Brahms: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2

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Laloum certainly has the range and measure of both works’ expansiveness and is not afraid to adopt tempi to match. Laloum sparkles in the Second Concerto’s finale, however; and Hans-Jakob Eschenburg’s... — International Piano, May 2018, 4 out of 5 stars More…

Release Date: 23rd Feb 2018
Catalogue No: 88985460812
Label: Sony
Length: 95 minutes

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February 2018

Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15

Work length48:31

Album only

Adam Laloum (piano)
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Kazuki Yamada

I. Maestoso

Track length22:22

Album only

II. Adagio

Track length13:27

Album only

III. Rondo - Allegro non troppo

Track length12:42

Album only

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

Work length47:19

Album only

Adam Laloum (piano)
Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
Kazuki Yamada

I. Allegro non troppo

Track length17:44

Album only

II. Allegro appassionato

Track length9:13

$1.30

$1.70

$2.00

III. Andante

Track length10:45

Album only

IV. Allegretto grazioso

Track length9:37

$1.30

$1.70

$2.00

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Brahms’ Piano Concertos present challenges to even the most seasoned performer, and so it is a testament to the confidence and abilities of the young French pianist, Adam Laloum, having recorded both works together for his Sony debut. Laloum is the recipient of a number of prestigious awards including first prize for the Clara Haskil Piano Competition in 2009 and more recently the Victoire de la Musique Classique (Instrumental Soloist of the Year) in 2017. Adam says about the Second Concerto: “The Second Concerto to me contains […] fantasy, with an extraordinary sense of noblesse and maybe a different type of generosity: it is warmer and more human. Although it is an immense work, sometimes in it [Brahms] talks about simple things and even about humour – always with a lot of tenderness.

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May 2018

Laloum certainly has the range and measure of both works’ expansiveness and is not afraid to adopt tempi to match. Laloum sparkles in the Second Concerto’s finale, however; and Hans-Jakob Eschenburg’s cello playing in the Andante is beautiful, placing it ahead of Joseph Moog’s recent Onyx account.

February 2018

These lithe, lightly-sprung accounts of the two concertos share many of the virtues of the young French pianist's solo Brahms recordings – I love the sense of clarity and spaciousness which he brings to even the densest passages, and he's as compelling in the role of accompanist as he is when centre-stage

11th February 2018

Laloum is a young virtuoso of immensely persuasive power, playing with intelligence, mercuriality, lyric eloquence, intensity and all the virtues demanded by these pianistic edifices. He surmounts them effortlessly, yet without suggesting mere facility.

Brahms: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2

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