℗ 2024 Orchid Music
| Released | April 26, 2024 |
| Duration | 1h 04m 38s |
| Record Label | Orchid Classics |
| Catalogue No. | ORC100291 |
| Genre | Classical |
Beethoven/5 Vol. 1
Jonathan Biss, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, David Afkham
Available in 48 kHz / 24-bit AIFF, FLAC audio formats
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Piano Concerto No.5 in E-flat major, Op.73, ‘Emperor’
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1.1
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Allegro
Ludwig van Beethoven; Jonathan Biss; Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra; David Afkham |
20:44 | |||
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1.2
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Adagio un poco moto
Ludwig van Beethoven; Jonathan Biss; Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra; David Afkham |
8:06 | |||
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1.3
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Rondo: Allegro, ma non troppo
Ludwig van Beethoven; Jonathan Biss; Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra; David Afkham |
10:28 | |||
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Piano Concerto (Gneixendorf Music - Eine Winterreise)
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1.4
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Ankunft. “Gneixendorf? Das klingt wie eine brechende Achse!” —
Brett Dean; Jonathan Biss; Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra; David Afkham |
14:00 | |||
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1.5
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Die Abreise. Schwer gefasste Entschlüße (Muß es sein?) —
Brett Dean; Jonathan Biss; Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra; David Afkham |
8:23 | |||
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1.6
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Epilog. Plaudite, amici, comoedia finita est.
Brett Dean; Jonathan Biss; Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra; David Afkham |
2:57 | |||
Coinciding with the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s birth, Jonathan Biss concluded over a decade-long immersion in the composer’s music, which included concert series, recordings, writings, lectures, and his project Beethoven/5, a series of commissions of Beethoven-inspired works of which this recording is one of the pairings.
"Good music you identify with your ears; the greatness of great music is a thing you feel in your bones. Listening to it changes your body chemistry and, if only for a moment, your worldview. If you are lucky enough to make your life and livelihood playing music, there is a further way you can identify a great piece: it keeps changing as you change. It expands right along with your perceptivity; its possibilities are endless.
Beethoven’s piano concerti are the very essence of great music: instantly riveting and infinitely interesting. Each of them reimagines what a piano concerto can be, and does so with Beethoven’s signature intensity. These works are confrontational and spiritual in equal measure; they make grand statements and ask questions without answers. Their scope is vast."
- Jonathan Biss
48 kHz / 24-bit PCM – Orchid Classics Studio Masters
| Track title | Peak (dB FS) | RMS (dB FS) | LUFS (integrated) | DR | |
Album average Range of values | -1.78 -5.00 to -1.14 | -24.86 -29.49 to -21.98 | -21.17 -25.50 to -18.50 | 14 13 to 17 | |
| 1 | Allegro | -1.14 | -21.98 | -18.5 | 13 |
| 2 | Adagio un poco moto | -5.00 | -29.33 | -25.5 | 14 |
| 3 | Rondo: Allegro, ma non troppo | -1.14 | -22.09 | -18.7 | 14 |
| 4 | Ankunft. “Gneixendorf? Das klingt wie eine brechende Achse!” — | -1.14 | -23.77 | -20.0 | 15 |
| 5 | Die Abreise. Schwer gefasste Entschlüße (Muß es sein?) — | -1.14 | -29.49 | -25.4 | 17 |
| 6 | Epilog. Plaudite, amici, comoedia finita est. | -1.14 | -22.47 | -18.9 | 13 |