Pianist Sophie-Mayuko Vetter presents the world premiere recording of a reconstruction of around 70 pages of sketches for Beethoven's Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 6 in D major (fragment) by Nicholas Cook and Hermann Dechant. Another special feature of this release is that the Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 0 in E flat major, WoO 4 is heard in period style, performed on a fortepiano made by the London piano manufacturer John Broadwood in 1806. The expressive and harmonically rich vocabulary of the Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 19 clearly demonstrates the young Beethoven's development as an autonomous Viennese classicist. Sophie-Mayuko Vetter has been praised as an artist of extraordinary expressivity and versatility by press and colleagues alike. Her previous recording on OehmsClassics received an ICMA nomination and was awarded a Supersonic rating by Pizzicato: 'Deeply felt performances of two Mozart concertos, where Sophie-Mayuko Vetter's playing can be compared with that of Clara Haskil, Geza Anda or the young Barenboim.'

Tracklist:

Piano Concerto No. 6 In D Major, Hess 15 (Fragment) [Completed N. Cook & H. Dechant]
Piano Concerto No. 2 In B-Flat Major, Op. 19: I. Allegro Con Brio
Piano Concerto No. 2 In B-Flat Major, Op. 19: II. Adagio
Piano Concerto No. 2 In B-Flat Major, Op. 19: III. Rondo. Molto Allegro
Piano Concerto No. 0 In E-Flat Major, Woo 4: I. Allegro Moderato
Piano Concerto No. 0 In E-Flat Major, Woo 4: II. Larghetto
Piano Concerto No. 0 In E-Flat Major, Woo 4: III. Rondo Allegretto

UPC: 4260330917102
Label: Oehms
Release Date: 10.18.19
Format: CD

Beethoven / Vetter / Ruzicka - Piano Concertos 2 (CD)