Composer: Beethoven
Compositions: Piano Concertos Nos 1 to 5
Performers: Mitsuko Uchida p, Berliner Philharmoniker/Sir Simon Rattle
Catalogue Number: Berliner Philharmoniker BPHR180241 (3CD, Blu-ray Audio, Blu-ray Video)

One of the highlights of Simon Rattle’s 16-year tenure as chief conductor of the Berlin Philharmonic was his final cycle of the Beethoven symphonies (BPHR160091), a set that rightly walked off with the 2016 Limelight Orchestral Recording of the Year. Now that he has moved to London, as a more than worthy pendant, the BPO has released a compelling set of the Beethoven piano concertos from 2010 with Mitsuko Uchida, a cycle that possesses all...