Maurizio Pollini has recorded the first Brahms piano concerto no fewer than three times for the Deutsche Grammophon label – with Karl Böhm, Claudio Abbado and, most recently, Christian Thielemann – and has long since secured himself a place in the pantheon of the work’s greatest interpreters. However one should not forget that, back in the sixties, Daniel Barenboim was also responsible for an excellent recording under the direction of Sir John Barbirolli, and is still performing the work as a soloist today. While both musicians – born in the same year – are now recognised as giants of the romantic repertoire, they approach their Brahms from very different directions. But on this evening, the two would come together for an unforgettable reading of a nineteenth century masterpiece. The D minor concerto, which formed the first half of the…
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