Vladimir Feltsman, the pianist on this album, debuted with the Moscow Philharmonic at age 11 and later won the Grand Prix at the Marguerite Long International Piano Competition in Paris in 1971.
Composer Biography
Brahms was considered a conservative, more concerned with preserving and developing German musical heritage than inventing new approaches, unlike Liszt and Wagner.
Performer Biography
Vladimir Feltsman was banned from public performance and his recordings were suppressed in the Soviet Union after he signaled his intention to emigrate in 1979.
Performer Biography
After eight years of artistic exile, Vladimir Feltsman was granted permission to leave the Soviet Union and performed his first North American recital at the White House in 1987.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Brahms' music is characterized by a coexistence of romantic content with stable formal structures, creating an inner tension and understated expressiveness.
Composer Biography
Johannes Brahms (1833-1896) was a private and reserved man, averse to public displays and showmanship, a trait also reflected in his music.
Composer Biography
Brahms was a perfectionist who destroyed many compositions he deemed unworthy of saving and publishing, and his craft as a composer was flawless.
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