29410 Brahms/arr. Lazic - Piano Concerto no.3 after Violin Concerto Dejan Lazic & Robert Spano

[Jimsinc]

Brahms was a pianist and would have thought of this piece in pianistic terms and it was Joachim who turned it into a violin concerto for him and I think it is fascinating to hear it as Brahms would have heard it in his head.

Jasper

[Timmmmartin]

Dejan - you're a genius!

What next - Brahms Piano Concerto No4 in A minor Op102?

Bring it on!!!

[nevskixx]

This was a very interesting project and obviously a labour of love. Well done!

[otterhouse]

Heee Jared, goeie stunt! Ik ben benieuwd of het verkoopt. Ga in ieder geval de CD kopen. Groetjes van Rolf

[channelclassics]

The Atlanta public was very positive about this venture and were certainly showing it with a good deal of applause! (even after the first movement) You will not be disappointed. If only you had a better sounding hall. No matter I think it worked out with the recording

[Malacandran]

I attended the "world premier" of this transcription in Atlanta last fall. The Brahms VC is one of my personal favorites, so my standard for approving of this is rather high. Dejan Lazic's work and performance were exceptional. Now I have two versions of some of the most beautiful music ever written! I cannot wait to get the CD.

[driemaaldrommels]

Am I to old-fashioned when I say that, if Brahms wanted this piece to be played for piano he would have written it himself (just like Beethoven).

[MrKipW]

@driemaaldrommels

Should Brahms not have transcribed Schumann, Weber, Bach, and others? (I haven't heard this arrangement yet, apart from the above samples.) It would appear he was not against it on principle.

[driemaaldrommels]

@MrKipW

I respect your opinion, however...I don't want to put someone like Brahms and someone like Lazic in the same catagorie! Brahms was a master of composition and Lazic is more pianist (in my opinion not a very good one, but that is now irrelivant) than composer. I think Brahms knew very well that this piece fitted best for a violin.

[MrKipW]

@driemaaldrommels

I'm comfortable with giving posterity the chance to judge whether Lazic was great enough to touch Brahms. I don't expect this particular piece will end up as a standard.

We seem to agree that transcription is an option, just not on who can do it. Still, there's a whole spectrum of transcribers, from Liszt on down, and it includes one-hit wonders like Schulz-Evler, whose "Blue Danube" version is still enthusiastically performed and listened to.

[OrangeSodaKing]

@driemaaldrommels Overall I agree with you, but I think it's okay to arrange things, at the very least, out of personal interest.

[PSearPianist]

What an interesting project! And the excerpts on this video suggest that it could be a big success (expecially with the advocacy of Robert Spano). They sound totally convincing to me at least!

[michelten]

Looks like a stunning piece of work - thanks you - I can't wait to listen to the hi-rez version on SACD!