The Absolute Sound‘s Paul Seydor gives Five Stars across the board to Garrick Ohlsson, Sir Donald Runnicles, and the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra‘s recordings of The Complete Beethoven Concertos!

“This fabulous set of the five Beethoven piano concertos was a highpoint of the Grand Teton Music Festival, where they were performed and recorded over a single weekend in July 2022. The soloist is the great Garrick Ohlsson, whose playing has wonderful character and personality, always derived from the music—nothing idiosyncratic, eccentric, or self-regarding, everything exquisitely phrased, opening movements dramatic, lyrical, or heroic; slow movements sung with great depth of feeling; last movements relishing Beethoven’s wit, humor, and joyous exuberance. Soloist and conductor share a rare unanimity, Runnicles coaxing a rich, warm, vibrant sound from the 55-strong Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra, made up of top-flight players from around the country. … The balance between piano and orchestra may be the most realistic of any concerto recording I own. Music, musicmaking, and recording of the highest order—do not miss.”

—Paul Seydor, The Absolute Sound

See the full review on TheAbsoluteSound.com