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While it is unlikely to displace longtime listeners' existing favorite recordings of the work, Stephen Hough and Andrew Davis' 1991 Virgin recording of Brahms' D minor Piano Concerto is still well worth hearing by fans of the work or the musicians. The principal reason for this is the freshness and seriousness with which Hough approaches the piece. A tremendous virtuoso with a huge tone, a strong sense of tempo, and a winning way with phrasing a theme, Hough's playing here has a sense of freedom and passion that is hard to resist. While he still stays well within the limits of the score, Hough finds plenty of room for expression and interpretation. His account doesn't alter the work's fundamental outlines, but it does find interesting new things to say about it. Davis, usually a staid conductor who rarely ventures outside his tradition-bound comfort zone, supports Hough with an accompaniment that roars, sings, and murmurs. Recorded in crisp, cool digital sound, this disc may not provoke older listeners to give up their Schnabel, Kempff, Arrau, and Pollini discs, but hardcore fans of the work may nevertheless still take pleasure in Hough's ride on Brahms' warhorse.
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Andrew Keener, Producer - Johannes Brahms, Composer - Stephen Hough, Piano, MainArtist - BBC Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sir Andrew Davis, Conductor, MainArtist
A Warner Classics / Erato release, © 2020 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics / Erato release, ℗ 1998 Parlophone Records Limited
Andrew Keener, Producer - Johannes Brahms, Composer - Stephen Hough, Piano, MainArtist - BBC Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sir Andrew Davis, Conductor, MainArtist
A Warner Classics / Erato release, © 2020 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics / Erato release, ℗ 1998 Parlophone Records Limited
Andrew Keener, Producer - Johannes Brahms, Composer - Stephen Hough, Piano, MainArtist - BBC Symphony Orchestra, Orchestra, MainArtist - Sir Andrew Davis, Conductor, MainArtist
A Warner Classics / Erato release, © 2020 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics / Erato release, ℗ 1998 Parlophone Records Limited
Album review
While it is unlikely to displace longtime listeners' existing favorite recordings of the work, Stephen Hough and Andrew Davis' 1991 Virgin recording of Brahms' D minor Piano Concerto is still well worth hearing by fans of the work or the musicians. The principal reason for this is the freshness and seriousness with which Hough approaches the piece. A tremendous virtuoso with a huge tone, a strong sense of tempo, and a winning way with phrasing a theme, Hough's playing here has a sense of freedom and passion that is hard to resist. While he still stays well within the limits of the score, Hough finds plenty of room for expression and interpretation. His account doesn't alter the work's fundamental outlines, but it does find interesting new things to say about it. Davis, usually a staid conductor who rarely ventures outside his tradition-bound comfort zone, supports Hough with an accompaniment that roars, sings, and murmurs. Recorded in crisp, cool digital sound, this disc may not provoke older listeners to give up their Schnabel, Kempff, Arrau, and Pollini discs, but hardcore fans of the work may nevertheless still take pleasure in Hough's ride on Brahms' warhorse.
© TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 3 track(s)
- Total length: 00:48:44
- Main artists: Stephen Hough BBC Symphony Orchestra Sir Andrew Davis
- Composer: Johannes Brahms
- Label: Warner Classics
- Genre: Classical
A Warner Classics / Erato release, © 2020 Parlophone Records Limited A Warner Classics / Erato release, ℗ 1998 Parlophone Records Limited
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