Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 4 & 5 Reed Tetzloff, Prague Philharmonic Orchestra & Paweł Kapuła

• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58:
• 1 Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58: I. Allegro moderato 19:51
• 2 Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58: II. Andante con moto 05:35
• 3 Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58: III. Rondo. Vivace 09:57
• Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73:
• 4 Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73: I. Allegro 20:17
• 5 Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73: II. Adagio un poco moto 07:20
• 6 Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73: III. Rondo. Allegro, ma non troppo 10:05
• Total Runtime 01:13:05

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Obwohl Beethoven oft als der revolutionäre Komponist schlechthin angesehen wird, möchte Reed Tetzloff hier seinen vor allem "evolutionären" musikalischen Ansatz hervorheben. Als erster Band einer Gesamteinspielung von Beethovens Klavierkonzerten vereint diese Aufnahme die letzten beiden Errungenschaften des Meisters, die das Genre bald revolutionieren sollten, wie die Dritte Symphonie und die Razumovsky-Quartette. Reed Tetzloff bietet zusammen mit der Prager Philharmonie unter der Leitung von Pawel Kapula ein perfektes Bild dieser beiden Werke - das introspektive Vierte Konzert und das epische Fünfte, wie die beiden Seiten des romantischen Helden, der gegen die Welt kämpft, und hebt die Dramatik auf ein bis dahin unerreichtes Niveau.

Reed Tetzloff, Klavier
Prager Philharmonisches Orchester
Paweł Kapuła, Dirigent

Reed Tetzloff
“an artist of broad musical tastes and individuality,” (South Florida Classical Review) has been hailed for his “richly communicative” performances (The Cincinnati Enquirer). He came to international attention at the XV Tchaikovsky Competition, where he was dubbed “the lyric hero of the competition.” (Сноб Magazine). He has excited audiences worldwide, ever since making his Lincoln Center concerto debut at Alice Tully Hall in 2012.

He has performed in major European venues including the Berlin Philharmonie, the Laeiszhalle in Hamburg, Düsseldorf’s Kunstpalast, the Allerheiligen Hofkirche at the Munich Residenz, Prague’s Rudolfinum, the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, Place Flagey in Brussels, and De Singel in Antwerp, in addition to his frequent appearances across the United States. His 2023-2024 season includes a debut tour of South Korea.

Orchestral engagements include the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, the Minnesota Orchestra, the Moscow Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra, the Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, the Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Tbilisi Symphony Orchestra. He has been in residence at festivals such as the Grand Teton Music Festival, the International Keyboard Institute and Festival, the Miami International Piano Festival, and the Festival de Musique de Wissembourg.

Tetzloff has received career grants from Charlotte White’s Salon de Virtuosi and from the Center for Musical Excellence, which sponsored his debut album, Sounds of Transcendence, on the Romeo Records label. Reviewing the album, Patrick Rucker in Gramophone Magazine extolled his “kaleidoscopic colors” and “fervent rapture” in music of Franck, Scriabin, and Charles Griffes. During the COVID-19 pandemic, Reed Tetzloff recorded two albums for the Master Performers label; the first, featuring piano works of Robert Schumann, was released in 2021 and hailed for its ”originality and uncommon perceptiveness.” (Voix des Arts). Tetzloff’s latest release on Master Performers, Concord––produced by the Grammy-award-winning Steven Epstein––was launched on September 20, 2022 in a film at New York’s Cinema123. The recording garnered wide acclaim, including a five-star review in Fanfare Magazine which praised his "warmth and wide range of colors" in sonatas by Ives and Beethoven.

Born in Minneapolis, MN, Reed Tetzloff studied at Mannes College in New York with Pavlina Dokovska, having previously studied in his hometown with Dr. Paul Wirth. Within his first year and a half of undergraduate study at Mannes, he had won the school’s two largest awards: the Concerto Competition and the Nadia Reisenberg Competition. He also won prizes from various international competitions, including the Tbilisi International Piano Competition and the Cincinnati World Piano Competition.

Tetzloff is an acclaimed writer. Huntley Dent in Fanfare Magazine praised his essay on Schumann for how it “explores (the music’s) intricacies deeper than any other pianist I’ve heard commenting on the piece.” He is currently at work on a collection of essays.

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