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Brahms - Klavierkonzert Nr. 2 / Maurizio Pollini, Staatskapelle Dresden, Christian Thielemann / Deutsche Grammophon Audio CD 2014 / 479 2384
UPC 028947923848
The Piano Concerto No. 2 in B♭ major, Op. 83, by Johannes Brahms is separated by a gap of 22 years from his first piano concerto. Brahms began work on the piece in 1878 and completed it in 1881 while in Pressbaum near Vienna. It took him three years to work on this concerto which indicates that he was always self-critical. He wrote to Clara Schumann: "I want to tell you that I have written a very small piano concerto with a very small and pretty scherzo." Ironically, he was describing a huge piece. This concerto is dedicated to his teacher, Eduard Marxsen. The public premiere of the concerto was given in Budapest on 9 November 1881, with Brahms as soloist and the Budapest Philharmonic Orchestra, and was an immediate success. He proceeded to perform the piece in many cities across Europe.
Tracklist:
| Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No.2 In B Flat Major, Op.83 | |||
| 1 | I: Allegro Non Troppo |
17:13 | |
| 2 | II: Allegro Appassionato |
9:12 | |
| 3 | III: Andante - Più Adagio |
11:22 | |
| 4 | IV: Allegro Grazioso - Un Poco Più Presto |
9:12 |
- Composed By – Johannes Brahms
- Conductor – Christian Thielemann
- Engineer – Klaus Hiemann, Peter Hecker
- Executive Producer – Christian Badzura, Ute Fesquet
- Liner Notes – Tobias Niederschlag
- Orchestra – Staatskapelle Dresden
- Piano – Maurizio Pollini
- Producer – Arend Prohmann, Christopher Alder (tracks: Chris Alder)
