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Pno Ctos 1/2/Vars On A Theme

~ Johannes Brahms (Composer), Sir John Barbirolli (Conductor), New Philharmonia Orchestra (Orchestra), Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra (Orchestra), Daniel Barenboim (Performer)
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Disc: 1
1. I. Maestoso
2. II. Adagio
3. III. Rondo (Allegro Non Troppo)
4. Chorale (St. Antoni)
5. Variation I: Poco Piu Animato
6. Variation II: Piu Vivace
7. Variation III: Con Moto
8. Variation IV: Andante Con Moto
9. Variation V: Vivace
10. Variation VI: Vivace
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Disc: 2
1. I. Allegro Non Troppo
2. II. Allegro Appassionato
3. III. Andante (Norman Jones Violoncello)
4. IV. Allegretto Grazioso
5. Tragic Overture, Op. 81
6. Academic Festival Overture, Op. 80
On this CD:
  1. Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
    Composed by Johannes Brahms
    Performed by New Philharmonia Orchestra
    with Daniel Barenboim
    Conducted by Sir John Barbirolli

  2. Variations on a Theme of Haydn for orchestra in B flat major (St. Anthony Variations), Op. 56a
    Composed by Johannes Brahms
    Performed by Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conducted by Sir John Barbirolli

  3. Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
    Composed by Johannes Brahms
    Performed by New Philharmonia Orchestra
    with Daniel Barenboim
    Conducted by Sir John Barbirolli

  4. Tragic Overture, in D minor, Op. 81
    Composed by Johannes Brahms
    Performed by Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conducted by Sir John Barbirolli

  5. Academic Festival Overture, for orchestra in C minor ("Akademische Festouvertüre"), Op. 80
    Composed by Johannes Brahms
    Performed by Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
    Conducted by Sir John Barbirolli

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5.0 out of 5 stars As close to Klemp as we can ask for., May 8 2004
This set of the Brahms Piano concerto's blew me away. Barenboim was on fire, he plays them big and chunky (just the way I like it!) and as if they were live performances! Barbirolli and the New Philharmonia Orchestra give such blazing support in both that my jaw dropped!

Here's the thing:

Otto Klemper never got a chance to record the Brahms piano concertos with Barenboim (like in the Beethoven concertos). But Danny-boy and Barber-oily's recordings are as close as we can get to an interpretation Klemperer would have had. Recorded in the late 60's, you can tell that there's that "Klemp" sound in the New Philharmonia, as if he was conducting!

All I have to say is this:

"Gilels/Jochum, you have competition now, watch out!"

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4.0 out of 5 stars Too bad these weren't with Klemperer., Feb 11 2002
Sir John Barbirolli is highly esteemed in many circles (I guess that's how he came to be 'Sir'), and he does do some fine things in these recordings with the young Daniel Barenboim. However, I think these versions would have been even better had Barenboim recorded Brahms with Otto Klemperer, as was the case with his first Beethoven concerto cycle. Certainly, one must be amazed at the technical prowess of Barenboim, and even more stunned by his mature insights into the difficult world of Brahms. In that sense, these versions compete with Gilels and Jochum in Berlin, Fleischer and Szell in Cleveland, and the great No. 2 of Richter and Leinsdorf in Chicago. Still, Barbirolli disappoints at times. Or perhaps it is the recording of the New Philharmonia Orchestra, which often sounds too bass-heavy and scratchy without a clean concert hall perspective like the Gilels/Jochum set. The Academic Festival Overture is wonderfully transparent, thanks in large part to the Vienna Philharmonic, but maybe too slow. The Tragic Overture has a "clink" sound a few bars into it. Overall, the feeling I have coming away from these versions is that they are performed with commitment, but are sort of noisy and clunky. Only Gilels plays the "swashbuckling" opening notes of the third movement of No. 1 in a way that isn't clanky. And the grim orchestral opening of its first movement is more graceful, and no less dramatic, under Jochum. So Gilels and Jochum with the Berlin Philharmonic are the ultimate choice for these works-- though I must praise Barenboim for his miraculous playing.
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5.0 out of 5 stars WOW, that's power, Oct 18 2000
By "mcnoldy" (Fort Collins, CO USA) - See all my reviews
A fantastic 2-CD set of some of the finest piano music out there. I'm a big fan of Mozart's piano concertos, and this is going to proudly share the same shelf with those CDs. Highly recommended!
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5.0 out of 5 stars Don't you wish he'd stayed at the keyboard?
This five star production infuriates me--why has Barenboim inflicted himself on the world as a two-star conductor when he was consistently doing five-star work from the... Read more
Published on Jul 25 2000 by Mark McCue

5.0 out of 5 stars A great set
It's hard to believe that Barenboim was only in his 20s when he recorded these concertos; the performances show emotional depth far beyond his years. Read more
Published on Feb 7 1999

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