This 2-CD set presents the live registration of both the Brahms piano concertos, as played by Vincenzo Maltempo on two consecutive nights with the Mitteleuropa Orchestra, conducted by Marco Guidarini. Vincenzo Maltempo is one of the most interesting pianists of his generation. In the mighty Brahms concertos Maltempo showshimself a strong architect, a sensitive and utterly romantic soul and a superb technician, always in service of the music.