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Beethoven For All: Piano Concertos

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Daniel Barenboim Format: Audio CD
4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 99 ratings
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Daniel Barenboim releases BEETHOVEN FOR ALL, the complete piano concertos with Daniel Barenboim as soloist with the Staatskapelle Berlin.

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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.2 x 5.08 x 0.63 inches; 4.52 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Decca
  • Item model number ‏ : ‎ 25350562
  • Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2012
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ June 14, 2012
  • Label ‏ : ‎ Decca
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0087OVMQC
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.7 4.7 out of 5 stars 99 ratings

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Edyta Brzeczkowska
5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful
Reviewed in the United States on September 10, 2014
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The piano concertos are lovely, capturing and well recorded. Beethoven is known by the majority as the one who created symphonies and not many know he was a romantic in his heart. His concertos are very beautiful, loving and sometimes even heartbreaking. I love this cd, often listen to it and marvel.
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Vradr
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent
Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2012
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Bought the CD for a friend as a gift. He was ranting and raving about the sound quality of the CD. He has decided he needs to upgrade his sound system in order to enjoy the CD.
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Nathan W.
5.0 out of 5 stars Five Stars
Reviewed in the United States on August 23, 2016
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The best Beethoven pianist.
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Scott L. Leather
5.0 out of 5 stars Best Barenboim Beethoven Piano Concertos Yet!!
Reviewed in the United States on August 13, 2012
Well, I couldn't DISagree more with the two previous reviewers. I think this is not only the best Beethoven concerto set Barenboim has produced so far but one of the best sets EVER produced, period! The playing is incisive and bold where called for and achingly beautiful and well phrased in the slow movements cantilenas. The performances are further enhanced by great sound and the excitement of live performances (I wonder if there was ANY editing knowing Barenboim's penchant for great accuracy). In short, this is a fabulous set in my opinion and one cannot go wrong getting it, especially at the reduced price! Admittedly I ordered it in flac format at 48 khz/24-bit sound but I'm sure the regular CDs or MP3s from Amazon sound good enough as well (I also paid more for them than Amazon's price).
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Sally Pope
5.0 out of 5 stars It was a gift for my daughter----she asked for it
Reviewed in the United States on January 2, 2013
My daughter asked for this specifically and she loves it! She is a cellist, but enjoys all types of music.
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J. K. Davis MD
2.0 out of 5 stars No 'magic' here.
Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2012
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I'm not sure why Daniel Barenboim felt compelled to return to the Beethoven concertos; he really doesn't have anything new or extraordinary to show us about them. I enjoyed the final movements of the 3rd and 4th concertos somewhat, but for the most part we have extremely conventional and at times boring readings here. There are now dozens of complete traversals of these concertos and it's difficult to identify the 'best'. Of the older recordings, I still like Kempf, and Fleisher, from the 80's Perahia, and the 2000's, Pletnev (quite a departure from the others I've listed!). If you're new to classical music or aren't familiar with these works, the price is certainly attractive. Otherwise, look elsewhere.
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Huntley Dent
3.0 out of 5 stars Barenboim pulls off a historic stunt, but the music-making is generic (with quirks)
Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2012
Daniel Barenboim turns seventy this year, and his reputation still stands in the perplexing position it has occupied for decades: he combines talent, ambition, phenomenal versatility, artistry, and crass careerism. You never now whether his music-making will be willful or ordinary, and because he spreads himself so thin, the chance of him producing a great performance are much less than running through a score with somewhat coarse professionalism. The fact that Decca has made a serious commitment to his Beethoven - all the sonatas, symphonies, and piano concertos - seems like a recipe for artistic disappointment even if it turns into a PR coup. No one else in musical history has equaled the feat.

The piano concertos are an enticing bargain, since they are selling for the price of a single disc. the sound is almost suffocatingly close to the inside of the instrument. I began with the Emperor, since it is the mostly unlikely to work with pianist-as-conductor (did Barenboim stand up for the long orchestral exposition after his solo entry?), and I will concede that both roles are handled without slip-up. There are some clunky attacks, and the Staatskapelle Berlin, as captured in concert, has a coarse string sound and nothing special in the woodwinds and brass. The ordinariness of the orchestral paying may indicate a serious shortcoming in doing without a spearate conductor. As one expects form the past, Barenboim's approach to Beethoven is weighty and traditional. That's true in both the piano and orchestral parts. but the rubato isn't excessive, and nothing happens that is irritatingly willful.

The problem is that Barenboim has nothing to say about the music, certainly nowhere near the original ideas expressed by Mikhail Pletnev in his complete cycle on DG, the last one that deeply impressed me. This is generic big-band German Beethoven from beginning to end. Barenboim has the gestures down - you know that a star soloist is on hand - without giving us much real feeling. He bangs out the finale as if he wants to assure us that he still has the technique for the more treacherous passages, but there's no brio, just heavy weather.

There's no reason for me to go into detail about the other performances, which are cut form the same cloth. Listening to the Fourth, I felt a sense of regret. With James Levine as conductor, Barenboim delivered a superb account of this score in Carnegie Hall. Taking on a dual role is an empty stunt when you lose touch with your principal talent. A few years ago a similar cycle was released on EMI with Kissin and Colin Davis, and it felt pretty middle-aged. But Kissin's technique carried the day some of the time, while Barenboim's doesn't. His first cycle, from decades ago, with the very aged Otto Klemperer was a lovely May-December marriage.
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Alden1963
3.0 out of 5 stars Go for the older recordings
Reviewed in the United States on August 10, 2012
I agree with the reviewer above. This set is a clunker. Little inspiration, and the piano is mic'ed so close that the heavy pedaling in the Emperor is distracting; it just adds to the feeling that Barenboim is hammering this out. Go for the Barenboim/Klemperer set if you must have Barenboim in these concertos. There his youthful energy is balanced by Klemperer, as opposed to what we have here: an attempt at youthful energy that fails, with no balance on the other side.
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Musicwizard
5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastische Einspielung
Reviewed in Germany on February 14, 2021
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Daniel Barenboim zeigt einmal mehr wie herrlich die Klavierkonzerte sind. Er gehört zweifellos zu den besten Beethoven Interpreten.
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George Jones
5.0 out of 5 stars Amazing Music
Reviewed in Canada on December 29, 2017
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After recently reading a biography for Beethoven, I decided to bring out the classical music CDs with Beethoven and other composers that I had stored away. I found that I enjoyed the music so much that I wanted to hear more of Beethoven in particular. So, I purchased these piano concertos. I have really enjoyed listening to them and marvel at the incredible arrangements, not only of piano but other orchestra instruments as well. Beethoven was truly a genius in music. His piano arrangements are often so intricate and difficult, that only the best pianists can play his pieces. I recommend this for anyone who enjoys classical music. Daniel Barenboim is truly one of the best pianists I have ever heard.
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Brian 2
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Barenboim
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 5, 2015
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Very pleased to get this set of CD's. The best recordings of Beethoven Concerto's that I have or have heard. Classic Barenboim at his best. Very bright and crisp performances, and of course superb recording quality. I received them this morning and only intended to listen to the concertos over the next few days, but once started I have had a wonderful time listening to them all today (and the "Emperor" twice). Very satisfying to listen to.
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musicalement vôtre
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellente interprétation !!!
Reviewed in France on September 1, 2012
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Au piano et à la baguette Daniel Barenboim nous prouve une fois de plus que Beethoven n'a plus de secret pour lui !!!
Excellente interprétation des 5 concertos pour piano avec le Staatskapelle de Berlin ( D'ailleurs il a aussi enregistré les 9 symphonies avec le même orchestre ), enregistrement en direct avec les applaudissements du public.
Une excellente prise de son pour couronner le tout. Il était temps que ce coffret sorte en CD car jusqu'à présent, uniquement disponible en DVD.
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RGD Veitch
5.0 out of 5 stars Good recording.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on November 20, 2021
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Nothing to dislike.
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