Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 15 - Stravinsky: Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments
1/26/2018, 6 Tracks, 59:59
Featuring
Boris Berezovsky
State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia “Evgeny Svetlanov”
Johannes Brahms
Igor Stravinsky
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Critical Reception
Brahms's First Piano Concerto disappointed audiences at its 1859 premiere because the importance given to the orchestra meant the piano was not reduced to an accompanying role.
Interpretation
Pianist Boris Berezovsky chose to direct both concertos from the piano, aiming to approach them as 'chamber music on a large scale' to foster instrumental dialogue.
Recording & Production
This album is a live recording from the Tchaikovsky Concert Hall in Moscow on April 8, 2017, capturing the energy between the stage and the audience.
Compositional Technique
Stravinsky's Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments incorporates intermèdes borrowed from other musical styles, such as ragtime, and is described as 'strange, beautiful, modern and innovative'.
Compositional Technique
Stravinsky's Concerto for Piano and Wind Instruments, composed in 1923 and revised in 1950, features an unusual scoring where brass instruments outnumber woodwinds, and includes timpani and double basses.
Performer Biography
Boris Berezovsky, born in Moscow in 1969, won the Gold Medal at the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow in 1990 after a dazzling recital debut in London in 1988.
Performer Biography
The State Academic Symphony Orchestra of Russia 'Evgeny Svetlanov' is one of Russia's oldest symphonic ensembles, celebrating its 80th anniversary in 2016.
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