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Lang Lang: Beethoven – Piano Concerto No. 5 „Emperor” & Piano Sonata No. 31, Op. 110

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Release date: March 5, 2027

Lang Lang Records Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No. 5 and Sonata No. 31 for the 2027 Anniversary Year

To mark the Beethoven anniversary year in 2027, Lang Lang presents a new recording of Piano Concerto No. 5, the “Emperor”. It captures his personal perspective on one of the greatest works in the piano repertoire. Together with Andris Nelsons and the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig,
Lang Lang brings his interpretation into dialogue with the orchestra’s deep-rooted Beethoven tradition; the Gewandhausorchester premiered the work in 1811.

“Beethoven, like no other composer, combines pulse, harmony and melody in perfect balance, without one dominating the others.”

The concerto is complemented by the composer’s Piano Sonata No. 31, Op. 110, which has special personal significance for Lang Lang: he performed it at his audition for the Curtis Institute of Music, connecting this recording with his own musical beginnings. The album also
features new transcriptions of individual movements from Symphonies Nos. 7 and 9: the Allegretto from No. 7 and a personal favourite, the “Ode to Joy” from No. 9.

The Deutsche Grammophon release is set for 5 March 2027, commemorating the 200th anniversary of Beethoven’s death. The 1-CD edition will be released simultaneously with Lang Lang’s complete cycle of Beethoven’s piano concertos.

• 1CD Jewelcase
• Booklet with liner notes in English and German

Tracklist

1. Piano Concerto No. 5 in E-flat major, Op. 73 “Emperor” – I. Allegro
2. Piano Concerto No. 5 – II. Adagio un poco moto
3. Piano Concerto No. 5 – III. Rondo. Allegro ma non troppo
4. Piano Sonata No. 31 in A-flat major, Op. 110 – I. Moderato cantabile, molto
espressivo
5. Piano Sonata No. 31 – II. Allegro molto
6. Piano Sonata No. 31 – III. Adagio ma non troppo – Fuga. Allegro ma non troppo
7. Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 – II. Allegretto, arranged by Asiya Korepanova
for piano
8. “Ode to Joy”, arranged by Peter Schindler for piano from Symphony No. 9