Special offer. Brahms: Piano Concertos
Simon Trpčeski (piano), WDR Sinfonieorchester, Cristian Măcelaru
Awards:
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2024, Concerto Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Assorted Programs
It is a splendid showcase, not just for the performers, but for the music: it has such a pleasing, expansive warmth and sense of relish. Apart from anything else, it sounds as if the performers...
Special offer. Brahms: Piano Concertos
Simon Trpčeski (piano), WDR Sinfonieorchester, Cristian Măcelaru
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Awards:
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BBC Music Magazine, January 2024, Concerto Choice
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International Classical Music Awards, 2025, Nominated - Assorted Programs
It is a splendid showcase, not just for the performers, but for the music: it has such a pleasing, expansive warmth and sense of relish. Apart from anything else, it sounds as if the performers...
About
This eagerly-awaited new release sees Simon Trpceski reunite with conductor Cristian Macelaru to record Brahms Piano Concertos. Their unrivalled chemistry, paramount in Brahms's chamber-like concertos, is on full display in these new performances which puts the two artists' musical affinity in the spotlight. These two contrasting concertos, one beginning in darkness, the other in light, mark Brahms's major contribution to the genre. With Trpceski's flawless technique and sensitive playing, pianophiles are in for a treat. Macelaru's orchestra, WDR Sinfonieorchester, joins the pair to complete the line-up; a perfect companion to their previous album, Shostakovich Piano Concertos, which garnered numerous accolades (BBC Music Magazine Concerto Choice, Le Choix de France Musique, among others).
Contents and tracklist
- Simon Trpčeski (piano)
- WDR Sinfonieorchester
- Cristian Măcelaru
- Simon Trpčeski (piano)
- WDR Sinfonieorchester
- Cristian Măcelaru
Awards and reviews
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BBC Music MagazineJanuary 2024Concerto Choice
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International Classical Music Awards2025Nominated - Assorted Programs
January 2024
It is a splendid showcase, not just for the performers, but for the music: it has such a pleasing, expansive warmth and sense of relish. Apart from anything else, it sounds as if the performers are having the time of their lives.
December 2023
These are well observed, finetuned performances, superbly recorded and well worth hearing.
10th November 2023
The act’s success is due particularly to two related ingredients. One is the duo’s ease in each others’ musical company, essential when the piano-orchestra relationship in these works is so varied...The second not so secret ingredient is the pianist and conductor’s innate grasp of Central European folk music phrasings and rhythm...This is the kind of release where everyone wins: musicians, listeners, and Brahms himself.