Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 3, Largo | Sir András Schiff

Sir András Schiff performs the largo from Beethoven’s dark and tempestuous Piano Concerto No. 3.
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Six months before he premiered the Concerto, on 5 April 1803, Beethoven had suffered a terrible crisis as he faced up to the reality of his hearing loss. The work’s key, C minor, is one that he associated with struggle and fate throughout his life; he uses also it for the ‘Pathétique’ Sonata and the last Sonata (No. 32, Op. 111), and most famously the Fifth Symphony.
Filmed in black and white, this concert is a beautiful showcase of craftsmanship and musicality. Schiff’s attention to the detail of Beethoven’s work is vividly illustrated here - for example in the slow movement where he says “Beethoven provides some extraordinary pedal markings, which very few performers actually follow!” - as he plays a recreation of a historic 1822 Graf fortepiano. He is joined by the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment for a captivating, historically informed, performance.
This concert was filmed on 8 June 2022 at Southbank Centre’s Queen Elizabeth Hall in London.
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[@loganfruchtman953]

Schiff is such a great pianist

[@mjvielle]

modern orchestral forces upon this music just seem synthesized.. like a mass of sound, rather than the intricate textures I hear in this. Thank you so much.

[@zinam5795]

БРАВО! "Бозендорферу" так же....❤❤❤❤❤

[@shoshannafachima1306]

Bravo bravo bravissimo

[@slmanbadr6832]

makes me cry😭
beethoven thou art

[@smguy7]

How about a CD?