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Piano Concerto No. 1 in C major, Op 15

Composer: Johannes Brahms
Performers: Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Symphony Orchestra
Performer: Cedric Tiberghien (Piano)
Conductor: Jiří Bělohlávek
Recording date: 26 March 2007

On 27 February 1854 Schumann attempted suicide. The act by Brahms’ mentor and his growing love for Schumann’s wife spurred Brahms to write this piano concerto. Impassioned, tumultuous yet caring and sensitive, it is an original which Brahms’ contemporaries booed at its premiere.

Composer: Johannes Brahms
Performers: Â鶹¹ÙÍøÊ×Ò³Èë¿Ú Symphony Orchestra
Performer: Cedric Tiberghien (Piano)
Conductor: Jiří Bělohlávek
Recording date: 26 March 2007

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