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Norman Krieger explains climbing Mt. Everest on new Brahms recording / WGTE Public Media

Interview with WGTE's Brad Cresswell

A new recording of Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-flat Major, Op. 83 and Piano Sonata No. 1 in C Major, Op. 1 featuring pianist Norman Krieger and the London Symphony led by Philip Ryan Mann on Decca Records has been a very popular title with US Radio Stations.

Krieger is one of the most acclaimed pianists of his generation, highly regarded as an artist of depth, sensitivity and virtuosic flair.  While recording the disc at Abbey Road Studios in London with Grammy- winning producer Michael Fine, Norman Krieger compared the concerto, which is one of the most technically demanding in the repertoire, to "climbing Mt. Everest."  Krieger continued, "What's so unique about this concerto is the symphonic nature, and that we all have to breathe together and we all have to feel the quality of dancing, of singing, of choir. At the same time it all has to fly off the page. The spiritual quality is the most rewarding feeling. After a performance, I feel that I've taken a significant journey in my life."

NK sat down with WGTE: Toledo OH, Public Media, Classical Music Host - Brad Cresswell to discuss the recording. LISTEN