Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 15 & 4 Ballades, Op. 10

Album by Johannes Brahms & Lars Vogt & Royal Northern Sinfonia

Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 15 & 4 Ballades, Op. 10 is a release of works by Johannes Brahms, originally composed and published in the 1850s (the solo piano pieces in 1854 and the concerto in 1858–1859). Musically, the programme juxtaposes a large-scale Romantic piano concerto—characterised by symphonic orchestration, dramatic climaxes and virtuosic piano writing—with a set of four intimate solo piano ballades that display lyrical melody, harmonic richness and Brahms's developing command of piano miniatures, marking an important phase in his early career as he consolidated his Romantic idiom.

First released: 1st November 2019

Tracklist

1.
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15 (Version for Piano & Orchestra): I. Maestoso
22:40
2.
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15 (Version for Piano & Orchestra): II. Adagio
13:49
3.
Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor, Op. 15 (Version for Piano & Orchestra): III. Rondo. Allegro non troppo
12:33
4.
4 Ballades, Op. 10: No. 1, Andante “Edward”
4:36
5.
4 Ballades, Op. 10: No. 2, Andante
6:30
6.
4 Ballades, Op. 10: No. 3, Intermezzo. Allegro
3:55
7.
4 Ballades, Op. 10: No. 4, Andante con moto
7:56