The Seven Concertos of Beethoven

First published in 1996, this volume counters the attitude of paying more attention to the performer than to the piece. Too often, Anthony Hopkins argues, music is simply regarded as a pleasant background noise to accompany our other activities, whereas Beethoven offers much more than that. Hopkins aim to promote hearing, rather than listening. He examines Beethoven's piano concertos numbers 1 through 5, along with the violin concerto in D Major, Op. 61, and the Triple Concerto, Op. 56.

Antony Hopkins

1. Introduction: The Concerto. 2. Piano Concerto No.1 in C Major, Op. 15. 3. Piano Concerto No.2 in B Flat Major, Op. 19. 4. Piano Concerto No.3 in C Minor, Op. 37. 5. Piano Concerto No.4 in G Major, Op. 58. 6. Piano Concerto No.5 in E Flat Major, Op. 73. 7. Violin Concerto in D Major, Op. 61. 8. Triple Concerto, Op. 56.