A conductor, a soloist and an emperor

Our faithful member, Roger Smithson, who is also a specialist on pianist Edwin Fischer, has written a study for us on the legendary recording of Beethoven's Emperor Concerto, performed by this great pianist and the Philharmonia conducted by Furtwängler.

Thanks to him, we know more about the recording conditions at Abbey Road Studios and the concert that followed at the Royal Albert Hall.

The study is available in PDF format in two versions, English and French. We remind you that a facsimile of the concert programme is also available on our website.

3 March 2026

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