Melnikov,Alexander / Basel,Sinfonieorchester Brahms: Piano Concerto No.1 CD

With his First Concerto, the young Brahms set his own course in the wake of Beethoven and Schumann and at the same time poured forth his personal emotions in this work of impressive dimensions. Russian soloist, Alexander Melnikov, has chosen an instrument contemporary with the premiere, a magnificent Bl?thner piano from 1859, a perfect match for the Sinfonieorchester Basel under it's British conductor Ivor Bolton. In addition to Brahms's Tragic Overture, the program also includes the much rarer Overture to ?liza, an opera by Cherubini, a composer whom Brahms greatly admired.

1. Brahms: Tragic Overture Op.81 2. Brahms: Piano Concerto No.1 Op.15 - I. Maestoso 3. Brahms: Piano Concerto No.1 Op.15 - II. Adagio 4. Brahms: Piano Concerto No.1 Op.15 - III. Rondo. Allegro non troppo 5. Cherubini: ?liza, ou Le Voyage aux Glaciers du Mont Saint-Bernard Overture