Ronald Brautigam, one of Holland's leading musicians, is remarkable not only for his virtuosity and musicality but also for the eclectic nature of his musical interests. He was born in Amsterdam and studied with Jan Wijn, continuing his studies in London and in the United States of America - with Rudolf Serkin. In 1984 he was awarded the Nederlandse Muziekprijs, the highest Dutch musical award.
Since then Ronald Brautigam performs regularly with leading European orchestras under distinguished conductors including Frans Brüggen, Riccardo Chailly, Charles Dutoit, Ivan Fischer, Bernard Haitink, Philippe Herreweghe, Christopher Hogwood and Edo de Waart.
Besides his performances on modern instruments Ronald Brautigam has developed a great passion for the fortepiano. He regularly gives recitals on his own fortepiano, including several Mozart and Beethoven sonata cycles, and has played concertos with the 18th-Century Orchestra, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, the Hanover Band, the Freiburger Barockorchester, Concerto Copenhagen and l'Orchestre des Champs-Elysées. |
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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Beethoven - Piano Concertos Nos. 1 & 3
Ronald Brautigam (piano) Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, Andrew Parrott This is the first disc in Ronald Brautigam’s Beethoven Piano Concertos cycle; part of his ongoing cycle to record all of Beethoven’s music for solo piano. Brautigam now takes on Beethoven’s complete works for piano and orchestra, choosing to do so on a modern piano and with a modern instrument orchestra: the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, internationally acclaimed for its many fine recordings on BIS. Conducting the series is Andrew Parrott, and together with the soloist, he brings all his expertise in period performance practice to bear in interpretations that in many ways are as fresh and revolutionary as those of the sonata cycle. As Ronald Brautigam explains in the liner notes: ‘I truly believe that what Beethoven wanted was chamber music rather than a battle between orchestra and soloist, and this makes for a wonderfully interactive set-up, where individual players have far more contact with the pianist than in a regular concert set-up’. “This is a recording set-up with consequences. Out the window goes the romantic 19th-century notion of the concerto as a titanic conflict between soloist and orchestra. In come intimate performances, styled almost as chamber music. In an early, Mozartean concerto like the C major, Op 15 (the first to be published, but not the first written), this scale of delivery is ideal. Brautigam’s fingering is so agile and clear that he makes you tingle in arpeggio runs; he’s equally splendid capering about, lightweight and giggly, in the rondo finale...If you want the blunt power of the old mighty Russians, Brautigam is probably not your pianist. But there’s fierce clarity here, and musical refreshment of a high order.” The Times, 18th July 2008 **** “…the playing is refreshingly alert throughout, with tempos noticeably on the fast side.” BBC Music Magazine, August 2008 **** | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Grieg, Elgar and Sibelius - Music for Violin & Piano
Isabelle van Keulen (violin) & Ronald Brautigam (piano) The acclaimed Dutch violinist Isabelle van Keulen is joined here by award-winning pianist Ronald Brautigam in a fascinating program of chamber music from Grieg, Elgar and Sibelius. The year 2007 marks an anniversary for each of these great composers. “High-powered playing from Isabelle van Keulen and Ronald Brautigam, flawless in its technical accomplishment and brimful of big-boned vigour and assertiveness.” Gramophone Magazine, Janurary 2008 “Isabelle van Keulen and Ronald Brautigam are artists of keen insight, immaculate musicianship and culture… Moreover they are accorded first-rate sound…” BBC Music Magazine, December 2007 *****  BBC Music Magazine
Chamber Choice - December 2007 |
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Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano) “…stunning performances that are technically breathtaking, stylistically astute, emotionally intense and musically alive in every moment. What is more, they make the most compelling case on disc for period instruments in this repertoire.” Gramophone Magazine, December 2008 “…Brautigam… tempos in the outer movements are tremendously fast, and for the intervening episodes of the Waldstein's ronda finale, with their dizzying cascades of semiquaver triplets, he accelerates still further.” BBC Music Magazine, December 2008 *** | 
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| |  | Mendelssohn - Complete Concertos
Isabelle van Keulen (violin), Ronald Brautigam, Roland Pöntinen & Love Derwinger (piano) Amsterdam Sinfonietta, Lev Markiz Ultra Extended Playing Time. These products can only be played on a machine with SACD capability. They cannot be played on a conventional CD player. These concertos span Mendelssohn’s complete oeuvre, from 1822 to 1844. Isabelle van Keulen takes on the works involving solo violin, and was at the time of the original release described as “a winning soloist with a soft tone like the finest-spun silk – plus strength to match, when required” (Gramophone). | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Ronald Brautigam & Peter Masseurs Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, Riccardo Chailly | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Ronald Brautigam and Alexei Lubimov (fortepianos) Haydn Sinfonietta Wien, Manfred Huss (direction and fortepiano) “These performances are crisp, rhythmically propelled, full of movement and invested with bold energy.” Gramophone Magazine, May 2008 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Beethoven - Complete Works for Solo Piano Volume 5
Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano) | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Beethoven - Complete Works for Solo Piano Volume 4
Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano) 'a Presto agitato from hell; such controlled fury and unrelenting intensity, yet musical to the core, and never banged out. It took sometime before I was able to unpin myself to the wall…’ International Record Review | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Isabelle van Keulen (violin & viola) & Ronald Brautigam (piano) | | | Unfortunately, as of December 3rd 2008 the UK distributor for this label is in administration. Although an agreement has already been signed with a new distributor, we expect some delay before stock is available again. You may order this item now but please be aware that it may be early 2009 before we are able to despatch it. |
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| |  | Beethoven - Complete Works for Solo Piano Volume 3('Die Verliebte')
Ronald Brautigam (fortepiano) “Beethoven the revolutionary comes closer than ever in Brautigam's fiery interpretations”,The Times. | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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