Brahms's Piano Music and Concerti.

[Nick Armstrong]

What do people here think of more recent recordings of the two pc's?

I can't speak for #2 but as regards #1 which I love more, I do think that the Zimerman/Rattle recording on DG is the business, not far behind Gilels/Jochum.

Plus the performance given in the finals of the Leeds Piano Competition by the winner, Kim Sun-Wook, with the Hallé under Mark Elder, was absolutely tremendous. A kind contact at the BBC obtained a DVD of the performance and I often play it

[BBMmk2]

I can't speak for #2 but as regards #1 which I love more, I do think that the Zimerman/Rattle recording on DG is the business, not far behind Gilels/Jochum.

Plus the performance given in the finals of the Leeds Piano Competition by the winner, Kim Sun-Wook, with the Hallé under Mark Elder, was absolutely tremendous. A kind contact at the BBC obtained a DVD of the performance and I often play it

Not what you know, it's who you know!! :)

I remember that perrformance of the PC in question! Very memorable!!

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

What do people here think of more recent recordings of the two pc's?

Depends how you define "more recent" - like practically everyone else, the Gilels/BPO/Jochum recordings are my favourite recordings. Only Brendel/BPO/Abbado of the recordings of the pair since then that I know match them in my affections. I'd be very interested in a HIPP recording or seven.

But many thanks for starting this Thread, Bbm: for some daft reason, Brahms' solo Piano Music is a glowering omission from my CD shelves. I had Katchen on LPs but have never replaced them - except with a rather routine set from NIMBUS some years ago: Martin Jones, IIRC - a fine artist, and I wish I could play the works half as well as he does; but understated performances lacking the fire and ice that makes me want to listen to them repeatedly. The boxed set was one of the casualties of a house move sixteen years ago - not as deeply missed as many others.

[amateur51]

I can't speak for #2 but as regards #1 which I love more, I do think that the Zimerman/Rattle recording on DG is the business, not far behind Gilels/Jochum.

Plus the performance given in the finals of the Leeds Piano Competition by the winner, Kim Sun-Wook, with the Hallé under Mark Elder, was absolutely tremendous. A kind contact at the BBC obtained a DVD of the performance and I often play it

A very good shout, the Zimerman/Rattle for no 1, Cali

I admire the two recorded performances by Stephen Kovacevich with both Sawallisch and Sir Colin Davis - not up-to-date certainly but bristling with good things and some great couplings

http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/search.php?searchString=Brahms+Kovacevich

The oft-underrated Bruno Leonardo-Gelber is represented by two 'live recordings; but I think I recall a studio recording of no 1 with Kempe too which was rather good.

http://www.prestoclassical.co.uk/search.php?searchString=Bruno+Leonardo-Gelber

[BBMmk2]

Rattle on DG, with Zimmermann, Cali?

[amateur51]

Rattle on DG, with Zimmermann, Cali?

Zimerman, BBM - no double letters

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Brahms-Piano-Concerto-Krystian-Zimerman/dp/B000CS350M/ref=sr_1_1?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1370514281&sr=1-1&keywords=Brahms+Zimerman+Rattle

[BBMmk2]

Gosh!! Look at the price as well!!

[amateur51]

Gosh!! Look at the price as well!!

Probably out of print, I guess

Doesn't change the spelling tho'

[Nick Armstrong]

Gosh!! Look at the price as well!!

That's the one (give or take an 'm' and and 'n').... but blimey, you're right

Something very strange happens if you click on the inviting "£2.67" MP3 download option...

[BBMmk2]

Probably out of print, I guess

Doesn't change the spelling tho'

One has to have some BBMishes on these boards!! :)

[Rolmill]

Piano concerto no 1 it has to be Gilels,BPO Jochum.
However,this is my favourite concerto no 2 (Gilels,CSO,Reiner)

Yes, this was my first recording of no.2 (a Camden Classics LP) and I always loved it - can't think why I never got round to duplicating it on CD, but thanks for spurring me to plug the gap.

Like nearly everyone else, I have and admire Gilels/Jochum in both, as well as Richter/Leinsdorf in no.1; if these aren't sufficiently "modern", I would also recommend the Freire/Chailly recordings. Another lovely recording of no.2 is Geza Anda (with Fricsay possibly? not at home so can't double-check).

Again like many others, I am short on the solo piano pieces - hoping for more recommendations here for my upcoming birthday list (or is it just a case of: buy the Katchen set?)

[ferneyhoughgeliebte]

Another lovely recording of no.2 is Geza Anda (with Fricsay possibly? not at home so can't double-check).

Not Fricsay - Das Wunder himself

http://www.amazon.co.uk/Brahms-Piano-Concerto-No-Grieg/dp/B000174LU2/ref=sr_1_2?s=music&ie=UTF8&qid=1370525991&sr=1-2&keywords=geza+anda%2C+karajan%2C+brahms

Again like many others, I am short on the solo piano pieces - hoping for more recommendations here for my upcoming birthday list (or is it just a case of: buy the Katchen set?)

It's looking more and more that way to me, Rolmill - I remember them with great affection; nobody else (AFAIK) has done a comparable "complete" set, and this is probably the cheapest way of getting the works in one easy payment!

Ah, well; as some idiot recently remarked to Bbm: "it's only money"!

[richardfinegold]

Lupu

[gurnemanz]

On the spur of the moment we headed cross country to Basingstoke last night to catch two artists we had not seen before in a favourite venue. Worth the trip to hear Pierrre-Laurent Aimard in Brahms PC 1 with Christoph von Dohnanyi at the Anvil with its marvellous detail-revealing acoustic. They're at RFH tonight.

[Nick Armstrong]

some idiot recently remarked: "it's only money"!

What a total plonker!