Neither of these items is particularly well transferred. He is widely regarded as one of the greatest beethoven interpreters of the 20th century. Listen to music from rudolf serkin like piano concerto no. The public premiere of the concerto was given in budapest on 9 november 1881, with brahms as soloist and the budapest. Clevelandszell brahms rec severance hall, cleveland 2122 jan 1966 brahms. Tutti gli album di rudolf serkin disponibili in download e in audio ad alta risoluzione.
Rudolf serkin piano play streams in full or download mp3 from classical archives, the largest and best organized classical music site on the web. The energy and enthusiasm and even passion he brings to concerto in c minor is overwhelming, and indeed, it overwhelms bernstein and the new york philharmonic, who accompany serkin with the sort of. Brahms began work on the piece in 1878 and completed it in 1881 while in pressbaum near vienna. As always with serkin, theres no attempt here to lionise the music with flamboyant posturing or maladroit rhetoric. Andante by wilhelm backhaus and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Rudolf serkin, piano philharmonic symphony orchestra of new york conducted by artur rodzinski xr remastering by andrew rose cover artwork based on a photograph of rudolf serkin beethoven piano concerto recorded 8 april, 1945 brahms piano concerto recorded 10 february, 1946 carnegie hall, new york total duration. Serkin recorded these concertos twice, but this rendition of the brahms second with the magnificent cleveland orchestra under the baton of george szell is as good as it gets. Johannes brahms, george szell, cleveland orchestra, rudolf serkin brahms.
Brahms, piano concerto no 1 in d minor,rudolf serkin. Rudolf serkins 1964 recording of beethovens piano concerto in c minor is surely among the greatest recordings of the work ever made, and certainly his finest performance of the work. This is the firstever collection of rudolf serkin s complete recordings for columbia masterworks on 75 discs. Haendel variations cleveland orchestra, rudolf serkin, george szell on allmusic 2002. His spacious, naturally eloquent account of the brahms is marred only by an acidic cd transfer. Rudolf serkin s recordings of the brahms piano concertos are considered the standard of sheer virtuosity and the real brahms sound. With this cd, we have rudolf serkins celebrated account of brahms piano concerto no. Szell directs the magnificent cleveland orchestra in a performance that rivals any in the catalogues. Sony has embarked on a large reissue programme of serkins recordings. Nevertheless, then as now, serkin s early60s recordings of beethovens c minor and e flat major piano concertos are still surely among the greatest ever made and you know that cant be bad. Brahms, piano concerto no 1 in d minor,rudolf serkin, 1stmov.
Composing his second piano concerto in 1881, on the other hand, was relatively straightforward. Complete your rudolf serkin brahms, the philadelphia orchestra eugene ormandy collection. This is the firstever collection of rudolf serkins complete recordings for columbia masterworks on 75 discs. Rudolf serkin emerged from the environment of postworld war i austria to become one of the most profound and challenging pianists of the century. He was in his mideighties when he gave this performance of mozarts k451 concerto with abbado and.
The complete columbia album collection box set rudolf serkin. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Handel variations rudolf serkin the art of interpretation licensed to youtube by. Find rudolf serkin discography, albums and singles on allmusic. Set in four substantial movements instead of the usual three and clocking in at around 45 minutes its more like a big symphony for piano and orchestra. Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from rudolf serkin. He had already made preliminary sketches for a piano concerto in b flat major in 1878. Rudolf serkin piano, cleveland orchestra, george szell. Rudolf serkin 28 march 1903 8 may 1991 was a bohemian born american pianist.
An allembracing survey of rudolf serkins recorded achievements, spanning over 44 years. The cleveland orchestra george szell johannes brahms rudolf serkin, piano. Mozart piano concertos serkin abbado 7 cds download. Sonys remastered sound is crisper and deeper than its last remastered sound, but still no real improvement over the 40yearold lps. I like khatia buniatishvilis performance of this very much and also the quality sound of the orchestra during this performance.
An allembracing survey of rudolf serkin s recorded achievements, spanning over 44 years. Aug 24, 2012 composing his second piano concerto in 1881, on the other hand, was relatively straightforward. Rudolf serkin was born on march 28, 1903 in eger, bohemia, austriahungary. Childhood studies in vienna with richard robert piano, and joseph marx and arnold schoenberg for composition, led to a 1915 debut performance with the vienna symphony orchestra at the age of 12. Been listening to various pianists playing brahms piano concerto no.