Emil Gilels, Eugen Jochum - Brahms: Piano Concertos, 4 Ballades (1972, 1975) [2016 SACD Vintage Collection]

The renowned Brahms, which Gileris has combined with Jochum & BPO in four, is reproduced with high quality!
Reproduced in the best form using the home country master. First SA-CD.

It is likely that this Gilles board has been recognized as a more masculine and more brilliant performance than any of the many Brahms piano concertos that exist in the world. Especially at No. 1, the robust Philharmonic composition of the Brahms, the support of a solid and robust Jochum, and the Berlin Philharmonic, typical of the gorgeous and pyramid-like German sound of the heyday of the Karajan era, confronted the Gilerris' large-scale piano. Is it an image of exciting performance ...? On the other hand, some people may have felt that it was difficult to get to the point because it lacked meek expression and flexibility. However, I think that it can be determined that you can listen to this reprint, because it was largely due to the mastering and the sound board quality so far. Especially in the SA-CD format, the image of the performance is overshadowed by the ability to hear the strength of the Gilerith's keys, the degree of ON-OFF, the perfect delicate instructions of Jochum, and the balance and resolution of the orchestra more clearly than before. Will be You will realize that this performance was a rare performance where strength and weakness, boldness and subtlety coexisted. With the latest high-quality digitalization, I think you will be able to get a deeper feeling than ever before for performances. The recording of DGs since the beginning of the '70s has been excellent, and the recordings that are a little closer together have increased the sense of realism, so it is amazing to hear them more clearly. The coupling also included two Brahms solo pieces recorded in Finland in '75. A total of four songs are contained in two.
In the production of this series, we used sound sources digitized with higher quality than the original analog master tape in our home country, and our dedicated engineers in our country took a long time in mastering work for this series in a detailed process. Was. The important thing about the release is that the reprinting process itself, including the digitization and mastering steps, has evolved over the last few years. Equipment related to digital technology is constantly improving, and it has become possible to produce higher quality and more delicate sound sources. Now you can enjoy the original analog master with higher sound quality. In this SACD project, it became possible to release with a wonderful sound. In the SACD layer, you can enjoy high-definition master sounds.




Tracks:

Disc 1
1-3. Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor, Op. 15
4-7. 4 Balladen, Op. 10


Disc 2
1-4. Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, Op. 83
5-11. 7 Fantasien, Op. 116

Personnel:

Emil Gilels (piano)
Berliner Philharmoniker
Eugen Jochum (conductor)