Composer: Johannes Brahms
Performer: Rudolf Buchbinder
Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker
Conductor: Zubin Mehta
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Sony
Catalogue: 88985371582
Release: 2016
Size: 780 MB
Recovery: +3%
Scan: cover
CD 01
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
01. I. Maestoso
02. II. Adagio
03. III. Rondo – Allegro non troppo
CD 02
Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
01. I. Allegro non troppo
02. II. Allegro appassionato
03. III. Andante
04. IV. Allegretto grazioso
This recording unites pianist Rudolf Buchbinder with his friend and conductor Zubin Mehta with whom he has built an intimate musical rapport. They are joined on this album by the Wiener Philharmoniker, an orchestra with which Buchbinder has appeared over many decades and enjoyed some of the greatest triumphs of his career.
Approaching his 70th birthday, Buchbinder once more revisits the concertos as a result of his increasing awareness of Brahms’ music.
“With Brahms, most people are struck only by the idea that his music is incredibly difficult and complex. But sometimes it requires a whole lifetime to become intimate with Brahms’ sound world and achieve the maturity that gives you a new freedom as a performer.” (Rudolf Buchbinder).