Thread: Brahms piano concertos
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Old 07-10-2004, 05:29 AM   #3
Satchmo8101
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Originally Posted by Luther
I am beginning to build my classical music collection, and I would like to know what the best available recordings / performances piano conceof the two Brahms concertos are.




Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 in D min, Op. 15


Stephen Kovacevich, London Philharmonic Orchestra with Wolfgang Sawallisch conducting on EMI


I don't think you can still get No. 1 alone. This includes both


http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...ssical&n=50940





Brahms Piano Concerto No. 1 & also No. 2 in B flat, OP. 83

Emil Gilels, Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra with Eugen Jochum conducting on Deutsche Grammophon


http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg...49532?v=glance



Gilels version of both with Jochum used to be the standard bearer for both Concertos. But I would pick Kovacevich and Sawallisch for the 1st and Gilels/Jochum for the 2nd.
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