Nelson Goerner, NHK Symphony Orchestra, Tokyo, Tadaaki Otaka - Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 (2018)
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 49:46 | 229 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Alpha | Catalog: ALPHA 395
EAC | FLAC (image+.cue, log) | Covers Included | 49:46 | 229 MB
Genre: Classical | Label: Alpha | Catalog: ALPHA 395
Nelson Goerner is not especially known for his Brahms, and this 2018 Alpha release of the Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major marks his first commercial recording of a major Brahms work. While he is widely viewed as a poet at the piano, mostly because of his introspective playing of solo piano music by Chopin and Debussy, Goerner's close-to-the-vest approach may be viewed as a liability in such a heroic and powerful work as this concerto, where assertive playing is required and pianists are expected to demonstrate muscular prowess over poetry.