Conductor(s): Wit, Antoni
Label: Naxos
Genre: Concerto
Period: Romantic
Catalogue No: 8.571017
Barcode: 0747313101771
Distribution Note(s):
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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)
1I. Allegro non troppo18:32
Biret, Idil (piano)
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
2II. Allegro appassionato09:11
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)
Biret, Idil (piano)
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
3III. Andante13:28
Biret, Idil (piano)
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)
4IV. Allegretto grazioso09:38
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)
5Introduction and Concert-Allegro, Op. 13414:45
Wit, Antoni (Conductor)
Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra)
Jandó, Jenő (piano)

Total Playing Time: 01:05:34