Beethoven: Triple Concerto / Brahms: Double Concerto

Beethoven: Triple Concerto / Brahms: Double Concerto

Among the concertos of Beethoven and Brahms, these two have always been stepchildren. One reason is their extreme difficulty; both composers were pianists, so Beethoven wrote an idiomatic part only for the piano. Brahms's friend Joseph Joachim offered advice for the violin concerto, but not for the Double Concerto, which was written as a peace offering after a falling-out. The Beethoven Triple Concerto demands utmost virtuosity, as well as intimate teamwork among the soloists, and that is exactly what these three supreme masters of their instruments bring to it. Free--indeed unaware--of technical problems, they give it a joyful, sparkling lightness. The piano ripples, the cello sings gorgeously, the violin soars ecstatically, the tone is intoxicatingly beautiful. The Finale is wistful, charming, lyrical, gently humorous; the ending is a big joke, with the cello and piano rumbling in the bass, while the violin whistles forlornly in the dark until they all join together. The Brahms is grand, majestic, dreamy, radiant, triumphant; the slow movement warm as dark velvet, the Finale genial and relaxed. Though the orchestra never covers the soloists, it explodes in the tutti passages, especially in the Beethoven, so you might keep a finger on the volume control. --Edith Eisler
Country USA
Manufacturer EMI Classics
Binding Audio CD
ItemPartNumber 724356695429
ReleaseDate 1999-03-09
UnitCount 1
Format Original recording reissued
UPCs 724356695429
EANs 0724356695429

Country	USA
Manufacturer	EMI Classics
Binding	Audio CD
ItemPartNumber	724356695429
ReleaseDate	1999-03-09
UnitCount	1
Format	Original recording reissued
UPCs	724356695429
EANs	0724356695429

Beethoven: Triple Concerto / Brahms: Double Concerto

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