The rule now seems that all the finest versions of the Beethoven Violin Concerto are being recorded live, not least the two I have listed above. Here is another, for Gidon Kremer's Teldec recording ...

Gerard Willems was the first Australian to record the complete piano music of Beethoven. Hear the complete fifth Piano Concerto, the 'Emperor', recorded here with Sinfonia Australis and Antony Walker.

Richard Tognetti is the soloist in Beethoven's iconic Violin Concerto, recorded live at the Sydney Opera House with the Australian Chamber Orchestra. Watch all your favourite ABC programs on ABC iview ...