.92 (trans. Franz Liszt)
Symphony no.8 in F major, op.93 (trans. Franz Liszt)
Symphony no.9 in D minor, op.125 'Choral' (trans. Franz Liszt)
Artists
Idil Biret (piano)Turkish State Polyphonic Choir
Bilkent Symphony Orchestra
Conductor
Antoni WitWorks
Fantasy for piano, chorus and orchestra in C minor, op.80 'Choral Fantasy'Piano Concertos nos 1-5 (complete)
Piano Sonatas nos 1-32 (complete)
Symphony no.1 in C major, op.21 (trans. Franz Liszt)
Symphony no.2 in D major, op.36 (trans. Franz Liszt)
Symphony no.3 in E flat major, op.55 'Eroica' (trans. Franz Liszt)
Symphony no.4 in B flat major, op.60 (trans. Franz Liszt)
Symphony no.5 in C minor, op.67 (trans. Franz Liszt)
Symphony no.7 in A major, op.92 (trans. Franz Liszt)
Symphony no.8 in F major, op.93 (trans. Franz Liszt)
Symphony no.9 in D minor, op.125 'Choral' (trans. Franz Liszt)
Artists
Idil Biret (piano)Turkish State Polyphonic Choir
Bilkent Symphony Orchestra
Conductor
Antoni WitAbout
Several years later, the decision was made to record the remaining 29 sonatas and to release them together with the nine symphonies on Idil Biret’s own label Idil Biret Archive (IBA).
The project grew to cover all the works of Beethoven for piano and orchestra, adding the five piano concertos and Choral Fantasy with the Bilkent Symphony Orchestra conducted by Antoni Wit, which concluded this epic Beethoven Edition spanning a period of over 23 years.
Beethoven’s works for piano are, with Bach’s keyboard compositions, foundation stones of the repertoire. The sonatas encompass every nuance of expressive depth, whilst the concertos reveal the influence of Haydn as well as philosophical depths and grandeur.
Liszt’s reverence for Beethoven is exemplified in his astonishing transcriptions of the symphonies for solo piano. Idil Biret has long since become the ‘esteemed internationally renowned artist’ predicted by her mentor, the great pianist Wilhelm Kempff. She has a large and critically admired discography to her name, always displaying ‘virtuosity, gushing ideas, and emotional generosity’ (ClassicsToday.com).
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