Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 - Robert Levin (1/3)

Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1, op. 15, 1796 - 1797
Robert Levin, piano
Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor
Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra
Helsinki Music Centre concert hall, 10 October 2012

[@Opoczynski]

F natural at 4:38 is Beethoven's. Subsequent publishers printed F# thinking it was Beethoven's accidental omission. Most pianist's play the F#. That was my observation and written submission to Levin (during a Baltimore Symphony concert) which he picked out of basket of many submitted themes to be improvised upon in the style of Beethoven. My moment of fame.

[@koenigmoo]

Yes. Levin talked about it in an interview before the concert.

[@tunesmusic8929]

Fabulous

[@Opoczynski]

When he looked at my slip of staff paper with the F natural, he said, "This must be some kind of inside musical joke."

[@themusicalgerbil192]

Gets my like just for the cadenza.

[@CaradhrasAiguo49]

Gerbil Jim In his recording on a 1795 Walter fp with Gardiner/ORR, his 1st mvt cadenza also begins its final trill run on the same note (13:55 here) and also ends it by resolving to c3 (the highest C available on pianos for which this work was conceived) from a2/b2 (immediately below c3), at 14:07 here. I'm beginning to think this is his protocol as to minimise confusion with the conductor/orchestra
However, the recording's 1st mvt cadenza is over a minute longer than what he conjured in this concert.

[@ThabieMelvin]

Is he playing the tutti part I saw him playing chords with the orchestra before the piano solo comes in

[@Melyanna497]

improvised cadenza? its wonderful =D

[@WhiteMaskPianist]

Cadenza at 12:11

[@tomascurti1854]

Do you have that interview?