LUDWIG VAN BEETHOVEN (1770-1827): Piano Concerto No. 3, Op. 38 - first movement (transcr. Charles-Valentin Alkan [1813-1888]), Symphony No. 5, Op. 67 (S.464/5), An die ferne Geliebte, S.469 (transcr. Franz Liszt [1811-1886]).

Description: The Alkan transcription of 1860 is most notorious for his own cadenza which is almost 200 bars in length and, at its climax, quotes the finale of Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony. Not otherwise available on disc. Leonardo Pierdomenico (piano).