Brahms Piano Concerto No, 1, Chopin, Liszt, Schumann, Albeniz : Katchen(P)R.Kempe / BBC Symphony Orchestra

JOHANNES BRAHMS:
Piano Concerto No.1 in D minor op.15*
Recorded: BBC Maida Vale Studios, London, 11 October 1967

FREDERIC CHOPIN:
4 Ballade No.3 in A flat major op.47
FRANZ LISZT:
Mephisto Waltz No.1 S514
Recorded: Concert Hall, Broadcasting House, London, 4 October 1965

ROBERT SCHUMANN:
Vogel als Prophet op.82 No.7 (Waldszenen)
ISAAC ALBENIZ:
Triana (Iberia - Book 2)
Recorded: Maida Vale Studios, London, 29 September 1958

Julius Katchen, piano
BBC Symphony Orchestra / Rudolf Kempe, conductor*

BONUS
Julius Katchen discusses Mozart’s Concerto K466 and Brahms’s Concerto No.1 with John Amis
Recorded: BBC Studios, London, 15 December 1967

The American pianist Julius Katchen was a child prodigy who at age 11 performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra under Ormandy. In 1946 Katchen toured Europe, settling in Paris in late 1947 and became a frequent performer on the European concert platform. Katchen made a major study of Brahms during his career and this 1967 live broadcast of Brahms Piano Concerto No.1, with the distinguished German conductor Rudolf Kempe, reflects his deep understanding of this composer. This recording gives the collector the rare opportunity of hearing Katchen ‘live’ in comparison to his studio account made much earlier in 1959. ( ICA Classics )