Interview
Guy Braunstein on Brahms’s Violin Concerto
Andris Nelsons and Guy Braunstein with works by Brahms and Strauss
It was Hans von Bülow, the one-time chief conductor of the Berliner Philharmoniker who said that Johannes Brahms’s Violin Concerto is a “concerto against the violin” – simply because the soloist is given little opportunity for virtuoso showmanship. In this recording, the Berliner Philharmoniker, soloist Guy Braunstein and conductor Andris Nelsons set about to uncover the evident as well as the hidden charms of the work.
Berliner Philharmoniker
Andris Nelsons
Guy Braunstein
© 2012 Berlin Phil Media GmbH
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