Johannes Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 & Tragic Overture - Cherubini: Éliza (Overture)
8/27/2021, 5 Tracks, 1:14:09
Featuring
Ivor Bolton
Alexander Melnikov
Sinfonieorchester Basel
Johannes Brahms
Luigi Cherubini
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Composition History
The recording's origin is a concert on January 27, 1859, in Leipzig, which featured the premiere of Brahms's Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 15, preceded by Luigi Cherubini's Éliza Overture.
Critical Reception
Brahms's Piano Concerto No. 1 initially failed, with a disastrous premiere in Leipzig and a refusal by Breitkopf & Härtel to publish it, partly because of its unusual length for the time.
Recording & Production
Alexander Melnikov performs on a Blüthner piano from around 1859, which was restored by Christoph Kern.
Compositional Technique
The Adagio of Brahms's Piano Concerto No. 1 is marked with the liturgical phrase 'Benedictus qui venit in nomine Domini' on the manuscript.
Composer Biography
Brahms greatly admired Luigi Cherubini, an Italian composer who adopted French manners, considering his tragic Médée to be 'the peak of dramatic music'.
Composer Biography
Brahms was deeply affected by Robert Schumann's mental breakdown, which led him to publish nothing for six years after 1853.
Composition History
Brahms's Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 15, began as a three-movement sonata for two pianos, then an incipient symphony, before becoming a concerto.
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