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Brahms' Piano Concerto No. 2

KWIT | By Mark Munger

Published June 3, 2015 at 4:13 PM CDT

Brahms Piano Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat major, Op 83, demands of the pianist great strength and dexterity. Brahms, as with his first piano concerto, composed it with himself in mind as the soloist, and did indeed perform the solo part at the debut in 1881, showing that even late in his life he was filled with vigor. The NY Philharmonic and Andre Watts perform, here. Leonard Bernstein conducts.

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Mark Munger

Mark Munger first began listening to public radio as a child in the back of his Mom's VW Vanagon, falling in love with the stories on Morning Edition and Prairie Home Companion and the laughter of Click and Clack on Car Talk. Through KWIT, he was introduced to the great orchestras and jazz artists, the sounds of folk and blues, and the eclectic expressions of humanity. This American Life and Radiolab arrived in his formative college years and made him want nothing more than to be a part of the public radio world.

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