Dvorák 8

Brahms & Dvorák The colossal power of the piano is unleashed in Brahms' Second Piano Concerto – and Dvorák unfolds the landscape of his heart in the irrepressibly radiant Symphony No. 8. “Both Brahms and Dvorák are masters at writing fantastic melodies, and that makes this concert a must for music lovers and those who are curious about good classical music. This music is too beautiful to miss!” – Fang-Yu Liang, cello Fearlessly innovative – and just as fearless in his devotion to the musical shoulders on which he stands: Brahms was a groundbreaking traditionalist, to whom one keeps returning. That applies not least to the mastodontic Piano Concerto No. 2, a tour de force of musical storytelling zest and abundance. It is a feat of strength – also for the soloist, the masterly Danish pianist Gustav Piekut. Bright and lyrical! Dvorák is at his most optimistic and sunny in the Symphony No. 8. The music sings and sparkles in a kaleidoscopically shifting mood – dancing exuberantly between colourful landscape pictures and dramatic highlights. The symphony is a loving Bohemian embrace of the most warm-hearted and well-meaning kind. Programme: Johannes Brahms / Piano Concerto No. 2 Antonín Dvorák / Symphony No. 8

• Dirigent: Andris Poga
• Gustav Piekutklaver

RECORDINGS OF THE WORKS

Antonín Dvořák: Symfoni nr. 8 i G-dur, op. 88

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Johannes Brahms: Klaverkonsert nr. 2, op. 83

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