Brahms: The Piano Concertos

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There's always something heroic about Rudolf Buchbinder's exploits...He never takes the easy route when an option exists to duck a score's extreme technical demands, and his readings are unfailingly... — BBC Music Magazine, April 2017, 5 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 25th Nov 2016
Catalogue No: 88985371582
Label: Sony
Length: 90 minutes

Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Work length43:56

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Rudolf Buchbinder (piano)
Wiener Philharmoniker
Zubin Mehta

I. Maestoso

Track length21:16

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II. Adagio

Track length11:06

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III. Rondo - Allegro non troppo

Track length11:34

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Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83

Work length46:32

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Rudolf Buchbinder (piano)
Wiener Philharmoniker
Zubin Mehta

I. Allegro non troppo

Track length17:07

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II. Allegro appassionato

Track length9:02

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III. Andante

Track length11:22

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IV. Allegretto grazioso

Track length9:01

$1.30

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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).

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April 2017

There's always something heroic about Rudolf Buchbinder's exploits...He never takes the easy route when an option exists to duck a score's extreme technical demands, and his readings are unfailingly persuasive...Buchbinder's virtuosity is supremely relaxed, with no playing to the gallery. When Brahms calls for lyricism, he provides it with a wonderfully unforced sincerity.

February 2017

There are few pianists who can command these pieces technically as completely as he does

Brahms: The Piano Concertos

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