Nelson Freire, Riccardo Chailly - Brahms: Piano Concertos (2006)

"The Brahms piano concertos are recorded so frequently, and so poorly, that at times you might despair of ever hearing a modern performance that has both a point of view as well as a profound understanding of the composer’s style. Well, look no further. (...) Nelson Freire and Riccardo Chailly offer interpretations of both works that stand with the very best available. (...) if you’re looking for Brahms playing in modern sound that treats the music as a living, spontaneous event rather than as a decadent relic of a past civilization, (...) you can’t do better than this spectacular achievement."