Tchaikovsky, Shostakovich: Piano Concertos
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Composer: Dmitry ShostakovichComposer: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Conductor: Yuri Temirkanov
Orchestra: St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra
Performer: Denis Matsuev
Edition: Music CD
CD Release Date: 2007-03-20
Music Label: RCA
Soundtracks:
- P. Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 23 in B-Flat Minor; Allegro non troppo e molto maestoso
- P. Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 23 in B-Flat Minor; Andantino semplice
- P. Tchaikovsky - Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 23 in B-Flat Minor; Allegro con fuoco
- D. Shostakovich - Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 35; Allegro moderato
- D. Shostakovich - Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 35; Lento
- D. Shostakovich - Piano Concerto No. 1, Op. 35
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Free Music Review: Well, the Warped Reviewer strikes again!
Hit: 5 Stars
In my very first review I mentioned that in my own database I rate all my CDs on a scale of from 1-11 for both sound and performance. So, I'm tailoring my reviews to Amazon's "one track mind scale of from 1-5". By my scale it gets an 11 for both sound and performance. So, it gets a "5" by Amazon'e standards. I need to make a point about Sound: it's for Soundstaging (width & depth of performances in the recording venue), Imaging (can you picture where everyone is along with their instruments or voices within the soundstage) and Tone (do the instruments, whether voical or instrumental sound right or is there a haze or some other impurity to the sound; the worse the sound the worse the performance may seem even if it is very good, as you may not be able to make heads or tails of everything you hear in the performance).
So, here we have wonderfully rich sound; a great soundstage and I love that both the pianist and orchestra can be heard so clearly within the soundstage which makes hearing the performance that much more enjoyable. At first I had some hesitations about this disc as I was more used to some older recordings with a slightly different perspective. But, now that I can hear everything and clearly I can say that both Sound and Performance are a delight. Temirkanov, the St. Petersburg Philharmonic and pianist Denis Matsuev all aquit themselves admirably. And, RCA is to be congragulated on their fine effort in recording these magnificent works. Although I've heard the Tchaikovsky many times on WFMT FM classical radio here in Chicago, I must say that this is probably the finest sound on any Tchaikovsky 1st I've ever heard. I now have two versions of the Shostakovich 1st and both are equally fine, although I admit that since I'd had the Rosenberger on Delos for a long time and loved it, it did take awhile to chip away at my prejudices on its behalf, but this group of fine musicians did just that. So, if you want a feast of great sound and music making then by all means get this cd.
Mark Zimmerman
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