Brahms' Tweede pianoconcert door Hannes Minnaar by Mahler, Brahms, Od (2024/2024), Dirigent David Robertson, Het Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands

Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2 is grand, compelling, grandiose. A lesser pianist can sometimes lose himself in this, but by carefully dosing Hannes Minnaar conquers the musical whirlpools of Brahms. Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2 In July 1881 Brahms wrote to a friend that he had composed 'ein ganz ein kleines Klavierkonzert mit einem ganz einem kleinen zarten Scherzo'. That is typical Brahmsian banter, because his Piano Concerto No. 2 is grand, compelling and grandiose. It is an unusual piece, he even added – unprecedented for that time – a fourth movement to the concerto. And what about the beautiful cello solo in the third movement? This Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 is of unparalleled beauty and power. Hannes Minnaar According to Gramophone, Hannes Minnaar is 'a convincing tone painter and an ardent romantic'. That comes in handy with the romantic and colorful music of Brahms. That he is one of the best pianists in the Netherlands is evident from the fact that he won the Dutch Music Prize and was the first Dutchman to give a concert in the Concertgebouw's Master Pianists series in twenty years.