Brahms: Piano Concerto No 2 in B flat major, Op. 83 / Klavierstücke (8), Op. 76

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JOHANNES BRAHMS
Brahms: Piano Concerto No 2 in B flat major, Op. 83 / Klavierstücke (8), Op. 76
Nicholas Angelich (piano) / Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra / Paavo Jarvi

[ Virgin Classics / CD ]

Release Date: Saturday 20 November 2010

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"[Angelich] has made a speciality in Brahms, music superbly suited to his awe-inspiring gifts. For here is a young Titan of the keyboard...Few pianists in my experience have sensed Brahms's emotional turbulence to such an acute degree...these works have rarely, if ever, received finer performances."
(Editor's Choice Gramophone Sept 2010)

"Angelich has the titanic technique that has to be the first port of call in tackling music of this magnitude and power. The tone he produces here has weight, depth and richness throughout the range...This is a magnificent disc, and deserves pride of place in any Brahms-lover's library."
(Daily Telegraph)

"Angelich's approach in the concerto combines all the necessary power and technical skill in the first two movements with great finesse in the slow movement and finale; it's a mainstream performance that springs few surprises, but never leaves any doubts about its sense of direction or integrity."
(Guardian)

"There is a sense in which the Second Piano Concerto is...chamber music writ large. Yet there is nothing small-scale about this performance...Angelich produces a rich and solid tone-quality throughout its full range, with exceptionally powerful lower-register playing...[He] is also on excellent form for the Op. 76 pieces...with wonderul rhythmic vitality"
(BBC Music)

"[Angelich] has made a speciality in Brahms, music superbly suited to his awe-inspiring gifts. For here is a young Titan of the keyboard...Few pianists in my experience have sensed Brahms's emotional turbulence to such an acute degree...these works have rarely, if ever, received finer performances."
(Editor's Choice Gramophone Sept 2010)

Tracks:

Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
Klavierstücke (8), Op. 76