Re: [F_minor] Brahms concerto #1

[Brad Lehman <bpl@umich.edu>]

Etha Williams wrote:
> Do you know where a recording of this performance (video or audio) can 
> be found? I am immensely curious, but have as yet only found a recording 
> of Bernstein's pre-concert remarks.

It was on an Italian label (Melodram) for a while, which is where I got 
it in 1987.  Now it's on this much more widely distributed CD, which 
claims to be the first "authorized" release:
http://www.amazon.com/Brahms-Piano-Concerto-No-1/dp/B00000C28M

Another Gould concert performance of the same piece was also available 
for a while on Music & Arts.  That one was with the Baltimore Symphony 
and Peter Adler, 9 October 1962 -- six months after the Bernstein/NY 
performance.  This Baltimore version is one of the *fastest* 
performances I've ever heard, especially in the Adagio middle movement. 
 Timings: 21'18", 9'32", 12'34".

I vaguely remember seeing somewhere, early 1980s, that there was an LP 
version of the Bernstein/NY performance available through the 
orchestra's archive.  True?  Moot now, but just wondering.


Brad Lehman
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