Levitt/Koln Ko/Muller-Bruhl - Ludwig van Beethoven: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2

Igor Levit made his recording debut with a performance of Beethoven�s First Piano Concerto when he was 20 years old, long before he became a superstar of the classical music world and a major interpreter of Beethoven�s music. The occasion was part of the series Das Meisterwerk (�The Masterpiece�), in which Levit was accompanied by the superb Cologne Chamber Orchestra conducted by Helmut M�ller-Br�hl. Evidence of what was to become the hallmark of Levit�s Beethoven style, not least his distinctive fingering technique, is already apparent in this performance, in which the youthful spirits of both composer and performer are well matched. Performed in Cologne�s Philharmonic Hall, it is the only commercially available recording to feature Levit with orchestra.