Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 (paul Lewis)

Paul Lewis (piano)

Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15 Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Daniel Harding Ballades (4), Op. 10

Innovative for its time, Brahms’s Piano Concerto no.1, premiered in Hanover in 1859, took some time to become established in the repertoire. It is a work that redefined the norms of the genre: the traditional confrontation between virtuoso soloist and orchestra is bypassed in favour of a balanced treatment and a more ‘symphonic’ approach. The 'Ballades' too derive from the impetus towards a renewal of forms, characteristic of the young Brahms’s output.

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