BRAHMS: PIANO CONCERTOS, TWO RHAPSODIES, OP. 79, INTERMEZZOS, OP. 117 & OP. 119
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Music CD Cover Performer: Jules Eskin Composer: Johannes Brahms Conductor: Bernard Haitink Conductor: James Levine Orchestra: Boston Symphony Orchestra Orchestra: Chicago Symphony Orchestra Performer: Emanuel Ax Edition: Music CD CD Release Date: 2007-01-09 Music Label: Sony Classics Soundtracks: Music CD 1
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Free Music Notes for BRAHMS: PIANO CONCERTOS, TWO RHAPSODIES, OP. 79, INTERMEZZOS, OP. 117 & OP. 119 Album
Free Music Review: An Intimate Conversation Between Brahms and Ax
Hit: 5 Stars
The two CD album recently released by Sony is a gathering of some of the finest moments Emanuel Ax has recorded of the music of his beloved Johannes Brahms. Long respected for his intelligence, self-effacing performances where it is clear that the genius of the moment is the composer not the pianist, and his close partnership with the likes of Yo-Yo Ma and others in chamber recitals, Emanuel Ax is in many ways a musician's musician. Not only is he technically brilliant as a pianist, he is also a poet at the keyboard. For this special release Ax offers the program notes, words that reflect his sincerity and vision of the music Brahms.
The first CD opens with a grand Piano Concerto No. 1 in D Minor recorded with the Chicago Symphony under the direction of James Levine in 1983. It is approached in the grand Romantic style with Levine providing muscular support form the orchestra and yet allowing the mysticism of the Adagio to be the magic of Ax's controlled passion. The second CD features a 1997 recording of the Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major with Bernard Haitink collaborating with the Boston Symphony Orchestra: the majesty and elegance of Ax's approach reminds this listener of the treasured performance by Rudolf Serkin of many years ago. It is an exquisitely understated yet richly robust recording.
The 'fillers' for these discs are works for solo piano written by Brahms out of his devotion to pianist Clara Schumann and the works reflect that thwarted romance. Especially successful are the Three Intermezzos Op.117, but the Rhapsodies Op. 79 and the Four Pieces for Piano Op. 119 are as sensitively performed as any other artist's on recording. This is a superb collection of Brahms' piano works, with performances of the concerti as fine as any available. Highly Recommended. Grady Harp, June 07