I picked up the double CD of Stephen Hough plying the Brahms Piano Concertos with Andrew Davis on Virgin Classics. It cost me about $11.00 at Borders. I have been very impressed with Hough, particularly his Scharwenka 4th CD. So, I wanted to see what he did with the Brahms, especially the first. This is probably my favorite concerto, along with the Rachmaninoff d minor. Hough's performance of the first is in several places almost over the top, but I really like it and enjoy the great CD sound. My previous favorite recording of this work was by Graffman on an old Victrola (which I still like). Any other observations or thoughts about Hough's Brahms??? Joel Hill Tallahassee, FL - USA ALKAN Web Page: http://www.nettally.com/joelhill/Index.html