Mitsuko Uchida - Beethoven - Piano Concerto No 4 in G major, Op 58

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Ludwig van Beethoven
Piano Concerto No 4 in G major, Op 58

1 Allegro moderato
2 Andante con moto
3 Rondo (Vivace)

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra
Mariss Jansons, conductor

Live recording, London, Proms 2013

[janethenderson]

She and the orchestra are really talking to each other. A fabulous performance.

[francobonanni]

Who looks around like she does to the conductor to the orchestra and how she looks to her keyboard the way she does with excitement of a child playing is a true musician. The 4th probably the most difficult concerto for interpretation and technique is well developed. A great interpretation by a great musician. Love Beethoven love her.

[ukyo]

THE best live performance I have ever attended was of Ms. Uchida playing piano and directing from the piano the English Chamber Orchestra in Mozart's piano concerto no. 22. Us, the audience, was left stunned by the performance. I felt emotionally moved with sort of a buzz for several days afterward. This happened nearly 40 years ago and I still remember it vividly. I even remember Ms. Uchida's outfit.

[mladybird]

The most skillful and heartfelt interpretation.
Uchida is most talented but also a special person who is here to make our world a better place.

[Nicolas-iohj]

Pianiste immense, quoi qu’elle joue, et l’une des seules à la hauteur de ce chefs-d’œuvre absolu. ❤❤❤❤

[jaadler]

Doubtlessly one of the greatest piano players of our times! She plays Mozart, Beethoven and Schumann in the most perfect and soulful way.

[brigitte]

If you only hear the first few chords, you are in another world....Thank you for this inspiring performance

[youngy]

The way how she understands and 'sings' the orchestra parts, I can already predict how great her performance will be...

[santoor_rishi]

The performances of Uchida on Beethoven, Mozart, Schumann, and Schubert will always be very close to my heart. She understands these four so well on a musical level, that whenever she plays their compositions, it is almost as if she is communicating with them directly. It is the joy of every composer to hear their composition come to life, and Uchida is there to explain to them how beautiful the music is that they heard in their heads.
I am sure that Beethoven, Mozart, Schumann and Schubert would be happy to know that their compositions are still played, and at such a high level of musicality and sensitivity.

[SusumuKudou]

Mitsuko Uchida is well known as a Mozart player, but this performance proves that she is excellent in Beethoven as well.

[rnnyhoff]

Talk about dramatic moment ... that entrance fixed with anticipation and then such gentle pressure on the keys to bring out the sublime. A gift that keeps giving, thank you Mitsuko Uchida.

[DaKrotomo]

[00:11] I. Allegro moderato
[20:50] II. Andante con moto
[25:39] III. Rondo (Vivace)

[georgefelty]

Mitsuko is probably my all-time favorite pianist!

[oliverthompson]

Great performance! Haters get over yourselves regarding her facial expressions. If you've ever played Beethoven, you know the music is amazing and your body gets possessed by the spirit. She's also communicating/acting to the conductor so he can interpret and react with the orchestra.

[catherinejones]

There's a reverence and delicacy in this performance and Dame Mitsuko has the magical ability to illuminate the whole work differently from any other pianist. So good that it dragged me away from my reading until I had to desist altogether. A very rare occurrence.

[JoshuaWillis]

I want to praise the wind instruments and conductor for adding such gorgeous and balanced color behind Uchida. It really enhanced the performance.

[cmnxmsh]

What a second movement . What a wonderful dialogue between piano and orchestra. What messages of pain and hope at this time when the world is about to explode.

[anthonyhazlewood]

What a wonderful dynamic and heartfelt passionate performance... To me this was Beethoven's finest piano concerto... It has the most beautiful second movement - Mitsuko and orchestra were playing together perfectly... Bravo

[felixetienne-edouardpfeifl]

Her expression upon completion says it all: wonder and exertion at once, that she’s just delivered something so magnificent. Brava!!!

[folkeholmberg]

After listening to Ms Uschida's masterclass right before, takes this masterpiece to a even higher level.