Brahms: Piano Concertos & Solo Piano Opp. 116 - 119 [CD]
Igor Levit
CD Rel Date: 1984-11-22
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.”
Tracklist:
- Piano Concerto No.1 in D Minor, Op. 15
- I. Maestoso
- II. Adagio
- III. Rondo. Allegro non troppo
- Piano Concerto No.2 in B-Flat Major, Op. 83
- I. Allegro non troppo
- II. Allegro appassionato
- III. Andante
- IV. Allegretto grazioso
- 7 Fantasias, Op. 116
- No. 1: Capriccio in D Minor
- No. 2: Intermezzo in A Minor
- No. 3: Capriccio in G Minor
- No. 4: Intermezzo in E Major
- No. 5: Intermezzo in E Minor
- No. 6: Intermezzo in E Major
- No. 7: Capriccio in D Minor
- 3 Intermezzi, Op. 117
- No. 1 in E-Flat Major
- No. 2 in B-Flat Minor
- No. 3 in C-Sharp Minor
- 6 Piano Pieces, Op. 118
- No. 1: Intermezzo in A Minor
- No. 2: Intermezzo in A Major
- No. 3: Ballade in G Minor
- No. 4: Intermezzo in F Minor
- No. 5: Romance in F Major
- No. 6: Intermezzo in E-Flat Minor
- 4 Piano Pieces, Op. 119
- No. 1: Intermezzo in B Minor
- No. 2: Intermezzo in E Minor
- No. 3: Intermezzo in C Major
- No. 4: Rhapsody in E-Flat Major
- Waltz in A Major, Op. 39, No. 15 (Version for piano 4-hands)