BEETHOVEN The Piano Concertos / Lang Lang | Deutsche Grammophon

On his upcoming album, pianist Lang Lang presents Beethoven’s complete piano concerto cycle.

More than two centuries after they were written, Beethoven’s Piano Concertos remain endlessly open to discovery. Lang Lang first recorded Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 4 in 2007 and has since performed all five concertos many times. He now returns to these masterworks, reflecting decades of performance, encounters with other great musicians, and a deepened understanding of Beethoven’s musical language.

“With time, I’ve learned to hear beneath the surface – to understand how every detail contributes to Beethoven’s larger musical architecture,” says Lang Lang. Together with Andris Nelsons and the Gewandhausorchester, Lang Lang brings this perspective into dialogue with the orchestra’s extraordinary Beethoven tradition.

The full album will be released digitally, on CD and on LP on 5 March. Pre-order the CD and LP editions in the DG Store.

Listen to a first pre-release track, the second movement of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-Flat Major, Op. 73.