Elizabeth Leonskaja - Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 emperor & Piano Quintet Op. 16 (CD)

Long acknowledged as one of the great pianists of our time, Elisabeth Leonskaja shares her wealth of experience of Beethoven's Piano Concerto No 5, the 'Emperor', with the players of the Orchestre Français des Jeunes, aged between 16 and 25. She describes it as "the supreme piano concerto... "Nothing transcends the connection it creates between the soloist, conductor and orchestra." Belgium's Crescendo magazine, reviewing a live performance of the concerto, admired "the perfectly disciplined orchestra and the sureness of Michael Schønwandt gestures," writing: "The young instrumentalists... showed flexibility in following the marvellous Elisabeth Leonskaja, who... with the absolute 'rightness' of her playing, immersed everyone present in a moment of true grace."

Track List:

Disc: 1

1. Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor": I. Allegro
2. Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor": II. Adagio un poco moto
3. Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73 "Emperor": III. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo
4. Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-Flat Major, Op. 16: I. Allegro ma non troppo
5. Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-Flat Major, Op. 16: II. Andante cantabile
6. Quintet for Piano and Winds in E-Flat Major, Op. 16: III. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo