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London Symphony Orchestra

Description:

Also note the sparkling Sudobin cadenza! Beethoven by Sudobin & Vnsk is finally complete on this SACD hybrid disc. Evgeny Sudobin is the world’s most sought-after pianist, with his album of piano concertos by Scriabin and Metonel (BIS SA 2088) winning the International Classical Music Awards (ICMA) 2016 in the concerto category. His complete Beethoven piano concerto cycle is finally complete. Having completed the Beethoven symphony series, Vnsk and the Minnesota Orchestra had also begun a project with Sudobin in 2009 for a complete set of piano concertos. The first set (BIS SA 1758), with Nos. 4 and 5, “The Emperor,” and the second set (BIS SA 1978), with No. 3 and Mozart’s No. 24, have both been well received.The third and final recording is with the Tapiola Sinfonietta and includes Nos. 1 and 2. In this recording, Friedman’s technique is unwavering and his touch shines through wi