Brahms: The Piano Concertos; Fantasia

Brahms: The Piano Concertos; Fantasia
- Brahms - Die Klavierkonzerte: The Piano Concertos, Les Concertos pour piano; Fantasien Op. 116 / Emil Gilels, Berliner Philharmoniker, Eugen Jochum / Deutsche Grammophon 2x Audio CD Stereo / 447 446-2
These performances mount the only serious competition as a complete set to the Leon Fleisher/George Szell versions on Sony Classical. Emil Gilels was an extraordinary virtuoso who decided to place his technical wizardry in the service of the most disciplined and demanding classical masterpieces. No piano concertos live up to this description more than the two by Brahms. Himself a pianist, Brahms placed every purely musical stumbling block that he could in front of the soloist--only audiences never notice because there's no gratuitous display at all. A performer who has not mastered these pieces doesn't necessarily miss notes; he or she just bores everyone to tears. Well, Gilels is never dull, and neither is Eugen Jochum, whose spontaneous-sounding yet sensitive accompaniments support his soloist every step of the way. --David Hurwitz
Country USA
Brand Deutsche Grammophon
Manufacturer Deutsche Grammophon
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber 028944744620
Model 1990923
ReleaseDate 1996-09-17
UnitCount 2
Format Import
UPCs 002894474462
EANs 0028944744620

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