Lang Lang: Beethoven - The Piano Concertos - 5LP Limited Edition Box

Lang Lang’s Beethoven Piano Concertos: A Landmark Recording for the Anniversary Year

Fulfilling a long-held dream, Lang Lang has recorded his first complete cycle of the Beethoven piano concertos. After recording Piano Concertos Nos. 1 and 4 in 2007, he has since performed all five many times. He now returns to these masterworks in his first studio recording of the complete cycle, 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.”

Together with renowned conductor Andris Nelsons and the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig, Lang Lang brings this perspective into dialogue with the orchestra’s deep-rooted Beethoven tradition. The concertos are 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, making this recording a return not only to Beethoven but also to 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 March 5, 2027, commemorating the 200th anniversary of Beethoven’s death. It will be available digitally and as a 3-CD set and a limited 5-LP box set. A special Pure Analogue Recording (AAA) of Piano Concerto No. 5 will be released on LP, alongside the digital recording on CD, in a limited 1-LP + CD edition, allowing the direct comparison of both soundworlds.

5-LP Box details:
• 5LP Box Set
• 180gr Vinyls
• Black Polylined Inner Sleeves
• Extensive 8pp Booklet in English

Tracklist

LP 1
Side A: Piano Concerto No. 1 – I
Side B: Piano Concerto No. 1 – II–III
LP 2
Side A: Piano Concerto No. 2 – I–III
Side B: Piano Sonata No. 31 – I–III; Symphony No. 7 – Allegretto; “Ode to Joy”
LP 3
Side A: Piano Concerto No. 3 – I
Side B: Piano Concerto No. 3 – II–III
LP 4
Side A: Piano Concerto No. 4 – I
Side B: Piano Concerto No. 4 – II–III
LP 5
Side A: Piano Concerto No. 5 “Emperor” – I
Side B: Piano Concerto No. 5 “Emperor” – II–II