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Music : Brahms: Concertos for Piano No. 1 & 2, Fantasia Op. 116 |
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0028944744620
Format: Import, Original recording remastered
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
Number Of Discs: 2
Publisher: Deutsche Grammophon
Release Date: September 17, 1996
Studio: Deutsche Grammophon
Sales Rank: 12210
MPN: 447446
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These performances mount the only serious competition as a complete set to the Leon Fleisher/George Szell versions on Sony Classical. Emil Gilels was an extraordinary virtuoso who decided to place his technical wizardry in the service of the most disciplined and demanding classical masterpieces. No piano concertos live up to this description more than the two by Brahms. Himself a pianist, Brahms placed every purely musical stumbling block that he could in front of the soloist--only audiences never notice because there's no gratuitous display at all. A performer who has not mastered these pieces doesn't necessarily miss notes; he or she just bores everyone to tears. Well, Gilels is never dull, and neither is Eugen Jochum, whose spontaneous-sounding yet sensitive accompaniments support his soloist every step of the way. --David Hurwitz
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Emil Gilels is magisterial in these concertos, his playing volcanic and poetic at the same time. Eugen Jochum and the Berlin Philharmonic add considerable grandeur to the undertaking, spanning Brahms's long developmental arches with convincing sureness. Within the warm ambience of Berlin's Jesus-Christus-Kirche, where both concertos were recorded in June of 1972, the engineers do a good job of capturing the pianist's ringing tone. --Ted Libbey
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Jochum said this recording was the best thing he'd ever done, but obviously impressions vary. Maybe I had the advantage of limited expectations and a personal crisis the first time I heard it, but it literally made me shudder. The opening sequence, which others here have described as "ponderous," struck me with an almost religious clarity. I found it utterly convincing - a revelation, seemingly, of the true Brahms, which I had hitherto never grasped. I was never a big fan of Brahms before; his ... Read More
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In short: No.1: As orchestral interpretation(Jochum-BP), only comparable with Giulini-Philharmonia and as piano playing only comparable with Arrau, Rubinstein and Curzon. Gilels' playing is romantic, powerful and splendid; Arrau's playing is philosophic, deep and deppressive; Rubinstein's playing is poetic,luminous and lively; Curzon's playing is lyric, thoughtful and elegant. No.2: Only comparable with Richter, Backhaus, Arrau and Anda.
This is not-to-be-missed and essential set for Brahms ... Read More
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Gilels is excellent on this classic recording of the Brahms Piano Concertos. Before these recordings came out of CD, I listened to these on LP records for hours and hours. I wore those records out.
The added bonus on the CD of the Fantasia is nice as well.
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To my mind neither Eugen Jochum nor Emil Gilels received the acclaim appropriate to their genius while they were living. Even now it appears they are appreciated mainly by a small clique of true classical music lovers.
These two performances of Brahms' Piano Concertos are flawless. They were both recorded in 1972 when Jochum was age 69, and Gilels was 55. Two masters in their mature prime. Add to this The Berlin Philharmonic and recording by Deutsche Grammophon. This is perfect Brahms. The ... Read More
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Brahms's monumental piano concertos are my very favorite piano concertos. Therefore, I own many recordings of same. Nevertheless, this recording with Gilels and Jochum is my absolute favorite! It is a recording that I've listened to, at least, once a week for many years. Gilels and Jochum truly play these "monsters of the form" wonderfully capturing Brahms's fierceness as well as his tenderness beautifully.
Truth be known, I slightly prefer the 1st concerto-I know that is a musical sacrilege. ... Read More
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Binding: Audio CD
EAN: 0028944744620
Format: Import, Original recording remastered
Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
Number Of Discs: 2
Publisher: Deutsche Grammophon
Release Date: September 17, 1996
Studio: Deutsche Grammophon
Sales Rank: 12210
MPN: 447446
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