The Beethoven Project - The 5 Piano Concertos & 4 Overtures Oliver Schnyder

• Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827): Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15:
• 1 Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15: I. Allegro con brio 17:51
• 2 Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15: II. Largo 11:00
• 3 Piano Concerto No. 1 in C Major, Op. 15: III. Rondo. Allegro 08:44
• Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37:
• 4 Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37: I. Allegro con brio 16:38
• 5 Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37: II. Largo 10:22
• 6 Piano Concerto No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 37: III. Rondo. Allegro 08:53
• Coriolan Overture, Op. 62:
• 7 Coriolan Overture, Op. 62 08:06
• Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58:
• 8 Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58: I. Allegro moderato 18:58
• 9 Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58: II. Andante con moto 04:53
• 10 Piano Concerto No. 4 in G Major, Op. 58: III. Rondo. Vivace 10:05
• Leonore Overture, No. 1, Op. 138:
• 11 Leonore Overture, No. 1, Op. 138 09:54
• Fidelio, Op. 72: Overture:
• 12 Fidelio, Op. 72: Overture 06:31
• Egmont, Op. 84: Overture:
• 13 Egmont, Op. 84: Overture 08:33
• Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 19:
• 14 Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 19: I. Allegro con brio 14:13
• 15 Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 19: II. Adagio 08:54
• 16 Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 19: III. Rondo. Allegro molto 06:10
• Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73:
• 17 Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73: I. Allegro 20:11
• 18 Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73: II. Adagio un poco mosso 06:35
• 19 Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73: III. Rondo. Allegro 10:21
• Total Runtime 03:26:52

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Sony Classical is delighted to bring you the latest album from the sensational pianist, Oliver Schnyder, featuring a selection of Ludwig van Beethoven’s greatest works including his complete piano concertos and selected overtures. Dubbed the “piano poet” and with over 12,000 fans on Facebook alone, Schynder’s aesthetic approach is compared with that of the great pianists Kempff, Schnabel, Fischer and Barenboim. Ludwig van Beethoven stands for independence of mind, for revolutionary ideas, for music that reaches far beyond his own time. The year 2020 marks the 250th anniversary of the composer’s birth. The Lucerne Symphony Orchestra with its chief conductor James Gaffigan took this as an occasion to realize the “Beethoven Project.” The result is this truly landmark recording featuring all of his remarkable piano concertos and a selection of his most famous overtures. Oliver appears in the most important concert venues in Europe, North America and Asia such as Wigmore Hall, Concertgebouw, Kölner Philharmonie, Herkulessaal and Carnegie Hall. His chamber music collaboration with violinist Andreas Janke and with the cellist Benjamin Nyffenegger led in 2012 to the founding of the Oliver Schnyder Trio. In 2016, Schnyder was awarded a prestigious Werkbeitrag by the Aargauer Kuratorium. James Gaffigan, Chief Conductor - Hailed for the natural ease of his conducting and the compelling insight of his musicianship, James Gaffigan continues to attract international attention and is one of the most outstanding American conductors working today. Gaffigan also holds positions as Principal Guest Conductor of the Netherlands Radio Philharmonic Orchestra and was appointed the first Principal Guest Conductor of the Gürzenich Orchestra, Cologne in September 2013, a position that was created for him. Luzerner Sinfonieorchester - Orchestra-in-residence of the renowned KKL Luzern. As Switzerland’s oldest symphony orchestra (founded in 1806), it has gained an international standing that extends far beyond its home territory. Strongly anchored in Lucerne, a city with a worldwide reputation for music, the orchestra offers a number of annual concert cycles and organizes the Zaubersee Festival – Russian Music Lucerne. It also acts as the opera orchestra of the Lucerne Theatre.

Oliver Schnyder, piano
Luzerner Sinfonieorchester
James Gaffigan, conductor

Oliver Schnyder
was born on October 3, 1973 in Brugg (Switzerland). He studied with Emmy Henz- Diémand in Aarau as well as in Homero Francesch’s masterclass in Zurich. After his solo exams he continued with Ruth Laredo in New York, before completing his studies with Leon Fleisher in Baltimore between 1998 and 2001. On his return to Europe his career went from strength to strength. In 2002 he was invited to the Orpheum Musikfesttage, where his debut with the Zurich Tonhalle Orchestra under David Zinman was received with unanimous praise by public and press. This marked the beginning of a development which would take him to the most important world concert halls and music festivals. The international media have dubbed Oliver Schnyder a “piano poet” and like to compare his aesthetic approach with that of great pianists such as Kempff, Schnabel, Fischer, Barenboim, Perahia or Brendel. Oliver Schnyder has worked with orchestras such as the Academy of Saint Martin in the Fields, the Philharmonia London, the Moscow Tchaikovsky Symphony, the WDR Symphony Orchestra of Cologne and most of the major orchestras of his native Switzerland, including the Tonhalle Orchestra, Lucerne Symphony Orchestra, Basle Symphony Orchestra, Zurich Chamber Orchestra, Musikkollegium Winterthur, Saint Gall Symphony, Biel Symphony Orchestra, Argovia Philharmonic, Camerata Berne, Chamber Aartists, under conductors such as John Axelrod, Semyon Bychkov, Vladimir Fedoseyev, Howard Griffiths, Philippe Jordan, Mario Venzago, Muhai Tang, and David Zinman. The 2014/15 season will include debuts with the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra and the Danish National Symphony Orchestra. Also, he will be performing at the Lucerne Festival and tour England and Switzerland with the Academy of Saint Martin in the Fields led by Julia Fischer. He will also be the first season’s “Artiste Etoile” in the history of the Berne Symphony Orchestra with several solo appearances and a UK tour under the baton of Mario Venzago. Oliver appeares in the most important concert venues in Europe, North America and Asia such as Wigmore Hall, Concertgebouw, Kölner Philharmonie, Herkulessaal, Carnegie Hall, Tokyo Opera City Concert Hall, Moscow Great Hall, and at music festivals such as the Lucerne Festival, Menuhin Festival Gstaad, Festspiele Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Schwetzinger SWR Festspiele. His chamber music collaboration with violinist Andreas Janke and with the cellist Benjamin Nyffenegger led in 2012 to the founding of the Oliver Schnyder Trio. For RCA Red Seal (Sony) Oliver has recorded piano concertos by Haydn (Academy of Saint Martin in the Fields/Andrew Watkinson)), Mendelssohn (Musikkollegium Winterthur/Douglas Boyd), Mozart (Camerata bern/Erich Höbarth), and piano works by Schumann and Liszt to great critical acclaim (Choc de Classica, Diapason, ICMA, Fono Forum). His numerous radio and television recordings (BBC, SRF, SWR, WDR, BR, NDR) amply demonstrate the high quality of his art.

Since 2013, Oliver is the co-founder and artistic director of Piano District, a new piano series in his home town Baden, Switzerland.

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