Piano Concertos 1 & 2 / Songs for Alto

Brahms (Artist), Kovacevich (Artist), Sawallisch (Artist), Murray (Artist), Imai (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 8, 2003)
• Number of Discs: 2
• Label: EMI Classics Imports
• ASIN: B00006YX6X
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #832,619 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

Disc: 1

1. I. Maestoso

2. II. Adagio

3. III. Rondo (Allegro Non Troppo)

4. I. Gestillte Sehnsucht

5. II. Geistliches Wiegenied

Disc: 2

1. I. Allegro Non Troppo

2. II. Allegro Appassionato

3. III. Andante

4. IV. Allegretto Grazisos

5. I. Wie Melodien Zieht Es Mir

6. II. Immer Leiser Wird Mein Schlummer

7. III. Klage

8. IV. Auf Dem Kirchhofe

9. V. Verrat

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Among The Best Modern Brahms Piano Concerto Recordings, May 17, 2003

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John Kwok (New York, NY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Piano Concertos 1 & 2 / Songs for Alto (Audio CD)

This splendid two CD set contains two of the finest performances of Brahms's piano concerti ever recorded. I doubt I have heard a finer, more magical, performance of the 1st Piano Concerto from a soloist other than Kovacevich. His splendid performance is noted for its graceful lyricism and phrasing as well as keyboard pyrotechnics. His performance of the 2nd Piano Concerto is nearly as fine too. Wolfgang Sawallisch leads the London Philharmonic in two of the finest performances of the orchestral scores; they are splendid accompanists to Kovacevich's electrifying playing. Both CDs have excellent filler in the choral works which include Kovacevich as a thoughtful accompanist. The sound quality of both CDs is absolutely first rate.

2 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Better than Gilels in my opinion, September 21, 2006

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S. Heinen (Tulsa, OK United States) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Piano Concertos 1 & 2 / Songs for Alto (Audio CD)

Heresy, I know, but true!

This is the best performance of Brahms' Piano Concerto #1 I have ever heard. Period. The rest of the recording is of similar quality and is highly recommended as well.