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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
The CD contains a nicely balanced program of works from a magnificent concerto to five unusual short pieces for solo piano by Scriabin, but is primarily a live recording of the Piano Concerto No.1. Kissin gives a very skillful performance throughout, without haste and with great precision of timing, and the sound of the piano itself seems to come through very well against the orchestra in this recording. The recording quality throughout is very good and without excessive reverberation from the orchestra. Karajan provides excellent support for a teenage pianist in the recording of the concerto. Recommended purchase for a live recording of the Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1.
3 of 10 people found the following review helpful
Format:Audio CD
Excellent!
Herbert Von Karajan, the best Conductor of the Time!
The Pianist a little young, and I thing, little experimented!
The Berliner Philarmonic Orchestra as great as ever!!! Majestic!
The best of all!
Herbert Von Karajan, the best Conductor of the Time!
The Pianist a little young, and I thing, little experimented!
The Berliner Philarmonic Orchestra as great as ever!!! Majestic!
The best of all!
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful
It grows on you
15 April 2003
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
I was rather disappointed after listening to this CD for the first time. Evgeny Kissin is great as is the Berlin Philharmonic directed by Mr. Von Karaian, but the tempo is certainly much slower that usual. The first movement is over 23 minutes, about 2-3 minutes longer than usual. However, the more you listen to this CD the better it sounds. You become aware of nuances and details that are not as apparent in other recordings. What's interesting is that the DVD of the same event, the 1988 New Year concert, looks and sound just fine. I strongly recommend getting it in addition to (or instead of) the audio CD because it greatly enhances your perception of the total experience. Of course, if you really love Tchaikovsky's work, you will listen to other recordings of his 1st piano concerto. I suggest Van Cliburn with Mr. Kondrashin, which is also available from Amazon. Enjoy!
6 of 7 people found the following review helpful
The solemn Tschaikowsky
20 Nov 1999
Format:Audio CD
A great live recording from Berlin featuring a teenager and an old maestro. There's no hurry in the readings, often very slow but always convincing. The feeling af the live athmosphere gets through perfectly.
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful
Expressive and Intensely Moving
10 Dec 2011
Format:Audio CD|Amazon Verified Purchase
Given this memorable melody, this piece would be exciting whether it's slow or fast. Even if you played this very quickly, you can keep your audience captivated, although you might miss many opportunities to speak. If played more slowly yet with the utmost expression --- as it is played here --- it can produce a huge effect and keep you just as captivated as the next fast version (unless what you are looking for is a rush of adrenaline rather than more depth).
I love Kissin's playing. It is clear like crystal, and he does the rubato in just the right places to make it sound "just right". Perhaps there is a reason he has not made another recording of this piece: that he cannot surpass the musicality of this piece.
Karajan's Berlin strings positively mesmerizes. Sometimes their entries are so full of feeling that they nearly break your heart. Towards the end of Karajan's life, the strings are more beautiful, yes, but actually - they were just that much more expressive. Every violinist is doing vibrato to the extreme, and you get a tender, heart-wrenching sound out of them. I think this is what this piece called for.
Besides, I don't think the tempo was too slow at all. Kissin's virtuosity still shines through. Especially in the 3rd movement. Don't listen for the virtuosity though. Listen for the musicality. And you'll like it.
I love Kissin's playing. It is clear like crystal, and he does the rubato in just the right places to make it sound "just right". Perhaps there is a reason he has not made another recording of this piece: that he cannot surpass the musicality of this piece.
Karajan's Berlin strings positively mesmerizes. Sometimes their entries are so full of feeling that they nearly break your heart. Towards the end of Karajan's life, the strings are more beautiful, yes, but actually - they were just that much more expressive. Every violinist is doing vibrato to the extreme, and you get a tender, heart-wrenching sound out of them. I think this is what this piece called for.
Besides, I don't think the tempo was too slow at all. Kissin's virtuosity still shines through. Especially in the 3rd movement. Don't listen for the virtuosity though. Listen for the musicality. And you'll like it.
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