Brahms: Piano Concertos

キム・ヒョヌク、エルダー&ハレ管のブラームス!

ハレ管弦楽団の自主レーベル「Halle」から登場する「ブラームスのピアノ協奏曲集」のソリストは、2006年のリーズ国際ピアノ・コンクールを史上最年少で制覇し、初のアジア人優勝者となったキム・ソヌク。リーズ国際ピアノ・コンクールのファイナルでは、マーク・エルダー&ハレ管弦楽団との共演で、ブラームスのピアノ協奏曲第1番を演奏し大喝采を浴びているだけに、この2016年のスタジオ録音への期待度が高まります。
東京エムプラス

The two piano concertos of Johannes Brahms are pinnacles of the repertoire, and South Korean pianist Sun-Wook Kim has seemingly rushed to record them, having logged only a few other concertos in his small but growing discography. This double-disc package of the Piano Concerto No. 1 in D minor and the Piano Concerto No. 2 in B flat major, performed by Kim and the Halle Orchestra, conducted by Sir Mark Elder, offers impressive performances that emphasize lyricism over flashiness, and drama over showmanship. Kim is a highly expressive artist, and his measured use of rubato and shaded dynamics lend his performances a sustained feeling of reverie, fully in keeping with Brahms' poetic style of Romanticism. Because his playing is typically reflective in character, Kim takes some of the severity off the Piano Concerto No. 1 and lends it great sensitivity and delicacy. For the Piano Concerto No. 2, Kim shows a warmer side, giving his performance deep resonance and power, and the Halle responds to his rich solo part with vibrant sonorities and a robust accompaniment. These performances were recorded at the Halle St. Peter's in Manchester, and the reproduction is open and spacious, with a nice balance between the piano and the ensemble that gives them realistic placement in stereo.