Thursday, January 21, 2016

Brahms Liebeslieder Walzer Op. 52 - What I Was Doing Exactly Four Decades Ago Tonight

playing the 1st piano part.  It was pretty funny because the guy who played the 2nd piano part was six feet four and extremely good looking, in contrast to me.  Alas, he was officially straight.   Don't know where he is today.

I haven't played these since then.  They're not my favorite Brahms but they're a crowd pleaser.  This recording is one of the best of the many good performances online, even if the sound quality isn't the highest.



Irmgard Seefried, soprano
Kathleen Ferrier,  alto
Julias Patzak, tenor
Horst Günter, bass

Clifford Curzon, Hans Gal piano 4-hands

a historical recording, recorded LIVE at the Edinburgh International Festival in 1952 just one year before Kathleen Ferrier's tragic death in 1953.

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