HvT
10/27/2012 9:53:00 AM
Al Eisner wrote:
> On Fri, 26 Oct 2012, HvT wrote:
>
>> Al Eisner wrote:
>>> I've heard the work a number of times in concert, the most
>>> impressive of them being by Alexeev a few years ago. There's a
>>> 1997 (I think) recording, on a 2-CD set with late Brahms pieces
>>> (available at a decent used price at Amazon US). Since he didn't
>>> appear at all in the survey, I'm curious if anyone has heard this
>>> and can comment. Thanks.
>>
>> It's from 1977 and 1996. The interpretations are excellent. It's
>> just a matter of taste that I prefer Kempff in Brahms and Anda in
>> Schumann (Salzurg, WDR, BBC).
>>
>> Gramophone praises Alexeev for his vibrant Brahms and for the
>> exceptional continuity and unity of his Schumann. For once I fully
>> agree.
>
> Thanks. That very much matches what I heard from him in concert.
> Do you know which works on the set are from which year?
Brahms Op. 76 and Op. 116 was recorded in 1979, Brahms Op. 117-119 in 1976
and Schumann in 1987.
Henk