Conductor(s): Wit, Antoni
Label: Naxos
Genre: Concerto
Period: Romantic
Catalogue No: 8.571017
Barcode: 0747313101771
Distribution Note(s):
May not be available in all territories, please check with your distributor.
Release Date: 01/2007

BRAHMS, J.: Piano Concerto No. 2 / SCHUMANN, R.: Introduction and Concert-Allegro (Biret, Jandó, Polish National Radio Symphony, Wit)

Brahms’ Second Piano Concerto is a monumental achievement: 50 minutes of tremendous music in the form of a ‘symphony with obbligato piano’. Only Beethoven’s last concertos can rival its expressive beauty and complexity.

Tracklist

Brahms, Johannes
Biret, Idil (piano)
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
1 I. Allegro non troppo 18:32
Biret, Idil (piano)
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
2 II. Allegro appassionato 09:11
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)
Biret, Idil (piano)
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
3 III. Andante 13:28
Biret, Idil (piano)
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)
4 IV. Allegretto grazioso 09:38
Biret, Idil (piano)
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Schumann, Robert
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jandó, Jenő (piano)
5 Introduction and Concert-Allegro, Op. 134 14:45
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jandó, Jenő (piano)

Total Playing Time: 01:05:34