Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1
Sunwook Kim (piano), Staatskapelle Dresden, Myung-Whun Chung
[Piano Concerto] In a word, this performance is totally engrossing. Little could improve the vivid, perfectly balanced recorded sound.
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1
Sunwook Kim (piano), Staatskapelle Dresden, Myung-Whun Chung
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[Piano Concerto] In a word, this performance is totally engrossing. Little could improve the vivid, perfectly balanced recorded sound.
About
Star conductor Myung-Whun Chung is a cultural ambassador of his home country South Korea and has dedicated himself for many years to promoting young Korean artists. Since pianist Sunwook Kim won the prestigious Leeds International Piano Competition in 2006 at the age of 18, he and Chung have enjoyed a close musical partnership. Sunwook Kim has received outstanding international reviews for his previous solo recordings of piano works by Beethoven, Brahms and Franck. The composer Johannes Brahms is very close to the pianist's heart and it is no coincidence that his Piano Concerto No. 1 was at the heart of Kim's Asia tour with the Sächsische Staatskapelle Dresden and its first guest conductor in the fall of 2019. The recording of the Piano Concerto is complemented by the Six Piano Pieces, op. 118. The Piano Concerto was recorded live at the Seoul Arts Center in South Korea in September 2019 and the Six Piano Pieces in June 2020 in the Mendelssohn Hall of the Leipzig Gewandhaus. Produced by Accentus Music
Contents and tracklist
- Sunwook Kim (piano)
- Staatskapelle Dresden
- Myung-Whun Chung
- Sunwook Kim (piano)
Awards and reviews
Jan/Feb 2021
[Piano Concerto] In a word, this performance is totally engrossing. Little could improve the vivid, perfectly balanced recorded sound.
January 2021
Kim’s focus is more on beauty of line and sound than on pulsating energy (he’s certainly less driven than Paul Lewis or Nelson Freire) and melodies are moulded with great sensitivity...Chung moulds the opening of the Adagio with real gravitas, and Kim takes his time shaping the piano’s first entry...There’s lots to admire in Op 118 too. The opening number has a good swing to its rhythms, ringing without any hint of aggression, qualities he also brings to the Ballade (No. 3).
