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BEETHOVEN, L. van: Piano Concerto No. 2 / BRAHMS, J.: Piano Quintet (Gould) (1957)

Composer(s):Beethoven, Ludwig vanBrahms, Johannes
Artist(s)
Period(s) Classical (1750-1830)Romantic
Genre Classical Music
Category Chamber MusicConcertos
Catalogue 8.111341
Label Naxos Historical
Quality   320kbps
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Glenn Gould played Beethoven’s piano concertos from the beginning of his short concert career, this recording being made when he was 24, the same age as the composer when he wrote his Piano Concerto No. 2. Gould’s vitality and enthusiasm in the first movement are particularly notable, as is Bernstein’s highly expressive interpretation of the beautiful Adagio. Despite his temperamental aversion to chamber music and his preference for pre-romantic music, Gould’s account with the Montreal String Quartet of Brahms’s F minor Piano Quintet is clearly articulated, propulsive and highly focussed.


   




Review By William Bender,American Record Guide,January 2010

Gould’s reading of the Beethoven dates from 1957 when he was 24 and in the early days of his recording career. It remains one of the high points of his legacy. He had made his New York orchestral debut with the same work only months before under Bernstein, with the NY Philharmonic in Carnegie Hall; and it is said that the conductor’s voice was probably the strongest for making a recording. Seasons later the two musicians would come to such differences over the Brahms Concerto 1 that Bernstein would dissociate himself from the interpretation. That was a classic Gould-Bernstein happening.

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Review By Bryce Morrison,Gramophone,December 2009

Gould’s uneasy way with Brahms means this is for collectors only

Avid collectors of this most mercurial and image-conscious of pianists will snap up Naxos’s offering of these performances recorded in 1957…Gould’s admirers will thrill once more to his spruce, spine-tingling brilliance…its flair and super-charged brio…








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