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Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1

~ Leonard Bernstein (Composer), Johannes Brahms (Composer), Glenn Gould (Composer), Leonard Bernstein (Conductor), New York Philharmonic (Orchestra), et al.
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  • Orchestra: New York Philharmonic
  • Conductor: Leonard Bernstein
  • Composer: Leonard Bernstein, Johannes Brahms, Glenn Gould
  • Audio CD (22 Sep 1998)
  • SPARS Code: ADD
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Sony
  • ASIN: B00000C28M
  • Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 340,258 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Track Listings

1. 'Don't Be Frightened. Mr. Gould Is Here....'
2. Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 1 In D Minor, Op. 15: Maestoso
3. Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 1 In D Minor, Op. 15: Adagio
4. Concerto For Piano And Orchestra No. 1 In D Minor, Op. 15: Rondo. Allegro non troppo
5. Excerpt Of New York Philharmonic Intermission Radio Interview

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Newly remastered from a Voice of America mono off-line aircheck, one hears more detail and ambiance here than in previous reissues of this controversial performance taped live at Carnegie Hall April 6th, 1962. The conductor's infamous "disclaimer" disassociating himself from Glenn Gould's slow tempi is preserved along with a snippet from an interview in which Gould defends both his interpretation and Bernstein's actions. The first movement starts slow, but insidiously speeds up to a tempo not far from the norm. Flickering in and out of Bernstein's turgid orchestral backdrop, Gould downplays the music's fiery intensity, seeking to emphasize its meditative qualities and contrapuntal implications. If Sony wanted to issue a Gould Brahms D- Minor, why not the more incisive, and far better-engineered October 1962 Baltimore version? --Jed Distler

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5.0 out of 5 stars Monumental Artistic Occasion Marred by Coughing Campaign, 13 Jun 2008
By Scriabinmahler (Cambridge UK) - See all my reviews
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I give 5 stars to this performance despite poor broadcast recording quality & outrageous freedom the pianist takes tempo-wise. First, I'm not one of those blind Gould admires who give 5 stars to every recording he made. Secondly, I'm familiar with all great recordings of this concerto. What makes this performance truly great is Gould's audacity to break the traditional mold of how piano concerto should be played, and to bring forth completely new and creative conception of the music.

Although, before the performance, Bernstein comments on 'who is the boss' problem in concerto performance, Gould has no interest in dazzling display of piano part. Neither the conductor nor the pianist is the boss here, but the symphonic grandeur of the music itself takes centre stage. It almost sounds like Bruckner symphony with added piano part. The effect is curiously thrilling and deeply romantic as architectural beauty and subtlety of the piano part are more vividly captured in unusually slow tempo. I've never come across more delicate playing of the slow movement since I listen to Fleisher's magical account.

The most unfortunate thing about this recording is the disgraceful audience on their coughing campaign throughout 1st movement. They apparently did not heed what Bernstein said before the performance. They are the miserable narrow-minded kind who believes composer's markings are holy doctrine and denies any other possibilities of interpretations. This recording is a monument to remarkable open-mindedness of the conductor and bravery of the artist as well as a testimony to disgusting conservatism of classical music world in general.
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3.0 out of 5 stars Interesting performance, poor sound., 12 May 2005
By Carol Haynes (North Yorkshire UK) - See all my reviews
Having read the reviews on Amazon.com I thought this would be worth buying for interest but really poor sound quality.

The sound quality is indeed pretty bad in places (rather like a poor transfer of an old 78 recording). Though not nearly as bad as I thought it would be. I can't imagine where they placed the microphones, presumably right at the back of the auditorium (or possibly in the bar judging by the amount of audience movement, not to mention an almost constant cacophony of coughing).

I can understand that the tempos caused a few raised eyebrows at the time, though none are really so extreme. The first movement in particular is quite slow but full of passion. If Bernstein disagreed with the interpretation then it doesn't show in the orchestral passions around. In fact the speed allows all sorts of orchetral lines and textures to be brought out that are usually obscured.

On the whole a recording worth listening to (if only for the historical value) and worth getting a copy of, though don't expect a digital or remastered quality transfer!

Gould (as usual) sings his way through the performance - and can be clearly heard throughout - no mean feat with the volume of the orchestra. Good on yer!

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