{"product_id":"piano-concerto-no-1-2","title":"Piano Concerto No. 1 (2) |","description":"\u003cp\u003eBrahms originally intended his Piano Concerto No. 1 as a symphony and he extensively reworked his ideas before setting down the work in the form as we know it today. The composer’s original intentions still shimmer through however, for the work goes far beyond mere concertante playing and a display of virtuoso brilliance by the soloist. The first movement in particular, with its relentless, threatening main theme, embodies Brahms’s dramatic symphonic writing and even a conciliatory secondary theme offers no relief for it too must give way to the heavy, fateful initial theme.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe passionate and grandiose opening movement is followed by an Adagio full of tranquillity and quiet devotion; the solemn atmosphere is taken to exalted heights by the soloist and orchestra only to fade out pianissimo.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAlthough the forceful, belligerent Finale occasionally conjures up the dark powers of the first movement, the work ends in a confident and cheerful vein.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt is amazing how the sheer presence of the emotions in this composition have been captured on the present \u003cspan class=\"caps\"\u003eDECCA\u003c\/span\u003e recording from 1962. This is not only true of the gripping interpretation but also of the recording itself which remains transparent and brilliant throughout.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003e180 gram LP w\/ Standard Sleeve\u003c\/li\u003e\n\t\u003cli\u003eRecording: May\/ June 1962 at Kingsway Hall, London by Kenneth E. Wilkinson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e Decca SXL 6023 -Artist-Johannes Brahms, Clifford Curzon, George Szell, The London Symphony Orchestra\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: CLASSICAL\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat Detail: LP Black\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHandling Note: **Please allow an additional 5 business days for this item's shipment.**\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReleased: 8\/28\/19\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInternal ID: JIT\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Love Vinyl Records","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49254109872370,"sku":"98C9WE-SI02-44","price":38.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0830\/7018\/9810\/files\/johannes-brahms-clifford-curzon-george-szell-th-piano-concerto-no-1-2_xYTmZ.jpg?v=1779633716","url":"https:\/\/discandvinyl.com\/products\/piano-concerto-no-1-2","provider":"DiscandVinyl.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}