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Tchaikovsky: Piano Concertos 1-3; Concert Fantasy [Original recording remastered]

~ Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky (Composer), Rudolf Barshai (Conductor), Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), Peter Donohoe (Piano), Nigel Kennedy (Violin)
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  • Orchestra: Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
  • Conductor: Rudolf Barshai
  • Composer: Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
  • Audio CD (20 Oct 2003)
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 2
  • Format: Original recording remastered
  • Label: Gemini
  • ASIN: B0000CE7G0
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 24,507 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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Disc: 1
1. I: Quasi Rondo: Andante Mosso
2. II: Contrastes: Andante Catabile - Molto Vivace - Vivacissimo - Allegro Moderato - Vivacissimo - Molto Piu Tranquillo - Vivace
3. I: Allegro Non Troppo E Molto Maestoso - Allegro Con Spirito
4. II: Andantino Semplice - Prestissimo - Tempo I
5. III: Allegro Con Fuoco
Disc: 2
1. I: Allegro Brillante
2. II: Andante Non Troppo
3. III: Allegro Con Fuoco
4. Allegro Brillante - Cadenza - Tempo I - Vivacissimo
On this CD:
  1. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 1 in B flat minor
    Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
    Performed by Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
    with Peter Donohoe
    Conducted by Rudolf Barshai

  2. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in G
    Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
    Performed by Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
    with Peter Donohoe
    Conducted by Rudolf Barshai

  3. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in E flat
    Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
    Performed by Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
    with Peter Donohoe
    Conducted by Rudolf Barshai

  4. Concert Fantasia in G
    Composed by Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
    Performed by Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra
    with Peter Donohoe
    Conducted by Rudolf Barshai

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18 of 19 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Among the best of the complete sets, 18 May 2007
By maximus (manchester, uk) - See all my reviews
  
In my opinion this set is hard to beat - and the quality vs price ratio is huge! I have seen Donohoe perform live (Rachmaninov 24 preludes in Manchester) so I bought this CD on the back of his concert. It was a revelation because I had only heard Tchaikovsky's no1 up to that point, but I actually found that No2 became my favourite. It's superb! Inclusion of the No3 and the Fantasy are also bonuses not to be missed. A very generous set all-round.
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18 of 24 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Unrushed, But UnRussian, 23 Sep 2006
By A. J. Lane "pianoman" (Tadworth, Surrey, UK) - See all my reviews
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Peter Donohoe's recordings of Tchaikovksy's music for piano and orchestra is welcome if for no better reason that it provides us with another interpretation of the all too rarely recorded Concert Fantasy and 2nd Piano Concerto, both unfairly neglected in favour of the deservedly popular 1st concerto. The 3rd concerto, also included on these discs, is something of an anomaly, being a single movement of the great composer at his least inspired, but it's worth a hearing if you haven't had the chance.

Donohoe's playing is masterful, if a little on the safe side at times, and it is in this respect that we are left a little underwhelmed by the end. The central solo section of the first movement of the Concert Fantasy is a particular case in point, being taken at so leisurely a pace that it lacks the necessary momentum and drive that marks this piece out as one of the most glittering and exciting in all the piano repertoire. Donohoe's clarity is commendable, but to play Tchaikovksy as you might play Beethoven is to miss the essential Russianness of his music which, I respectfully suggest, demands the degree of risk-taking and adrenaline-fired romanticism that the Pletnev recording, for example, has in abundance. The balance leaves a little to be desired, as well, and some of Donohoe's most brilliant work is lost at times beneath an overly hyped orchestra.

The 2nd Piano Concerto provides the best listening on these discs and it's interesting to hear a perfromance in which the traditional criticisms of this work, namely that the middle movement is in fact a triple concerto, have been awarded a hearty two fingers with the apportioning of the solo violin and cello roles to the stellar personages of Nigel Kennedy and Steven Isserlis. The original version of this movement, recorded here, is overly long and somewhat rambling, and I do feel that the later abridged version has more to recommend it, but this makes for interesting listening and the playing is sumptuous at times.

If you're looking for a recording for your library, this may not be your best option - certainly the Emil Gilels performance of the three concertos is hard to beat and Mikhail Pletnev's Concert Fantasy is absolutely thrilling. But if you like a Mozartian clarity to your romantic piano listening, there is much to enjoy here, not least Peter Donohoe's tremendous technique and the fine playing of the Bournemouth orchestra. It lacks the true essence that characterises 19th century Russian music maybe, but there is a clarity hear that at least allows the listener to hear nuances, not to say notes, that are often lost in more extravagant performances.
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4.0 out of 5 stars A refreshingly complete reading, 1 Nov 2009
This is a digital recording laid down in the 1980s. As far as I am aware it was among the first recordings to render Concerto no. 2 complete and uncut, restoring the status quo before Ziloti got his hands on it. By contrast,the earlier Gilels recording follows the savage cuts Ziloti made, which more or less eviscerated the second movement. It's refreshing also to hear the second concerto performed with the violin and cello obbligati played by virtuoso soloists in their own right (Kennedy and Isserlis) rather than the leader and principal cellist of the orchestra. This gives a completely fresh perspective on what Tchaikovsky intended.

Donohoe and Barshai play it a bit safe, a bit conservative. Had they let themselves go a little more, they might well have given us the recording of the (20th) century. Even so, a good buy at bargain price. Its only serious competition if you want to hear the complete 2nd concerto is the super-budget Naxos recording with Bernd Glemser and the Polish National Radio Symphony Orchestra under Antoni Wit, which also includes Tanayev's orchestration of the Andante and Finale Op. 79.

Altogether, a satisfactory reading of a work that is very poorly served in both the concert hall and the recording studio, coupled with the ever popular B flat minor concerto, the single movement third concerto and the Fantasie de Concert. I think, like another reviewer, that I prefer the 2nd to the 1st.
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