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Francesco Piemontesi

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Packed with Brahmss Piano Techniques!The Grand and Majestic Piano Concerto No. 1 and Condensed Solo Works from His Later YearsThis album follows the 2025 release of Brahmss Piano Concerto No. 2 (PTC-5187461). The featured Piano Concerto No. 1 was composed after Schumanns tragic mental breakdown. It reflects Brahmss own search for artistic identity, as well as his grief, sense of responsibility, and conflict with the expectations of those around him, making it a masterpiece characterized by intense emotional expression and symphonic grandeur.The album is paired with the late-period masterpiece Six Piano Pieces, Op. 118. Composed more than 30 years after the concerto, these pieces embody introspection, farewell, and a concentrated beauty of expression. From the comforting warmth of the Intermezzo in A Major to the loneliness of the Intermezzo in E-flat Minoroften described as one of Brahm