art direction Philipp Starke
booklet editor Daniel Fesquet
composed by Ludwig van Beethoven
conductor Christian Gansch
cover, photography by [booklet front and back cover photos: ©] Rainer Maillard
cover, photography by [cover photo: ©] Rainer Maillard
engineer [recording engineer] Jürgen Bulgrin
engineer [tonmeister (balance engineer)] Bastian Schick
executive-producer Matthias Spindler
liner notes [david gutman (traduction)] Dennis Collins
liner notes [david gutman (Übersetzung)] Reinhard Lüthje
liner notes [english] David Gutman
orchestra Russian National Orchestra
painting [beethoven portrait (inside front cover): painting by] Joseph Karl Stieler
piano Mikhail Pletnev
producer [recording producer] Rainer Maillard
recorded by, edited by, mastered by Emil Berliner Studios
tuner [piano technician] Louk Nelissen
Record Company Universal Music
Recorded By Emil Berliner Studios
Phonographic Copyright (p) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH
Copyright (c) Deutsche Grammophon GmbH
Copyright (c) Rainer Maillard
Copyright (c) Archiv Für Kunst Und Geschichte, Berlin
Made By EDC, Germany
Recorded At Beethovenhalle Bonn
Mastered At Emil Berliner Studios
Edited At Emil Berliner Studios
Second volume from Pletnev's cycle of the 5 Piano Concertos, recorded live at the 2006 Bonn Beethovenfest
Total control of the whole instrument ... profound responses to the music ... extraordinary interpretations – Gramophone (reviewing vol. 1 – Concertos 1 & 3)

Recorded live at the Beethovenfest in Bonn on 2 & 3 September 2006

At the request of Mikhail Pletnev, these recordings were made on a Blüthner concert grand.

Recordings: Bonn, Beethovenhalle, 2 & 3 September 2006

Recorded, edited and mastered by Emil Berliner Studios

℗ 2007 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg
© 2007 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg

Booklet Front and Back Cover Photos: © Rainer Maillard
Beethoven Portrait (Inside Front Cover): Painting by Josef Stiehler, c. 1819; © AKG, Berlin
Printed in the E. U.

The Russian National Orchestra wishes to thank JSC RUSSIAN RAILWAYS, its president, Vladimir Yakunin, and JSC Severstaltrans for their support in the making of this recording.

℗ 2007 Deutsche Grammophon GmbH, Hamburg
A UNIVERSAL MUSIC COMPANY
[63'42]
Made in the E. U.
Cover Photo © Rainer Maillard

Comes in a standard jewel case with clear tray and 20-page booklet; liner notes in English (RE-CREATING BEETHOVEN'S INSPIRATION – PLETNEV PLAYS PIANO CONCERTOS 2 & 4), German (AUF DEN SPUREN VON BEETHOVENS INSPIRATION – PLETNEV SPIELT DIE KLAVIERKONZERTE NR. 2 UND NR. 4), and French («RECRÉER L'INSPIRATION DE BEETHOVEN» – LES DEUXIÈME ET QUATRIÈME CONCERTOS PAR MIKHAIL PLETNEV)
Barcode: 0 28947 76416 8 (Text)
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Other: D. P. (Public Domain Declaration: CD)
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Mould SID Code: IFPI 0126 (Variant 2)