Sir Mark Elder and the Hallé Orchestra reunite with pianist Sunwook Kim to give wrenching readings of Brahms’ piano concertos. The orchestra locates both the high drama and the tender sighs of Brahms’ tempestuous works, while Kim tackles the composer’s passionate lines and dense counterpoint with incredible energy.
- Berlin Philharmonic, Claudio Abbado & Evgeny Kissin
- Jean-Yves Thibaudet, The Cleveland Orchestra & Vladimir Ashkenazy
- Charles Munch, Boston Symphony Orchestra & Sviatoslav Richter
- The Borodin Quartet & Sviatoslav Richter
- Sir Colin Davis & Staatskapelle Dresden
- Isabelle Faust, Alexander Melnikov & Jean-Guihen Queyras