Piano Concerto No.1; Handel Variations

Album by Johannes Brahms & Stephen Kovacevich & London Symphony Orchestra & Sir Colin Davis

Piano Concerto No. 1 and the Handel Variations are a paired set of works by Johannes Brahms, composed in 1858 (the concerto) and 1861 (the variations). Musically they juxtapose Brahms's dramatic Romantic orchestral writing and virtuosic pianism with rigorous counterpoint and classical forms, the concerto showcasing expansive symphonic piano–orchestra interplay while the variations present a sequence of pianistic transformations culminating in a learned fugue, marking important early steps in his fusion of Romantic expressiveness with Baroque and Classical structures in his compositional development.

Piano Concerto No.1; Handel Variations by Johannes Brahms - album cover

First released: 1st January 2013

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1.
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15: 1. Maestoso - Poco più moderato
21:31
2.
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15: 2. Adagio
15:20
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Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15: 3. Rondo (Allegro non troppo)
11:05
4.
Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op. 24
26:26