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Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 / Schumann: Introduction and Concert-Allegro

7/1/2007, 5 Tracks, 1:05:26

Featuring

  • Antoni Wit
  • Idil Biret
  • Jenő Jandó
  • Narodowa Orkiestra Symfoniczna Polskiego Radia NOSPR
  • Johannes Brahms
  • Robert Schumann

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Album & Artwork

This album is part of the NAXOS SELECTION edition, which presents milestones of classical music in all-digital recordings.

Source: Booklet

Recording & Production

This album features two different pianists: Idil Biret performs the Brahms concerto, while Jenö Jandó performs the Schumann piece.

Source: Booklet

Critical Reception

Only Ludwig van Beethoven's last concertos are considered to rival the expressive beauty and complexity of Brahms's Second Piano Concerto.

Source: Booklet

Compositional Technique

Johannes Brahms's Second Piano Concerto is described as a monumental achievement, a 50-minute 'symphony with obbligato piano'.

Source: Booklet

Album & Artwork

The NAXOS SELECTION series uses straightforward color coding on its cover graphics to help identify different genres.

Source: Booklet

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