Brahms: Piano Concerto No.1 Etc. / Angelich

Nicholas Angelich, Frank Braley / Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Jarvi

Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15 / Hungarian Dances for piano 4 hands - No.1 in G minor, No.2 in D minor, No.3 in F major, No.4 in F minor, No.5 in F sharp minor, No.7 in A major, No.11 in A minor, No.14 in D minor, No.17 in F sharp minor

For his 5th recording on Virgin Classics, Nicholas Angelich furthers his exploration of the Brahms’s masterpieces for piano. Following the global critical acclaim of his two piano recital and two chamber albums, he tackles the great demanding work of Brahms’s youth, the Piano Concerto in D minor, together with with Paavo Järvi and the Frankfurt Radio Symphony.
Angelich couples this complex work with what are considered Brahms’s most popular works, the Hungarian Dances, accompanied by the French pianist Frank Braley. Out of the twenty-one composed by Brahms, the programme offers nine Dances, here in their original form for four hands and featuring the most famous Hungarian Dance, No. 5, in F-sharp minor.