Artist: Daniel Barenboim, Staatskapelle Berlin, Gustavo Dudamel
Album: Brahms: The Piano Concertos
Genre: Classical
Release Date: 2015
Audio Format:: FLAC (tracks) 24 bit, 96 kHz
Duration: 01:42:06
Total Tracks: 7
Total Size: 1,63 GB

Tracklist:

01. Daniel Barenboim, Staatskapelle Berlin, Gustavo Dudamel – Piano Concerto No.1 In D Minor, Op.15 – I. Maestoso – Poco più moderato (23:24)
02. Daniel Barenboim, Staatskapelle Berlin, Gustavo Dudamel – Piano Concerto No.1 In D Minor, Op.15 – II. Adagio (14:25)
03. Daniel Barenboim, Staatskapelle Berlin, Gustavo Dudamel – Piano Concerto No.1 In D Minor, Op.15 – III. Rondo (Allegro non troppo) (13:21)
04. Daniel Barenboim, Staatskapelle Berlin, Gustavo Dudamel – Piano Concerto No.2 In B Flat, Op.83 – I. Allegro non troppo (18:40)
05. Daniel Barenboim, Staatskapelle Berlin, Gustavo Dudamel – Piano Concerto No.2 In B Flat, Op.83 – II. Allegro appassionato (09:45)
06. Daniel Barenboim, Staatskapelle Berlin, Gustavo Dudamel – Piano Concerto No.2 In B Flat, Op.83 – III. Andante – Più adagio (12:31)
07. Daniel Barenboim, Staatskapelle Berlin, Gustavo Dudamel – Piano Concerto No.2 In B Flat, Op.83 – IV. Allegretto grazioso – Un poco più presto (09:57)

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This album was recorded live at the Berliner Philharmonie in September 2014 with high critical acclaim of the performances. Not only the common South American roots of both artists but also the precise and energetic playing of Barenboim and the “volcanic” temperament of Dudamel make them a “Dream couple”.
Barenboim himself has a very high opinion of Dudamel which he expressed after one of the concerts: “Whenever I had to play myself, I was able to count on him completely. And when I didn’t have to play, it was a joy to see how well he works with the orchestra. I’m well placed to make this observation as I’ve been playing these concertos since 1958.”

After his successful album together with Yuja Wang, this is Dudamel’s second recording as conductor with a soloist.

The second Piano Concerto with its four movements is one of the longest and most demanding concertos ever written and the final Allegretto grazioso features one of the most carefree movements that Brahms ever wrote and which is also notable – in Alfred Brendel’s words – for its “unsurpassable pianistic perversions”.