Throughout the week Classic FM’s presenters bring you the best new recordings, including world exclusives and premiere broadcasts of latest releases. This week: ‘Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 2; Grieg ...

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 Lars Vogt, Conductor, Piano Royal Northern Sinfonia Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 4 Lars Vogt, Conductor, Piano Royal ...

Beethoven completed five Piano Concertos in under 20 years, but from the age of 38 he would never finish one again as his deafness stopped him from performing, writes John Suchet. Five completed Piano ...

Beethoven completed five piano concertos in under 20 years, earning considerable amounts of money by performing them himself in concert. Celebrated Norwegian pianist Leif Ove Andsnes has performed the ...

So, you want to get to know a piece of classical music better. Let’s say you pick Beethoven’s fifth piano concerto, called the Emperor Concerto. You’ve heard that it’s one of the biggest and best in ...

What’s a little less Lang Lang and a little less Haydn in the over-the-top final weeks of the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s exceedingly generous centennial season? Gustavo Dudamel had planned a ...

Andsnes and the MCO’s fresh and sensitive performances of Beethoven’s Piano Concertos have been an early Proms highlight. But is there such a thing as ‘authentic’ Beethoven? In the glittering wake of ...

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 Ludwig van Beethoven, Composer Leif Ove Andsnes, Director, Piano Mahler Chamber Orchestra Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 4 Mahler Chamber Orchestra Ludwig ...