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Brahms: The Piano Concertos; Works for Piano Solo; Sephen Kovacevich; London Symphony Orchestra; Sir Colin Davis

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Brahms: The Piano Concertos; Works for Piano Solo; Sephen Kovacevich; London Symphony Orchestra; Sir Colin Davis

Johannes Brahms: Piano Concertos No. 1 and No. 2; Works for Piano Solo –
Stephen Kovacevich, piano; London Symphony Orchestra; Sir Colin Davis

Classical | 4 CDs | EAC Rip | 942 MB, 3% recovery | FLAC+LOG+Cue | Full scans | Fson & RS links
Publisher: Philips | Recorded: between 1968 - 1983 | Published: 2005

Let me say straight away that the performance is extremely fine; indeed, such is its eloquence that I put aside the score and notepad and just listened for pleasure the first time round. Stephen Kovacevich brings much greater tenderness and lyrical feeling to it than does, say, Pollini with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra and 13Ohm (DG) and he is more poetic and imaginative than Garrick Ohlsson (HMV). In the slow movement there is an inwardness of feeling that recalls Arrau, Curzon (Decca) or—unless my memory much deceives me, Rudolf Firkusny (Capitol mono P8356, 9/57—nla). There is no attention-seeking expressive point-making and no attempt either to over- or understate the leonine, combative side of the solo part. In this sense he has judged this as finely as did Radu Lupu in his recording with the London Philharmonic Orchestra under Edo de Waart (Decca). Sir Colin Davis and the London Symphony Orchestra give him sympathetic support and my only reservation concerns wind intonation which worried me in one or two places. (There is some gentle vocalize from the soloist that might have justified a retake, though it is hardly worth making a fuss about.) - Gramophone
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This new version (of Piano Concerto No. 2) from Stephen Kovacevich and the LSO under Sir Cohn Davis must be numbered among the very finest of recent years, and the recording is far more successful than his recent D minor Concerto (9500 871, 6/81) which I found opaque. This is every bit as well balanced as its companion but detail is infinitely more transparent. The performance combines poetic feeling and intellectual strength in no small measure, and it is one to which I am sure I will want to return. There is an unforced, natural eloquence that I much admire; the first movement unfolds without any false urgency and momentum; it is spacious, autumnal, reflective as well as majestic. One terribly small point: I did not care for the slight hesitation the soloist makes at bar 89, though in fairness it must be said that both in the concert hall and on record, I have heard far greater agogic distortion in this phrase. The second movement is sparkling and fresh, and I can't remember having heard a more beautiful account of the slow movement since Gilels played it in London a year or two ago with the Philharmonia and Maazel. In the Piü adagio section (bar 59 onwards) Kovacevich is quite magical: and in the bars that precede this, he is rapt and poetic without going over the top as did Barenboim (HMV ASD2413, 12/68—nla). There is wit, delicacy and poetry in the finale, too. Some may feel that it is almost too relaxed and smiling but he is no more so than Gilels, and like the Russian master, and for that matter Richter in his 1961 version (RCA GLI 1267, 10/78), captures the lambent qualities of texture. One feels unhurried yet the tempo is exactly right (crochet= 104, as in the score). Sir Cohn provides wholly sympathetic support throughout and the unnamed cellist in the slow movement plays with both tenderness and nobility. This is the best version since the Gilels/Jochum (DG), and can be recommended alongside it. R.L.; Gramophone
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CD1

01. Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor Op. 15: 1. Maestoso - Poco piu moderato
02. Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor Op. 15: 2. Adagio
03. Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor Op. 15: 3. Rondo. Allegro non troppo
04. Scherzo in E flat minor, Op. 4
05. 4 Ballades, Op. 10: No. 1 in D minor
06. 4 Ballades, Op. 10: No. 2 in D major
07. 4 Ballades, Op. 10: No. 3 in B minor
08. 4 Ballades, Op. 10: No. 4 in B major

CD2

01. Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83: 1. Allegro non troppo
02. Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83: 2. Allegro appassionato
03. Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83: 3. Andante - Più adagio
04. Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83: Allegretto grazioso - Un poco più presto
05. Klavierstucke, Op. 76: 1. Capriccio in F sharp minor
06. Klavierstucke, Op. 76: 2. Capriccio in B minor
07. Klavierstucke, Op. 76: 3. Intermezzo in A flat major
08. Klavierstucke, Op. 76: 4. Intermezzo in B flat major
09. Klavierstucke, Op. 76: 5. Capriccio in C sharp minor
10. Klavierstucke, Op. 76: 6. Intermezzo in A major
11. Klavierstucke, Op. 76: 7. Intermezzo in A minor
12. Klavierstucke, Op. 76: 8. Capriccio in C major

CD3

01. Fantasias, Op.116 - I. Capriccio¡ Presto energico D minor
02. Fantasias, Op.116 - II. Intermezzo¡ Andante A minor
03. Fantasias, Op.116 - III. Capriccio¡ Allegro passionato G minor
04. Fantasias, Op.116 - IV. Intermezzo, E major
05. Fantasias, Op.116 - V. Intermezzo¡ Andante con grazia ed intimissimo sentimento E minor
06. Fantasias, Op.116 - VI. Intermezzo¡ Andantino teneramente E major
07. Fantasias, Op.116 - VII. Capriccio Allegro agitato D minor
08. Intermezzos, Op.117 - I. Andante moderato E flat major
09. Intermezzos, Op.117 - II. Andante non troppo e con molto espressione B flat minor
10. Intermezzos, Op.117 - III. Andante con moto C sharp minor
11. Piano Pieces, Op.118 - I. Intermezzo¡ Allegro non assai, ma molto appassionato A minor
12. Piano Pieces, Op.118 - II. Intermezzo¡ Andante teneramente A major
13. Piano Pieces, Op.118 - III. Ballade¡ Allegro energico G minor
14. Piano Pieces, Op.118 - IV. Intermezzo¡ Allegretto un poco agitato F minor
15. Piano Pieces, Op.118 - V. Romanze¡ Andante F major
16. Piano Pieces, Op.118 - VI. Intermezzo¡ Andante, largo e mesto E flat minor
17. Piano Pieces, Op.119 - I. Intermezzo¡ Adagio B minor
18. Piano Pieces, Op.119 - II. Intermezzo¡ Andantino un poco agitato - Andantino grazioso E minor
19. Piano Pieces, Op.119 - III. Intermezzo¡ Grazioso e giocoso C major
20. Piano Pieces, Op.119 - IV. Rhapsody¡ Allegro risoluto E flat major

CD4

01. 2 Rhapsodies, Op.79 - I. Agitato B minor
02. 2 Rhapsodies, Op.79 - II. Molto passionato, ma non troppo allegro G minor
03. 16 Waltzes, Op.39 - I. B major
04. 16 Waltzes, Op.39 - II. E major
05. 16 Waltzes, Op.39 - III. G sharp minor
06. 16 Waltzes, Op.39 - IV. E minor
07. 16 Waltzes, Op.39 - V. E major
08. 16 Waltzes, Op.39 - VI. C sharp major
09. 16 Waltzes, Op.39 - VII. C sharp minor
10. 16 Waltzes, Op.39 - VIII. B flat major
11. 16 Waltzes, Op.39 - IX. D minor
12. 16 Waltzes, Op.39 - X. G major
13. 16 Waltzes, Op.39 - XI. B minor
14. 16 Waltzes, Op.39 - XII. E major
15. 16 Waltzes, Op.39 - XIII. B major
16. 16 Waltzes, Op.39 - XIV. G sharp minor
17. 16 Waltzes, Op.39 - XV. A flat major
18. 16 Waltzes, Op.39 - XVI. C sharp minor
19. Variations and Fugue on a Theme by Handel, Op.24

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