Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2

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AJ 0395

Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2

Label Catalogue Number:
Alpha 395

Running Time: 49:45

Digital UPC: 3760014193958

Release Date: March 2018

Composer
Johannes Brahms

Solo Piano Performer
Nelson Goerner

Solo Performer
NHK Symphony Orchestra

Solo Performer
Tadaaki Otaka

Genre:
Orchestral & Concertos

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Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2

JOHANNES BRAHMS

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Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83: I. Allegro ma non troppo

18:00

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Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83: II. Allegro appassionato

9:09

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Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83: III. Andante

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Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83: IV. Allegretto

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Solo: NHK Symphony Orchestra Performer

Solo: Tadaaki Otaka Performer

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Notes

Recorded live in Tokyo on 20 May 2009 with the NHK Symphony Orchestra conducted by Tadaaki Otaka, this concert provides a new opportunity to take the full measure of the poetry deployed by Nelson Goerner, the poetic approach has come to be seen as the pianist’s trademark in his recordings of Chopin or Debussy. Yet his interpretation also shows unfailing virtuosity, with a precision and power that place him among the most eminent pianists of our time. This recording is one that Nelson Goerner was particularly keen to make, for he views Brahms’s Second Concerto as an immense masterpiece. Premiered in Budapest in 1881 with Brahms himself at the piano, the work enjoyed immediate success with critics and public alike.

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Reviews

“…Those looking for a different take on this warhorse concerto will find much of interest.”

Robert Cummings – MusicWeb-International.com – 30 August 2018

Performance **** Recording ****

Bayan Northcott - BBC Music magazine - September 2018

"... With Nelson Goerner you know you're going to get something intelligent and supremely musical and this Brahms is no exception. Tadaaki Otaka is clearly on the same wavelength, temperamentally speaking, and the NHK symphony aquit themselves well. Goerner is quite forwardly placed in the acoustic mix so there's never any danger of him being swamped or having to fight to make himself heard..."

Harriet Smith - Gramophone magazine - July 2018

Interpretation ****** Sound ***** Repertoire *****

Carsten Durer - Piano News (Germany) - July/August 2018

“… There is something particularly well-thought out about this performance that makes it compelling.”

Marc Bridle - MusicWeb-International.com – 18 April 2018

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