Beethoven, Piano Concerto No. 5

Daniil Trifonov @daniiltrifonov Münchner Philharmoniker @mphilmusik / Valery Gergiev Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 ’Emperor’ (1809) 00:00 Daniil with Maestro Gergiev entering the stage 00:32 I. Allegro 20:30 II. Adagio un poco mosso 29:09 Rondo: Allegro ma non troppo 39:01 Applause 41:08 [Encore] Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 18 in E flat major, Op. 31, No. 3 ’The Hunt’ IV. Presto con fuoco (1802) 45:18 Applause 46:44 Daniil talks about Beethoven’s fifth piano concerto with Maximilian Maier Jul. 14, 2019 Klassik am Odeonsplatz Live broadcast on BR-Klassik Robert Braunmüller’s review: “Trifonov appeared for the Piano Concerto No. 5. But he didn’t just play it. He lived through it: the first movement as a passionate drama, the second as pacification in inner peace and the finale as ecstatic liberation and celebration of life. Completely heroic Everything could be seen perfectly on the 28-year-old’s face on the video wall. With flying hair and a full beard, Trifonov appears boyish on the one hand, but on the other hand he corresponds to all conceivable Western Russia clichés of the holy fool and the Dostoyevsky character who appears in the book. But the drama of Piano Concerto No. 5 was not only played out in his facial expressions, it was also audible. It makes sense to understand the last movement of this concerto as an intensification of the first. But it is almost impossible because a pianist needs a technical and physical sovereignty that only very few people have. Trifonov also did not lose himself in the thoughtfulness with which many performers democratize the so-called “Emperor“ concert in the English-speaking world. He relied entirely on the heroic tone and confident momentum. The fire, which never went out, was infectious: Trifonov was celebrated violently - by Odeonsplatz standards. He thanked him with a virtuoso piece, the Presto Finale from Beethoven’s piano sonata in E flat major op. 31, “The Hunt“.“ Thomas Gehrig’s review: “Pianistic pearls The soloist on the second day is star pianist Daniil Trifonov – who once again justifies the cult around him. As always, an experience: his almost casually superior virtuosity, paired with an almost infinitely multifaceted sound spectrum and an extraordinary phrasing sensitivity. In the middle movement, Trifonov succeeds in commanding an entire area of ​​8,000 people with literally individual tones wrapped in delicate pianissimo spheres and completely captivating the listeners with his lyrical spell. The god of classical music also has insight and prevents any disturbing ambient noise in precisely these passages. In addition, in the outer movements there are sparkling scales and arpeggios strung together like a string of pearls. It’s always amazing how this young man delivers top performances, performance after performance, with the precision of a Swiss watch.“ About the event: * Anyone interested in hearing Daniil play this work with the Philadelphia Orchestra and Yannick Nézet-Séguin in February 2019 may listen to the radio broadcast here: #DaniilTrifonov #Beethoven #MünchnerPhilharmoniker #MunichPhilharmonic #Emperor #BeethovenEmperor #ValeryGergiev #Odeonsplatz #PianoConcerto