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beethoven piano concerto

Recently listened to Lang Lang's recording on Beethoven piano concerto 1 and 4 and liked the music a lot.

Can someone suggest some good recordings that excel both in sound and performances? LPs would be great but CD/SACD/hi-res files are welcomed too.

Thanks
128x128glai
77jovian
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Another vote for Steven Kovacevich's 4th. In fact, Phillips has a 2-CD set of the first four Beethoven concertos by Kovacevich and all the performances are quite good. Sound is also good and the set is inexpensive, so you can give it a try without breaking the bank.
learsfool
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If you want LP, there is a great box set of live performances of all 5 concertos played by Alfred Brendel and the Chicago Symphony, conducted by James Levine. Fantastic performances!
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glai OP
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Many thanks guys. I will check those out.

Any other worthwhile recordings? Keep them coming?
frogman
7,356 posts
 
Second the Brendel/Levine set; excellent!
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mapman
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I can recommend this one:

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