The Piano Concertos

Album by Johannes Brahms & Daniel Barenboim & Staatskapelle Berlin & Gustavo Dudamel

The Piano Concertos are two piano concertos by German composer Johannes Brahms, composed between 1854 and 1878. They are expansive Romantic concertos that combine symphonic orchestral textures with demanding, virtuosic piano writing, illustrating Brahms's development from his early compositional efforts to his mature style and occupying an important position in the Romantic concerto repertoire.

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Disc 1

  1. 1.
    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, op. 15: I. Maestoso
    23:24
  2. 2.
    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, op. 15: II. Adagio
    14:25
  3. 3.
    Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, op. 15: III. Rondo. Allegro non troppo
    13:21

Disc 2

  1. 2.
    Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: I. Allegro non troppo
    18:41
  2. 3.
    Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: II. Allegro appassionato
    9:46
  3. 4.
    Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: III. Andante
    12:31
  4. 5.
    Piano Concerto no. 2 in B-flat major, op. 83: IV. Allegretto grazioso
    9:58

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