Beethoven : The 5 Piano Concertos

Beethoven : The 5 Piano Concertos

For the past fifteen years, the destiny of Christian Zacharias has been linked to that of the Lausanne Chamber Orchestra, of which he is currently Principal Conductor and Artistic Director from 2000 to 2013. This has resulted in invitations to the most prestigious Venues and numerous recordings.

Christian Zacharias’s career has been crowned with numerous distinctions: he was named Artist of the Year at the Cannes MIDEM in 2007 and received the rank of Officer in the Order of Arts and Letters in 2010.

In this 2-DVD edition a wonderful version of the 5 piano concertos by Beethoven with Lausanne Chamber Orchestra filmed in salle Métropole in Lausanne.

BONUS

“From B as Beethoven to Z as Zacharias“ (52 min.)

Portrait of pianist-conductor Christian Zacharias. Luminous, talkative, sparkling with intelligence, the charismatic maestro reveals himself as never before in this outstanding documentary.

Beethoven : Les 5 Concertos pour Piano

LUDWIG VON BEETHOVEN

Piano Concerto #1 in C major, Op. 15
Piano Concerto #2 in B flat major, Op. 19
Piano Concerto #3 in C minor, Op. 37
Piano Concerto #4 in G major, Op. 58
Piano Concerto #5 in E flat major “Emperor”, Op. 73

 Coriolan Ouverture, Op. 62

Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne

Conductor & pianist Christian Zacharias