Tchaikovsky & Grieg - Piano Concertos
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Label: Pentatone
Cat No: PTC5186566
Format: Hybrid SACD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Orchestral
Release Date: 22nd April 2016
Contents
Artists
Denis Kozhukhin (piano)Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Conductor
Vassily SinaiskyWorks
Piano Concerto in A minor, op.16Piano Concerto no.1 in B flat minor, op.23
Artists
Denis Kozhukhin (piano)Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin
Conductor
Vassily SinaiskyAbout
‘I am thrilled to have the opportunity to record repertoire that has played a significant part in my musical life’ says Kozhukhin about this recording, made with the Rundfunk-Sinfonieorchester Berlin, conducted by Vassily Sinaisky. Kozhukhin chose two concertos that against all odds, both turned out to become “virtuoso warhorses”. Grieg is known as a composer with a focus on the more intimate musical genres. His first attempt to compose in a more extensive musical genre, resulted in a symphony of which Grieg himself said it “should never be performed...”. His other attempt however, the Piano Concerto in A minor, brought him world-wide success. Until Tchaikovsky started writing his first piano concerto, piano music had only been of secondary interest to him. As he himself put it: “Basically, I am inflicting violence upon myself by forcing my brain to come up with piano passages”. After seeking professional advice on the composition with his friend and excellent pianist Nikolai Rubinstein, the latter basically massacred the piece and refused to première it. Fortunately Tchaikovsky then decided to dedicate it to German pianist Hans von Bülow, who later on gave it its triumphant première. Nowadays these two concertos rank among the most magical in the piano repertoire.
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