Composers: Beethoven
Compositions: Piano Concertos Nos 1-5
Performers: Ronald Brautigam fp, Die Kölner Akademie, Michael Alexander Willens
Catalogue Number: BIS BIS2274 (2SACD)

A decade ago in the midst of recording his complete survey of Beethoven’s solo piano works on fortepiano, Ronald Brautigam, to the surprise of some, recorded the concertos on a modern Steinway with Andrew Parrott directing a modern orchestra in brisk and lucid ‘period aware’ performances.

Since recording the Mozart concertos on fortepiano with...