BEETHOVEN Piano Concerto No 5. Symphony No 5
2006 Leeds winner Kim plays the Emperor Concerto in Seoul
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Composer or Director: Ludwig van Beethoven
Genre:
Orchestral
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Magazine Review Date: 11/2013
Media Format: CD or Download
Media Runtime: 75
Mastering:
DDD
Catalogue Number: 481 0312GH
Tracks:
Composition | Artist Credit |
---|---|
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 5, 'Emperor' |
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Myung-Whun Chung, Conductor Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra Sunwook Kim, Piano |
Symphony No. 5 |
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer
Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Myung-Whun Chung, Conductor Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra |
Author: Harriet Smith
There is less that makes the Fifth Symphony stand out. In terms of sheer sound, it’s relatively old-fashioned: with plush strings to the fore, it tends to have an air of comfortable familiarity rather than offering the iconoclastic world-views of such conductors as Gardiner (with his ORR on electrifying form at Carnegie Hall) or Brüggen, both of them caught live in 2011. Yes, of course these are both on period instruments so I’m comparing unlike with unlike; if it has to be modern instruments, Chailly’s approach is not a million miles away from Chung’s but the result is more distinctive. That said, Chung is clearly breathing new life into the Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra, which is exciting indeed.
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