Brahms - Piano Concerto no.2, 3 Intermezzi op.117 | Pentatone PTC5187461

Brahms - Piano Concerto no.2, 3 Intermezzi op.117

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Label: Pentatone

Cat No: PTC5187461

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 1

Release Date: 19th September 2025

Contents

Artists

Francesco Piemontesi (piano)
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Conductor

Manfred Honeck

Works

Brahms, Johannes

Intermezzi (3), op.117
Piano Concerto no.2 in B flat major, op.83

Artists

Francesco Piemontesi (piano)
Gewandhausorchester Leipzig

Conductor

Manfred Honeck

About

Francesco Piemontesi, conductor Manfred Honeck, and the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig come together in a new recording of Brahms’s Piano Concerto no.2. This Concerto transcends the traditional form, blending symphonic grandeur with virtuosic brilliance and moments of intimate chamber-like dialogue between piano and orchestra.

Piemontesi’s sensitive playing and Honeck’s precise, passionate leadership create a richly detailed and moving interpretation of one of Brahms’s greatest masterpieces.

Alongside the Concerto are Brahms’s Three Intermezzi, op.117 – quiet, reflective pieces that offer a window into the composer’s most personal thoughts.

Francesco Piemontesi, one of today’s most-cherished pianists, presents the fifth release in his exclusive collaboration with PENTATONE, following the widely praised Schubert - Last Piano Sonatas (2019), Bach Nostalghia (2021), Schoenberg, Messiaen & Ravel (2022), and Liszt - Transcendental Etudes & Piano Sonata (2023).

Reviews

...  in the hands of the excellent Swiss pianist Francesco Piemontesi, superbly partnered with the conductor Manfred Honeck and the lustrous Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, irritation is never an option; boredom, even less. ... The last movement, very light on its feet, serves as the jolly cherry on Brahms’s cake, with grandiose introspection and dark shadows finally elbowed aside.
The Times 18 September 2025

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