Johannes Brahms:
- Piano Concerto No. 2 and Symphony No. 3
This CD features an unusual pairing of two of Brahms’ most popular scores. It also gives us an opportunity to listen to pianist Svjatoslav Richter with Russian conductor, Yevgeny Mravinsky. We hear: Brahms:
- Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
- Recorded live in the Great Hall of the Leningrad Phiharmonic, December 27, 1961, performed by Svjatoslav Richter (piano)
- Symphony No. 3 in F major, Op. 90
- Recorded live in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, January 27, 1972
Here is a video of Sviatoslav Richter in a rehearsal of Brahms’ 2nd piano concerto:
And here is Mr. Richter in Debussy Preludes:
