Lugansky - Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2

Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83 (1881) Nikolai Lugansky, soloist Dmitry Khrychov, first cello Yuri Temirkanov conducting St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, 2018 From St. Petersburg Philharmonic [0:00] I. Allegro non troppo - Dev. 8:46 - Recap. 12:12 - Coda 15:27 [17:55] II. Allegro appassionato - Dev. 21:39 - Recap. 24:56 - Coda 26:36 [27:15] III. A (Andante) - B (Più Adagio) 33:55 - A’ (Tempo I) 35:40 - Coda (Più Adagio) 38:10 [39:27] IV. Allegretto grazioso - Coda (Un poco più presto) 46:57 “[Brahm’s second concerto] is more of a symphony, not only in the sense of the role of orchestra and piano; it is a whole cosmos, and every time you enter it again. This concerto is special in that there are no definitive answers in it, as is sometimes the case with Beethoven, perhaps even Rachmaninoff. He creates a joyful and contemplative mode using the absolutely insane possibilities of the piano: one can imagine chi