Russian Piano Concertos / Pierce, Freeman, Trevor
Tchaikovsky / Pierce,Joshua Release Date: 01/05/2016
Label:
Msr
Catalog #: 1464
Spars Code: DDD
Composer:
Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
,
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
,
Aram Khachaturian
,
Dmitri Shostakovich
...
Conductor:
Paul Freeman
,
Kirk Trevor
Number of Discs: 2
Recorded in: Stereo
Length: 2 Hours 6 Mins.
“What a find this is! Joshua Pierce recorded five of the six Russian piano concertos in this 2-CD set in Eastern Europe between 1988 and 1991... Their reissue in superb remasterings on MSR gives them a fair chance to be heard by a wider audience. This is a treasure trove of the best of Tchaikovsky, Rimsky-Korsakov, Prokofiev, Shostakovich, and Khachaturian... From the opening of the ever-popular Piano Concerto No. 1 in B-flat minor by Tchaikovsky, we feel we are in for an exalted musical experience as both Pierce and conductor Paul Freeman are right on the money with its smartly-paced excitement... Pierce’s solid pianism includes a beautiful tone that stays amazingly limpid throughout the work’s wide dynamic range. This performance
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1.
Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23
Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Conductor:
Paul Freeman
Period: Romantic
Written: Russia
Venue: Slovenian Philharmonic Hall, Ljubljana,
Length: 31 Minutes 47 Secs.
2.
Piano Concerto in C sharp minor, Op. 30
Composer: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Conductor:
Kirk Trevor
Period: Romantic
Written: 1882-1883
Date of Recording: 08/19/2010
Venue: Slovak Radio Concert Hall, Bratislava, S
Length: 13 Minutes 17 Secs.
3.
Concerto for Piano in D flat major
Composer: Aram Khachaturian
Conductor:
Paul Freeman
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1936 USSR
Venue: Rundfunk Sinfonie Hall, Berlin, Germany
Length: 32 Minutes 39 Secs.
4.
Concerto for Piano no 2 in F major, Op. 102
Composer: Dmitri Shostakovich
Conductor:
Paul Freeman
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1957 USSR
Date of Recording: 08/30/1990
Venue: Cankarjev Dom Cultural Centre, Ljubljana
Length: 17 Minutes 44 Secs.
5.
Concerto for Piano no 1 in D flat major, Op. 10
Composer: Sergei Prokofiev
Conductor:
Paul Freeman
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1911-1912 Russia
Venue: Slovenian Philharmonic Hall, Ljubljana,
Length: 11 Minutes 21 Secs.
6.
Concerto for Piano no 3 in E flat major, Op. 75
Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Conductor:
Paul Freeman
Period: Romantic
Written: 1893 Russia
Date of Recording: 01/15/1991
Venue: Slovenian Philharmonic Hall, Ljubljana,
Length: 14 Minutes 33 Secs.
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