Brahms: Piano Concertos & Solo Piano Opp. 116-119

Description

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. 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’.

Tracklisting

Disc 1
1. I. Maestoso (Johannes Brahms) – Igor Levit/Wiener Philharmoniker
2. II. Adagio (Johannes Brahms) – Igor Levit/Wiener Philharmoniker
3. III. Rondo: Allegro Non Troppo (Johannes Brahms) – Igor Levit/Wiener Philharmoniker
Disc 2
1. I. Allegro Non Troppo (Johannes Brahms) – Igor Levit/Wiener Philharmoniker
2. II. Allegro Appassionato (Johannes Brahms) – Igor Levit/Wiener Philharmoniker
3. III. Andante (Johannes Brahms) – Igor Levit/Wiener Philharmoniker
4. IV. Allegretto Grazioso (Johannes Brahms) – Igor Levit/Wiener Philharmoniker
Disc 3
1. Capriccio in D Minor (Johannes Brahms) – Igor Levit
2. Intermezzo in a Minor (Johannes Brahms) – Igor Levit
3. Capriccio in G Minor (Johannes Brahms) – Igor Levit
4. Intermezzo in E Major (Johannes Brahms) – Igor Levit
5. Intermezzo in E Minor (Johannes Brahms) – Igor Levit
6. Intermezzo in E Major (Johannes Brahms) – Igor Levit
7. Capriccio in D Minor (Johannes Brahms) – Igor Levit
8. No. 1 in E-flat Major (Johannes Brahms) – Igor Levit
9. No. 2 in B-flat Minor (Johannes Brahms) – Igor Levit
10. No. 3 in C-sharp Minor (Johannes Brahms) – Igor Levit
11. Intermezzo in a Minor (Johannes Brahms) – Igor Levit
12. Intermezzo in a Major (Johannes Brahms) – Igor Levit
13. Ballade in G Minor (Johannes Brahms) – Igor Levit
14. Intermezzo in F Minor (Johannes Brahms) – Igor Levit
15. Romance in F Major (Johannes Brahms) – Igor Levit
16. Intermezzo in E-flat Minor (Johannes Brahms) – Igor Levit
17. Intermezzo in B Minor (Johannes Brahms) – Igor Levit
18. Intermezzo in E Minor (Johannes Brahms) – Igor Levit
19. Intermezzo in C Major (Johannes Brahms) – Igor Levit
20. Rhapsody in E-flat Major (Johannes Brahms) – Igor Levit
21. Waltz in a Major, Op. 39, No. 15 (Johannes Brahms) – Igor Levit/Christian Thielemann