{"product_id":"4547366058109","title":"Ikuyo Nakamichi Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 1 \u0026 No. 2 \u0026 No. 4 Japan Music CD","description":"\u003cp\u003eProduct Description\u003cbr\u003e\nContents Introduction Ikuyo Nakamichi's fulfilling journey finally reaches its culmination. Ikuyo Nakamichi, whose \"Complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas\" series, completed in 2007, including the final volume of Sonatas No. 30, 31, and 32, won the 2007 Record Academy Award, has rapidly established herself as one of Japan's leading Beethoven interpreters. This is the concluding volume of her \"Complete Piano Concertos,\" following the June 2004 recordings of Sonatas No. 3 and No. 5 \"Emperor\" (released on SA-CD hybrid and DVD video), representing the culmination of Nakamichi's Beethoven performances. The tracks included are Piano Concerto No. 1, No. 2, the \"Rondo in B-flat Major\" (originally conceived as the final movement of the early version of No. 2), and No. 4. With the German Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by J?rvi, using period instruments like trumpets and timpani in a counter-arranged string section, and systematically unraveling the organic connections between each motif, Nakamichi vividly portrays the character embedded in each work. The first and second concertos are filled with explosive energy reminiscent of Beethoven as a young composer and pianist, while the fourth concerto is dominated by a mature, introspective, and meditative style, revealing the true face of the composer who bridged the Classical and Romantic eras. Media reviews and other information: This album by pianist Ikuyo Nakamichi, one of Japan's leading interpreters of Beethoven, is the concluding volume of her \"Complete Piano Concertos\" series, following her June 2004 recordings of the third and fifth concertos, \"Emperor.\" It includes Piano Concertos No. 1, No. 2, the \"Rondo in B-flat Major\" (originally the final movement of the second concerto), and No. 4. (C)RS\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"TOKYO JAPAN CD SHOP","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53225122464053,"sku":"4547366058109","price":6500.0,"currency_code":"JPY","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1011\/5966\/5973\/files\/51CsgkjhwwL._AC.jpg?v=1785326869","url":"https:\/\/tokyojapancdshop.com\/products\/4547366058109","provider":"TOKYO JAPAN CD SHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}