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Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 5 "Emperor" | 
 enlarge | Creators: Ludwig Van Beethoven, Leonard Bernstein, Rudolf Serkin, New York Philharmonic
Label: Sony
Category: Music
List Price: $9.98
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Avg. Customer Rating:  9 reviews
Sales Rank: 40274
Media: Audio CD
Discs: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 5.6 x 5 x 0.5
MPN: 37223
UPC: 074643722322
EAN: 0074643722322
ASIN: B0000025M5
Release Date: October 25, 1990
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| Tracks:
| • | Allegro | | • | Adagio un poco moto | | • | Rondo, Allegro |
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| Customer Reviews: Read 4 more reviews...
 A Classical Classic September 30, 2008
This has always been and continues to be one of my favorite pieces of music. This is a great recording!!!
 Wonderful Performance, Poor Recording March 19, 2008
4 out of 5 found this review helpful
All other reviewers seem to be satisfied with the quality of this recording, I found mine to be very poor. The performance is beautiful-you would be hard pressed to find better; however my download was riddled with not only digital but also very distracting background noise. At times it seems as if the recording was made from someone in the audience. The moving climactic crescendos are marred by slight distortion and at times you can hear what sounds like humming. I've owned a copy of this recording in the past and don't remember all these imperfections. You might be better served buying a hard copy of this recording.
Very Pleased February 13, 2008
Fast, professional handling and completion of order handled DIRECTLY from Amazon. Excellent CD at very good price. Note stark contrast to terrible service received on 2 other orders placed at same time via Amazon that were handled by external vendors. Neither vendor would honor address change request placed as directed by Amazon. So far, after 1 month, have received one refund, but 2nd vendor refuses to even communicate with me (he got his money, I got nothing). Lesson is to BEWARE of orders not handled directly by Amazon.
 Not enough of a good thing! August 9, 2007
0 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is a very good rendition of Beethovan's Emperor. Of course having Bernstein and Serken anywhere near a piano concerto makes the whole CD but the only problem is that it is too short! Guess Ludwig just wanted to tease us!
If you like Beethovan, pianos, Serken and Bernstein then this is worth your money!
Flawless and moving February 1, 2006
8 out of 9 found this review helpful
This was the recording that introduced me to Beethoven's 5th Piano Concerto, making me wonder how I had missed it in all my years (15+) of listening to classical music. I listened to my cassette until it was completely ruined. Although I have yet to hear other renditions of this piece, I can compare it to my other Beethoven symphonies (among others). In that light, I find this particular recording to be flawless. The piano is fluid and seems to dance with the orchestra, and it reminds me of watching a pair of excellent dancers--you watch one, then the other, then back, and marvel. It's the same with this piece. It has no hiccups, no glitches.
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