Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 19 (with Score)

[@3YZ-TS191]

Thanks so much for posting this musical score! I first saw a memorable live CBS-televised recital of this beautiful concerto when Andre Watts celebrated his 40th birthday (Zubin Mehta conducting, I believe). Then I heard Mitsuko Uchida's incomparable rendition of this and the other 4 Beethoven concerti (Kurt Sanderling conducting). What had always puzzled me was the syncopation in the opening and middle themes of the exposition. Now, I don't have to guess anymore at what the artists are doing when I listen to these passages.

[@donaldaxel]

I love the Italian comment: ... e un'esecuzione ineguagliabile! Krystian Zimmermann makes me think of Ingrid Haebler who got this music to sound so alive, elegant and with emotional weight.

[@rosemarywaldie4958]

I first heard this back in the 80’s Timeless beautiful music and memories ❤️

[@lucatessadrelli6203]

Sublime incontro tra un capolavoro immortale e un'esecuzione ineguagliabile. Complimenti.

[@suelamullaj7068]

Totalmente d accordo!!

[@tulealclessidralucatessadr8762]

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[@ClassicalMusicAndSoundtracks]

Wonderful!

[@dorianmarko]

So good...

[@loveclassicalmusicalot]

This piano concerto has got to have the smallest instrumentation of any of Beethoven's other piano concertos. It makes sense, considering Beethoven mainly wrote it throughout 1787 to 1789.

[@simonkawasaki4229]

Beethoven channels Mozart in this lovely early work. I’d say the way that he blends the woodwinds is actually more successful than the way Mozart would. Mozart’s signature solo flute in his late piano concertos adds a gorgeous timbre to the orchestration, but it tends to stick out in comparison to the way it is used here.

[@charlesenglander1392]

@3:51 you can hear humming if you listen closely

[@BAH-km3ux]

Thank God someone else hears it too! I was worried I was delusional. 😆

[@charlesenglander1392]

@@BAH-km3ux lol

[@supawels3627]

Das ist, bei aller Anerkennung Beethoven's, noch a bisserl "Hänschen-Klein". Am Ende des 2. Satzes wird's dann schon etwas anspruchsvoller und sein 3. Satz ist dann schon hörbaren.

[@calebhu6383]

12:21

[@lylecohen1638]

The rondo is actually 24:11

[@user-tl8oj4tv1g]

Is Zimmerman also conducting?

[@jtwolfe4693]

Yes