Composer: Johannes Brahms
Performer: Igor Levit
Orchestra: Wiener Philharmoniker
Conductor: Christian Thielemann
Number of Discs: 3
Format: FLAC (tracks)
Label: Sony
Catalogue: 19658897652
Release: 2024
Size: 2.75 GB
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
CD 03
7 Fantasias, Op. 116
01. No. 1: Capriccio in D Minor
02. No. 2: Intermezzo in A Minor
03. No. 3: Capriccio in G Minor
04. No. 4: Intermezzo in E Major
05. No. 5: Intermezzo in E Minor
06. No. 6: Intermezzo in E Major
07. No. 7: Capriccio in D Minor
3 Intermezzi, Op. 117
08. No. 1 in E-Flat Major
09. No. 2 in B-Flat Minor
10. No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor
6 Piano Pieces, Op. 118
11. No. 1: Intermezzo in A Minor
12. No. 2: Intermezzo in A Major
13. No. 3: Ballade in G Minor
14. No. 4: Intermezzo in F Minor
15. No. 5: Romance in F Major
16. No. 6: Intermezzo in E-Flat Minor
4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119
17. No. 1: Intermezzo in B Minor
18. Waltz in A Major, Op. 39, No. 15 (Version for piano 4-hands)
4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119
19. No. 2: Intermezzo in E Minor
20. No. 3: Intermezzo in C Major
21. No. 4: Rhapsody in E-Flat Major
This is the first recording of pianist Igor Levit, conductor Christian Thielemann and the Vienna Philharmonic with Brahms’ two Piano Concertos. The release is a triple-CD album with Levit’s recording of Brahm’s late solo piano works opp 116-119. As a special encore Levit and Thielemann also play the four-hand Brahms Waltz op. 39/15 together. The album will be out internationally on October 4 on Sony Classical.
After Igor Levit, Christian Thielemann, and the Vienna Philharmonic performed Brahms’ First Piano Concerto at Vienna’s famous Musikverein in April 2024 the Viennese newspaper The Standard wrote: “During these fifty minutes, an irresistible dose of emotion was conveyed – but at the same time the sophisticated structure of Brahms’ masterpiece remained crystal clear.” Four months earlier after their performance of the Second Piano Concerto, the Austrian newspaper Die Presse had declared that “Igor Levit sets a new gold standard for Brahms.”