Piano Concerto no. 1 / Two Songs, op. 91

Album by Johannes Brahms & Stephen Kovacevich & Ann Murray & Nobuko Imai & London Philharmonic Orchestra & Wolfgang Sawallisch

Piano Concerto No. 1 and the Two Songs, Op. 91 are works by Johannes Brahms, composed in 1858–59 (the concerto) and 1884 (the songs). The concerto is a large-scale Romantic piano concerto that blends symphonic orchestration with virtuosic and lyrical piano writing and played a key role in Brahms's emergence as a major composer of the Romantic era, while the Two Songs, scored for voice, viola and piano, exemplify his mature, intimate chamber-song style.
First released: 1992

Tracklist

  1. 1.
    Piano Concerto no. 1 in D minor, op. 15: I. Maestoso
    21:52
  2. 2.
    Piano Concerto no. 1 in D minor, op. 15: II. Adagio
    14:32
  3. 3.
    Piano Concerto no. 1 in D minor, op. 15: III. Rondo. Allegro non troppo
    11:44
  4. 4.
    Two Songs for Alto With Viola and Piano, op. 91: I. Gestillte Sehnsucht (Rückert). Adagio espressivo
    5:59
  5. 5.
    Two Songs for Alto With Viola and Piano, op. 91: II. Geistliches Wiegenlied (nach Lope de Vega von Geibel). Andante con moto
    5:17

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