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Brahms - Piano Concerto No. 1 | Rudolf Buchbinder | WDR Symphony Orchestra

Johannes Brahms' Concerto No. 1 in D minor for piano and orchestra, op. 15, performed by piano soloist Rudolf Buchbinder and the WDR Symphony Orchestra under the direction of its principal conductor Cristian Măcelaru. Recorded live on November 15, 2024 at the Cologne Philharmonic Hall. Johannes Brahms - Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15 00:00:00 I. Maestoso 00:21:00 II. Adagio 00:32:33 III. Rondo. Allegro non troppo Rudolf Buchbinder, piano WDR Symphony Orchestra Cristian Măcelaru, conductor ► More information about the symphony orchestra, concerts and current livestreams can be found at https://sinfonieorchester.wdr.de ► The WDR Symphony Orchestra on Facebook   / wdrsinfonieorchester   ► Further concerts and introductions to works from the world of classical music, symphonic crossover, choral singing and concerts for children can also be found in the ARD Mediathek: https://www.ardmediathek.de/klassik Introduction to the works: Düsseldorf, 1853. A 20-year-old visitor announces himself to Robert and Clara Schumann and plays them some of his compositions on the piano. The Schumanns are thrilled, even euphoric, by his outstanding talent. His name: Johannes Brahms. A little later, Robert Schumann publishes one of his now most famous texts in the “Neue Zeitschrift für Musik” (New Journal of Music), which he edits. In it, he sings the praises of his young colleague: “And he has come, a young blood, at whose cradle graces and heroes kept watch.” What is more than well-intentioned sets the bar so high for the young, already extremely self-critical Brahms that he will laboriously work his way through these expectations in the years that follow. In the year following their memorable meeting, Brahms set about composing a sonata for two pianos. But his expressive will seemed greater than was possible with this instrumentation. Brahms reported to the violinist Joseph Joachim: “I often played the first three movements with Mrs. Schumann. Actually, not even two pianos are enough for me.” And so the 21-year-old boldly reaches for the stars and begins to rework the sonata into a symphony. By the end of the year, he is able to send Joachim the score of the first movement. But he remains dissatisfied. Somehow the music, conceived for piano, resists being transformed into a pure orchestral work. Then, in a dream one night, the solution comes. In early 1855, Brahms writes to Clara Schumann: “Do you know what I dreamt last night? I had used my ill-fated symphony for a piano concerto and played it. The first movement, scherzo and finale were terribly difficult and grand. I was completely thrilled.” And indeed, he spent the next two years reworking the piece into his first piano concerto. “Grand and heavy” – that perfectly describes this music. Never before had there been such a powerfully sonorous piano concerto. At the premiere in Hanover in January 1859, the audience showed the young master the respect he deserved. Text by Otto Hagedorn