Famous Russian Pianists
On this CD:
1. Concerto, for piano & orchestra in C-sharp minor, Op. 30
Composed by Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov
Performed by State Symphony Orchestra
with Lev Oborin
Conducted by Nikolai Anosov
2. Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
Performed by Moscow Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Kiril Kondrashin
3. Piano Concerto in D flat major, Op.10
Composed by Research Composer
Performed by Moscow Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra
Conducted by Kiril Kondrashin
Famous Russian Pianists, Music, Sergey Prokofiev, Sergey Rachmaninov, Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov, Kiril Kondrashin, Nikolai Anosov, Moscow Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, State Symphony Orchestra, Lev Oborin, Classical, Classical Composers, Classical Music, Concerto, Orchestral & Symphonic, Piano Concerto
Average customer rating:
- Terrific Prokofiev & Rachmaninov
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Famous Russian Pianists
Manufacturer: Multisonic Records
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD
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| Concertos
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| Classical
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Piano
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General
| Symphonies
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All Works by Prokofiev
| Prokofiev, Sergei
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All Works by Rachmaninov
| Rachmaninov, Sergei
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Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
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ASIN: B0000034GH
Release Date: 1997-02-18 |
Customer Reviews:
Terrific Prokofiev & Rachmaninov.......2005-04-14
These concerto recordings date from 1952 (Rimsky-Korsakov), 1961 (Prokofiev) and 1963 (Rachmaninov). Lev Oborin delivers a virtuoso account of the one-movement Rimsky-Korsakov Piano Concerto, with a very sympathetic accompaniment by the under-rated Nikolai Anosov. For its greater drama and slightly better sound, I still prefer the 1952 Sviatoslav Richter on a Melodiya CD (coupled with Richter accounts of 1st concertos by Prokofiev and Glazunov, all conducted by Kondrashin).
My long-standing favorites in the Prokofiev 1st Piano Concerto have been Richter/Ancerl (Supraphon), the aforementioned Richter/Kondrashin (Melodiya), and Katz/Boult (Cembal d'Amour, with an excellent Khachaturian Piano Concerto that includes the weird part for flexatone). Well, now I have another: Kerer and Kondrashin are absolutely on fire! This would probably be my sole choice if forced to have just one recording.
But I have saved the best for last: this Rachmaninov 2nd Piano Concerto, apparently a live radio broadcast in decent stereo, is THE greatest performance of the work I have ever heard. I had never encountered Kerer's piano playing before buying this CD: he was a Russian keyboard titan whose career was severely disrupted by several years of imprisonment in Stalinist concentration camps. Kerer and Kondrashin are a superb team in this impassioned collaboration. Frankly, I never thought this work could bring tears to my eyes, but this performance of it proved me wrong.
A wonderful CD.
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