Classics Explained: Brahms - Piano Concerto No. 2

"Classics Explained: Brahms - Piano Concerto No. 2 album by Jeremy Siepmann on Archodia Music"

Release Date: 2001-07-11T00:00:00.000000Z

  • An Introduction to … BRAHMS: Introduction; opening horn call and piano's answer
  • An Introduction to … BRAHMS: Introduction, cue and First Main Theme
  • An Introduction to … BRAHMS: Rising three-note scalewise pattern
  • An Introduction to … BRAHMS: Theme One taken up by strings and solo oboe; piano's entry
  • An Introduction to … BRAHMS: Quicker, descending six-note 'answer'
  • An Introduction to … BRAHMS: Second, answering phrase
  • An Introduction to … BRAHMS: First Main Theme completed by orchestra
  • An Introduction to … BRAHMS: Peace shattered as piano bursts back in like a tiger
  • An Introduction to … BRAHMS: Variant of opening horn call in bass
  • An Introduction to … BRAHMS: Orchestra returns; beginning of Exposition proper
  • An Introduction to … BRAHMS: Big, 'singing' theme in orchestra; piano 'forgotten'
  • An Introduction to … BRAHMS: Call to arms by strings; marshalling of orchestral forces
  • An Introduction to … BRAHMS: Piano re-enters fry with massive expansion of opening figure
  • An Introduction to … BRAHMS: Piano 'explores' two main facets of opening theme
  • An Introduction to … BRAHMS: Transition. sense of key weakened. Piano and orchestra come together
  • An Introduction to … BRAHMS: Piano and orchestra 'argue' over speed of thematic three-note rise
  • An Introduction to … BRAHMS: Piano and orchestra in friendly dialogue before piano falls away
  • An Introduction to … BRAHMS: 'Winged' harmonic shadow of pure pianistic tone-colour
  • An Introduction to … BRAHMS: New 'transitional' theme from orchestra developed by piano
  • An Introduction to … BRAHMS: After indecision and discussion, the mood suddenly turns playful
  • An Introduction to … BRAHMS: Reminder of Second Main Theme in its original form
  • An Introduction to … BRAHMS: Ttransfomation of Second Main Theme by piano
  • An Introduction to … BRAHMS: Piano hijacks orchestra's 'call to arms'
  • An Introduction to … BRAHMS: Piano and orchestra, now allies, explore theme, but with piano leading
  • An Introduction to … BRAHMS: Dramatic eruption of orchestra leads to the Development section
  • An Introduction to … BRAHMS: Pianistic 'tiger' replaced by gentle reflective, soft-spoken poet
  • An Introduction to … BRAHMS: Transformed 'tiger' theme amicably shared by piano and orchestra
  • An Introduction to … BRAHMS: An apparently new theme - but Battlle Hymn of the Republic?
  • An Introduction to … BRAHMS: Brief, downward-driving section prepares for the Recapitulation
  • An Introduction to … BRAHMS: On the threshold of the Recapitulation
  • An Introduction to … BRAHMS: Recapitulation: The Magical Return
  • An Introduction to … BRAHMS: From Gate-crashing Tiger to Celestial Tenderness - and a surprise
  • An Introduction to … BRAHMS: And unexpected and portentus change of mood, suggesting tragedy
  • An Introduction to … BRAHMS: Summation
  • An Introduction to … BRAHMS: First Movement (Complete)
  • An Introduction to … BRAHMS: Second Movement: The upward-driving opening gambit, piano alone
  • An Introduction to … BRAHMS: Downward-driving answer from lower strings
  • An Introduction to … BRAHMS: Theme vs Melody
  • An Introduction to … BRAHMS: Eerie, unharmonised, 'white' sound of Second Theme
  • An Introduction to … BRAHMS: Second Theme taken up and developed by piano
  • An Introduction to … BRAHMS: Expectation and surprise; harmonic fluidity and intensifying drama
  • An Introduction to … BRAHMS: Return (and transformation) of Theme Two
  • An Introduction to … BRAHMS: Theme One returns in orchestra; Theme Three emerges in major mode
  • An Introduction to … BRAHMS: Sequence of fragmentary episodes begins with unexpected fanfare
  • An Introduction to … BRAHMS: Variant of Theme Three in piano
  • An Introduction to … BRAHMS: Rescored variant of 'fanfare' theme; from grandeur to solemnity
  • An Introduction to … BRAHMS: Rhapsodic variant of fanfare, this time for piano alone
  • An Introduction to … BRAHMS: Recapitulation of opening, with piano and orchestra reversing roles
  • An Introduction to … BRAHMS: Theme Two transformed by new instrumentation
  • An Introduction to … BRAHMS: Cue and Second Movement (Complete)