Joseph Moog plays Brahms & Strauss

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Strauss was 21 when he wrote it, and it reflects his bursting confidence in what he could do…it’s just a firework display – but it does showcase Moog’s technical prowess. — BBC Music Magazine, May 2018, 3 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 8th Dec 2017
Catalogue No: ONYX4169
Label: Onyx
Length: 66 minutes

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Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83

Work length47:30

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Joseph Moog
Deutsche Radio Philharmonie
Nicholas Milton

I. Allegro non troppo

Track length17:06

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II. Allegro appassionato

Track length8:46

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III. Andante

Track length12:54

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IV. Allegretto grazioso

Track length8:44

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Strauss, R: Burleske for Piano and orchestra in D minor, AV85

Work length19:06

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Joseph Moog
Deutsche Radio Philharmonie
Nicholas Milton

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Brahms was 48 years old and at the height of his powers when he completed his Piano Concerto No. 2. The Olympian B flat Concerto is, famously, not only one of the most technically challenging of all piano concertos to play but also one of the longest and a supreme test of the soloist’s technique and stamina. Not far behind it in terms of the challenges it presents the soloist with, is the early Burleske for piano and orchestra by Richard Strauss. Dedicated to Hans von Bülow as a thank-you present, Bülow however, refused to learn it, considering it to be ‘unplayable’. This may have had something to with the fact that Bülow’s hands could barely span an octave – an insuperable obstacle in a work that demands superlative, stamina-sapping octaves - but which begs the question why the composer should write something so physically unsuitable for his mentor. This is repertoire in which Joseph Moog excels

‘Clearly he is already among the most brilliant of pianists’ (Gramophone, Bryce Morrison)

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May 2018

Strauss was 21 when he wrote it, and it reflects his bursting confidence in what he could do…it’s just a firework display – but it does showcase Moog’s technical prowess.

February 2018

Milton paces the mighty exposition of Brahms’s first movement with purpose and a fine sense of control and Moog’s technical aplomb is abundantly apparent…If the Brahms isn’t quite yet his piece…The Strauss certainly is. In terms of impish virtuosity Moog gives even the mighty Hamelin a run for his money, cherishing not only the jaw-dropping theatrics but also the ineffably lovely melodies that break in.

March/April 2018

Moog and Milton produce a vivacious, fleet-footed account… and are served by excellent sound throughout.

12th January 2018

Moog's resonant and imposing tone serves the Brahms Concerto to perfection, and I hope he will direct his attentions to the First Concerto in the not-too-distant future.

Joseph Moog plays Brahms & Strauss

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