Wilhelm Backhaus (Piano) - Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15 (Monoral) - Japan SHM-CD

Credits:

Wilhelm Backhaus, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Karl Bohm, Johannes Brahms

Description:

One of the greatest masterpieces of Backhaus's mature period, commemorating the 140th anniversary of his birth and the 55th anniversary of his death. The huge scale, unwavering technique, and passionate and dramatic expression of this performance are reminiscent of the days when he was praised as the "lion king of the keyboard" in his younger days. Bhm, too, is drawn into the intensity of the performance. This is an overwhelmingly masterful performance that embodies the Brahms of the Sturm und Drang period. Universal Music