Word: brautigam
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...London disc also features a recording of Shostakovich's Piano Concerto No. 1, with Ronald Brautigam at the piano and Peter Masseurs supplying the trumpet solo work. The piece resembles Shostakovich's other concertos for violin and cello in that conventional devices of the Germanic school are used for delirious swells and placid falls, with the addition of unexpected minor chord modulations that open up new possibilities for the instrument. Those who see Shostakovich as a throwback to the Romantics should not underestimate the importance of his original variations on timetested themes...
...Brautigam offers sharp, pointed playing reminiscent of John Browning. Superior recording circumstances have allowed his cutting solo lines to ring with intensity. Chailly and the Concertgebouw supply restrained accompaniment that seems too intimate at times. The Piano Concerto, after all, does offer many more serious ideas than the Jazz Suites...