Brahms: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
Adam Laloum (piano)
Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Kazuki Yamada
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Presto Editor's Choice, February 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...
Brahms: Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 2
Adam Laloum (piano)
Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester Berlin, Kazuki Yamada
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Awards:
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Presto Editor's Choice, February 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...
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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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Awards and reviews
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Presto Editor's ChoiceFebruary 2018
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.
