Short & Classical

Short & Classical: Francesco Piemontesi is soloist in Brahms's first piano concerto A young Brahms wrote his first piano concerto in the shadow of a personal tragedy. The work came into being in the years around Robert Schumann's suicide attempt and death, and bears the mark of the young composer's grief and inner unrest. When Francesco Piemontesi and Manfred Honeck perform Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, we encounter a work that marked Brahms's breakthrough as an orchestral composer. Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) developed a close relationship with Clara and Robert Schumann at the time when he composed his first piano concerto. This was his first orchestral work, but the road there was long. Robert Schumann's suicide attempt affected Brahms deeply, and many historians believe parts of the piano concerto were written as a direct reaction to this terrible news. Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor was completed in 1858, two years after Robert Schumann passed away, and was premiered the following year. Performers: Francesco Piemontesi, piano Manfred Honeck, conductor

• Francesco Piemontesi
• Manfred Honeck

RECORDINGS OF THE WORKS

Johannes Brahms: Klaverkonsert nr. 1 i d-moll, op. 15

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