Join Amazon Prime and get unlimited Free One-Day Delivery. Already a member? Sign in.

 

or
Sign in to turn on 1-Click ordering.
 
   
More Buying Choices
23 used & new from £6.30
Have one to sell? Sell yours here
 
   
Available to Download Now
 
Buy the MP3 album for £7.99
  
 
 
 
Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto 1&2
 
See larger image 
Share your own customer images

Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto 1&2

~ Jean-Yves Thibaudet (Artist), Gewandhausorchester Leipzig (Artist), Herbert Blomstedt (Artist)
3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
Price: £8.79 & this item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions
o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o o
In stock.
Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk. Gift-wrap available.

Only 1 left in stock--order soon (more on the way).

Want guaranteed delivery by Tuesday, July 21? Choose Express delivery at checkout. See Details
20 new from £6.30 2 used from £6.57 1 collectible from £8.10
Buy the MP3 album for £7.99 at the Amazon MP3 Downloads store.

Frequently Bought Together

Customers buy this with Franck: Piano Music ~ Cesar Franck

Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto 1&2 + Franck: Piano Music
Price For Both: £21.48

Show availability and shipping details

  • This item: Mendelssohn: Piano Concerto 1&2 ~ Jean-Yves Thibaudet

    In stock.
    Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk.
    This item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions

  • Franck: Piano Music ~ Cesar Franck

    In stock.
    Dispatched from and sold by Amazon.co.uk.
    This item Delivered FREE in the UK with Super Saver Delivery. See details and conditions

Customers Who Bought This Item Also Bought

Bad Science

Bad Science

by Ben Goldacre
4.6 out of 5 stars (146)  £3.60
Brahms: The Piano Concertos

Brahms: The Piano Concertos

~ Nelson Freire
5.0 out of 5 stars (4)  £17.98
Vaughan Williams: Choral Works

Vaughan Williams: Choral Works

~ Ralph Vaughan Williams
5.0 out of 5 stars (5)  £5.98
› Explore similar items

Product details

  • Audio CD (15 Oct 2001)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Universal Classics
  • ASIN: B00005Q673
  • Other Editions: MP3 Download
  • Average Customer Review: 3.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 186,402 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

    Popular in this category:

    #22 in  Music > Classical Instrumental > Performers > A-Z > K-L > Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra

    •  Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?

Listen to Samples and Buy MP3s

Songs from this album are available to purchase as MP3s. Click on "Buy MP3" or view the MP3 Album.

Extraits
Song Title Time Price
Listen  1. Piano Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op.25 - 1. Molto allegro con fuoco 6:55£0.79
Listen  2. Piano Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op.25 - 2. Andante 6:43£0.79
Listen  3. Piano Concerto No.1 in G minor, Op.25 - 3. Presto 6:01£0.79
Listen  4. Variations sérieuses, Op.5410:58Album Only
Listen  5. Rondo capriccioso, Op.14 6:03£0.79
Listen  6. Piano Concerto No.2 in D minor, Op.40 - 1. Allegro appassionato 8:38Album Only
Listen  7. Piano Concerto No.2 in D minor, Op.40 - 2. Adagio. Molto sostenuto 6:32£0.79
Listen  8. Piano Concerto No.2 in D minor, Op.40 - 3. Finale. Presto scherzando 5:52£0.79

On this CD:
  1. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in G minor
    Composed by Felix Mendelssohn
    Performed by Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
    with Jean-Yves Thibaudet
    Conducted by Herbert Blomstedt

  2. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in D minor
    Composed by Felix Mendelssohn
    Performed by Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra
    with Jean-Yves Thibaudet
    Conducted by Herbert Blomstedt

  3. Variations sérieuses in D minor
    Composed by Felix Mendelssohn
    with Jean-Yves Thibaudet

  4. Rondo capriccioso in E
    Composed by Felix Mendelssohn
    with Jean-Yves Thibaudet

Product Description

Amazon.co.uk Review
Mendelssohn's two sparkling, scintillating piano concertos deserve wider acknowledgement of their quality, and Jean-Yves Thibaudet is just the pianist to take up their cause. These vivacious, capricious pieces suit this pianist's technique down to the ground: he is capable of glittering passage work, a dreamlike lightness and is easily the equal to Mendelssohn's myriad technical challenges. The Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra has a special historic relationship with Mendelssohn, indeed, in the 19th century he conducted the ensemble for more than a decade. Under Blomstedt, textures are clear and transparent and rhythms are consistently tight. There is obviously a close rapport between conductor and soloist, a meeting of kindred spirits, which shows these concertos in the best possible light. In addition, Decca's recording is crystal clear and perfectly focussed with just enough space around it.

It was an inspired idea to sandwich solo works in-between the concertos. The same qualities that distinguish Thibaudet's concertos shine through these pieces. He builds the Variations sérieuses to a resounding, thrilling close. The opening Andante section of the Rondo capriccioso is sung with the most beautiful, liquid legato. This disc will bring real and lasting pleasure. --Colin Clarke

Suggested Tags from Similar Products

 (What's this?)
Be the first one to add a relevant tag (keyword that's strongly related to this product)
Check a corresponding box or enter your own tags in the field below
classical music
piano concerto
piano
mendelssohn
felix mendelssohn
concertos
concerto
classical
piano music
piano concertos
orchestral music

Your tags: Add your first tag
 
See most popular tags
 

Customer Reviews

1 Review
5 star:    (0)
4 star:    (0)
3 star:
 (1)
2 star:    (0)
1 star:    (0)
 
 
 
 
 
Average Customer Review
3.0 out of 5 stars (1 customer review)
 
 
 
 
Share your thoughts with other customers:
Most Helpful Customer Reviews

 
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars THE SOUND OF MUSIC, 6 Jun 2007
By DAVID BRYSON (Glossop Derbyshire England) - See all my reviews
(TOP 50 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)      
These concerto recordings date from 1997 and those of the solo pieces from 2001. By these dates we are entitled to expect top-class recorded sound. The sound here is quite `good' in a generalised sense, but not really, to my own ears, the kind of sound that best suits Mendelssohn. It is just a little `tubby' and does no real favours to either the solo playing or the orchestral effect. I would probably not have had much problem with this disc if I did not know certain others, but know them I do. To cap it all, in the concertos and the Rondo Capriccioso, Thibaudet seems almost to go out of his way to court comparisons putting himself at a disadvantage - he has very obviously been listening, as well he might, to Serkin.

Jeremy Siepmann's liner note alludes to Serkin's disc, from the early 60's, of the two concertos. This did much to bring the concertos back into favour and it remains a classic. However other approaches are also possible, and by way of an illuminating counterbalance there is a magnificent set of the two works by the youthful Perahia. The recorded quality on both these discs remains preferable in its distinctness to this modern set, and each pair of performances offers a different solution to a question of interpretation that crops up frequently in Mendelssohn - how to balance the slightly frantic tempo indications he sometimes gives with the general delicacy and even mildness of his style. Serkin goes for out-and-out vivacity in the fast movements, and his lyric cantabile has a burning quality to it. Perahia is a touch more relaxed and urbane. Thibaudet favours the Serkin approach, and some sudden thrusts of his left hand are highly reminiscent. The trouble with this is that there was only one Serkin, and I had only to play the performances back-to-back in order to appreciate the enormous subtlety that underlies Serkin's well-known power and tension. At least in 1997, this was not something that Thibaudet had yet encompassed for himself.

There is a rather similar story to the Rondo Capriccioso. Thibaudet's interpretation seems almost to attempt a carbon copy of the performance with which Serkin closed a recital at Lugano in 1957 (issued on Aura, so if you want it now be quick). Anyone who wishes to know what command of rhythm and timing can be ought to know it. It is no criticism of Thibaudet that he can't equal that, because in my own opinion nobody could equal Serkin in that matter, but Thibaudet almost seems to have issued a challenge he can't sustain. And that leaves the Variations Serieuses. Once again, Thibaudet's account is very good indeed. Once again, I have a performance that trumps it, on an old LP called `Horowitz Encores' treating us to a performance of the piece by that master in the 1950's. The recorded sound on this is, understandably, not third millennium quality, but more importantly it majors in clarity and gives Horowitz a further advantage over and above what nature gave him.

I would greatly have liked to sound more enthusiastic than I have managed to be, but if you want the genuine article then I have to say get the genuine article. There must be other ways of doing everything on this disc, and indeed I can think offhand of a superb rendition of the Rondo Capriccioso by Cziffra and another by Bolet. Bolet offers wonderful playing in an interpretation that I simply think misconceived, almost trying to make Mendelssohn into Chopin and - something that rules out any interpretation for me - letting the onward momentum come to a halt when the music slows down after the second occurrence of the rondo theme. Cziffra is another matter, relaxed and effortless, treating the piece like another Mendelssohn scherzo and a worthy and delightful alternative to Serkin. Thibaudet - well, I've said it already. Everything on this disc is good. The problem is the competition, and the recorded effect does not really help.
Comment Comment | Permalink | Was this review helpful to you? Yes No (Report this)


Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
 
 
 
Only search this product's reviews


Customer Discussions

 Beta (What's this?)
This product's forum (0 discussions)
  Discussion Replies Latest Post
  No discussions yet

Ask questions, Share opinions, Gain insight
Start a new discussion
Topic:
First post:
Prompts for sign-in
  [Cancel]


Active discussions in related forums
   
Related forums

Listmania!

Create a Listmania! list

Look for similar items by category

Feedback

Fun for Everyone

Christmas Gifts
Achieve over 15,000 RPM with our great range of Powerballs.

›Shop the Powerball store

  

Up to 75% off Shoes

Shoe Clearance - 75% off Shoes
Save up to 75% on shoes for the whole family.

›Shop clearance shoes

  

Train Hard...Play Hard

Nike, Gola, Converse, and more
Gear up with up to 60% off athletic and outdoor shoes.

›Shop now

  

Treat Someone

Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificates--available in any amount from £5 to £500 With an Amazon.co.uk Gift Certificate, you can get them what they want (even if you don't know what that is).

›Learn more about Gift Certificates

  
Ad

Where's My Stuff?

Delivery and Returns

Need Help?

Your Recent History

  (What's this?)
You have no recently viewed items or searches.

After viewing product detail pages or search results, look here to find an easy way to navigate back to pages you are interested in.

Look to the right column to find helpful suggestions for your shopping session.
Continue Shopping: Top Sellers

amazon.co.uk Amazon Home
International Sites:  United States  |  Germany  |  France  |  Japan  |  Canada  |  China
Business Programs: Sell on Amazon  |  Fulfilment by Amazon  |  Join Associates  |  Join Advantage
Customer Service  |  Help  |  View Basket  |  Your Account
About Amazon.co.uk  |  Careers at Amazon
Conditions of Use & Sale |  Privacy Notice  © 1996-2009, Amazon.com, Inc. and its affiliates