Rule Britannia! Archive
BEETHOVEN: Various Piano Variations = Alfred Brendel, p. – Tuxedo
The inventive magic of Beethoven’s improvisational style finds a ready exponent in these early inscriptions by Alfred Brendel from 1960.
BEETHOVEN: Piano Concerto No. 5 “Emperor”; 5 Variations in D on “Rule, Britannia”; Andante favori in F Major; 7 Variations in C Major on “God Save the King”; 11 Bagatelles – Ingrid Jacoby, p./ Sinfonia Varsovia/ Jacek Kaspsyk – ICA Classics
Ingrid Jacoby reveals a strong affinity for Beethoven in the second in her cycle of the Beethoven concertos and assorted keyboard music, a combination of poetry and bravura security.
THOMAS ARNE: Artaxerxes (complete opera) – soloists/Classical Opera Company/Ian Page – Linn (2 discs)
Should be in the collection of every opera lover.