Alfred Brendel, Wiener Philharmoniker, Simon Rattle - Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 4 (2001)

Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 4~ Ludwig van Beethoven is an astounding recording of Bethoovens Piano Concertos Nos. 1 in c major, op. 15 & 4 in g major, op. 58. Alfred Brendel is an amazing pianist and verily Beethoven himself would have been satisfied and pleased with his perfomance of his work. Simon Rattle is by no means a slouch and does a fine work as a conductor on this production. The book-let is quite well done and the short essay inside is quite informative and to the point without being too verbose. The photo on the cover is alright but I find that Brendel looks troubled and those glasses are downright awfull that he is wearing. Being an amateur piano player and composer in my own right one soon realizes the amazing genius that Beethoven owest. In fact I dare say no one today can even come close to writing such fine music and only Bach, Mozart and Wagner can be compared to such genius. I highly recommend this amazing cd and verily I give it 5 out of 5 stars without reservation.