Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827)
Concerto pour piano n° 5 en mi bémol majeur, op. 73 "Emperor"

Piotr Ilyitch Tchaikovski (1840-1893)
Concerto pour piano n° 1 en si bémol mineur, op. 23

Van Cliburn (piano)
Orchestre Philharmonique de Moscou
Kiril Kondrashin

VAN CLIBURN IN MOSCOW, VOL 1 In April 1958 Van Cliburn won the Tchaikovsky Piano Competition in Moscow, USSR. It was the height of the Cold War and Cliburn returned to the USA a hero and a superstar. Volume 1 features Beethoven’s Piano Concert No. 5 “The Emperor” and Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1. Kirill Kondrashin conducts The Moscow Philharmonic. This 1962 performance also includes encores by Chopin and Liszt. 104 min.