Brahms: The Concerto Album

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Brahms: The Concerto Album
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Studio	EMI Classics
Release Date	March 25, 2008
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Tracks

Disc 1

Piano Concerto #1 in D Minor, Op. 15 - I. Maestoso
Piano Concerto #1 in D Minor, Op. 15 - II. Adagio
Piano Concerto #1 in D Minor, Op. 15 - III. Rondo (Allegro non troppo)
Tragic Overture, Op. 81

Disc 2

Piano Concerto #2 in B Flat, Op. 83 - I. Allegro non troppo
Piano Concerto #2 in B Flat, Op. 83 - II. Adagio appasionato
Piano Concerto #2 in B Flat, Op. 83 - III. Andante - Piu adagio - Tempo I
Piano Concerto #2 in B Flat, Op. 83 - IV. Allegretto grazioso - Un poco piu presto
Variations on a Theme by Haydn, Op. 56a

Disc 3

Violin Concerto in D, Op. 77 - I. Allegro non troppo (Cadenza by Joachim)
Violin Concerto in D, Op. 77 - II. Adagio
Violin Concerto in D, Op. 77 - III. Allegro giocoso, ma non troppo vivace - Poco piu presto
Double Concerto in A Minor, Op. 102 - I. Allegro
Double Concerto in A Minor, Op. 102 - II. Andante
Double Concerto in A Minor, Op. 102 - III. Vivace non troppo - Poco meno allegro

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User Reviews

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(3 reviews)

We'll never know

I had high hopes for this album. I'm a big fan of Giulini and Brahms and hoped this pairing of the two Brahms piano concerti along with a bonus of a very good Brahms Violin Concerto would be a winner. Unfortunately, I'll never know if this is a good album or not. My copy was flawed; disk 2 would not track. I returned it for a replacement. In this case not only would disk 2 not track, disk 1 also would not track. I still think the performances have a great chance to be excellent. The problem seems to be EMI's quality control in producing CDs. This is not the first time I've had this problem with them in this regard. If they ever get it fixed, I'd like to try again, but how am I apt to know? May 15, 2008

Brahms - the Concerto Album

This is a great collection of beautiful music - complex, but once appreciated, an Epiphany.

I dabble in Beethoven, Mozart, Debussy, Rimsky-Korsakov. This album was a wonderful new experience for me. April 27, 2008

Arrau, Fournier, Giulini, Klemperer, and Oistrakh -- at fire sale prices

For less than the cost of a single full-price CD, EMI offers the artistry of Giulini, Fournier, Arrau, and Oistrakh. These are names to conjure with, and the results are impressive. At least one great performance has been included, Oistrakh's reading of the Brahms Violin Cto. with Klemperer, one of my great favorites since the early Sixties. As far as virtuosic playing goes, the Double Cto. with Oistrah and Fournier is luscious, and they receive an outstandingly clear, warm recording (Alceo Galliera is the more than competent conductor). High praise goes to Giulini's two Philharmonia recordings of the Tragic Over. and Haydn Var.

In other words, there's so much that's good I can overlook what I dislike, Arrau's ponderous, baggy readings of the First and Second Piano Contertos -- needless to say, Arrau fans will be thrilled. Overall, this is one of EMI's most generous three-fers, and it's a shame that nobody at amazon seems to be paying attention.

April 9, 2008

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