Munich Philharmonic: BrahmsZubin Mehta (conductor), Yefim Bronfman (piano)
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Johannes Brahms’s Piano Concerto No 1, premiered in 1859, and his Symphony No 4 of 1885 mark the beginning and end of the composer’s symphonic oeuvre.
This event is in the past.
Johannes Brahms’s Piano Concerto No 1, premiered in 1859, and his Symphony No 4 of 1885 mark the beginning and end of the composer’s symphonic oeuvre.
- Yefim Bronfman, piano
- Munich Philharmonic
- Zubin Mehta, conductor
Brahms originally had the musical material of his first piano concerto earmarked for his first symphony. His No 4, on the other hand, is the culmination and end point of his symphonic oeuvre. After that, Brahms devoted himself mainly to chamber music, with the exception of the Double Concerto. With his four symphonies, Brahms developed symphonic composition beyond Beethoven; with the final movement of his last symphony, he goes full circle back to the Baroque, using the passacaglia form. With 31 variations, he revels in playing with change, with unprecedented grandeur and orchestral vigour. As Yefim Bronfman puts it: “When I think of Brahms, I think of natural landscapes, mountains and beautiful vistas, of this incredible grandeur.” With this concert series, conductor laureate Zubin Mehta, highly regarded throughout the world for his impeccable conducting and effective communication, concludes his Brahms cycle with the Munich Philharmonic.
Programme
- Johannes Brahms
Piano Concerto No 1 in D minor, Op 15
Symphony No 4 in E minor, Op 98
