Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1
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Canadian Music Store CD DetailsEdition: Music CDCD Release Date: 1990-10-25 Music Label: Polygram Records Soundtracks:
Music reviews of Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1Music Review: An exemplary performance, but one misses more vitality and drama
In the mix-and-match world of classical recording, you can have Brendel with Schmidt-Isserstedt in the Brahms First or Abbado with Pollini as well as Abbado with Brendel here. But comparisons are odorous (a quote from Bugs Bunny) when both conductor and pianist are in their prime. Their fans won't be disappointed. Abbado and Brendel merge quite well. Brendel is reserved, solid, and more weighty than usual. Abbado leads forcefully but with less emphasis on the concerto's struggle. Flow dominates over drama. There are many moments of repose in the usually turbulent first movement, and when they occur, the pacing slows considerably, which is agreeable to everyone, I suppose, although I didn't feel the need for this kind of underlining. In general the mellifluousness is too much throughout. Brahms's writing pits the piano against the orchestra on a heroic scale, implying a victory hard won against titanic obstacles. If you don't see the work that way, this reading will be more appealing to you than it was for me.
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