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Rachmaninov: Piano Concertos Nos. 2 and 3 [DVD Audio]

~ Sergey Rachmaninov (Composer), Dmitry Yablonsky (Conductor), Russian State Symphony Orchestra (Orchestra), Konstantin Scherbakov (Piano)
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  • Orchestra: Russian State Symphony Orchestra
  • Conductor: Dmitry Yablonsky
  • Composer: Sergey Rachmaninov
  • DVD Audio (2 Feb 2004)
  • Please Note: This is a DVD-Audio disc which is playable on most DVD players as well as all DVD-Audio players.
  • SPARS Code: DDD
  • Number of Discs: 1
  • Label: Naxos
  • ASIN: B0001B0A6M
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 139,753 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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On this CD:
  1. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in C minor
    Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
    Performed by Russian State Symphony Orchestra
    with Konstantin Scherbakov
    Conducted by Dmitry Yablonsky

  2. Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 3 in D minor
    Composed by Sergey Rachmaninov
    Performed by Russian State Symphony Orchestra
    with Konstantin Scherbakov
    Conducted by Dmitry Yablonsky

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28 of 31 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Brilliant reading with Slavic Soul-Vivid Sound, 21 April 2004
By Dan Fee "music fan aka drdanfee" (Berkeley, CA USA) - See all my reviews
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Except for the expert remastering of the composer's own recordings, Naxoshas been repeatedly trying to get it right with the Rachmaninoffconcertos. The Jeno Jando disc with the second concerto and the rhapsodywas nicely played; but the orchestra wasn't quite as good as the pianist. Then Bernd Glemser had a go. Again, good performances, but rather glib,lacking something in the soul department.
Now, we can listen to Konstantin Scherbakov, accompanied by the RussianState Symphony Orchestra (the modern incarnation of the old USSRsymphony), conducted by Dimitri Yablonsky. Mr. Scherbakov arrives at thispoint, having established very strong pianistic credentials by way of hisstellar performances of the Beethoven Diabelli Variations, theShostakovich Preludes, all set down for Naxos in regular 16-bit stereosound.
As a winner of the first-ever Rachmaninoff competition, you might suspectthat Mr. Scherbakov would know a thing or two about how to present thismusic. He does, indeed. Right off, he commands the balances needed tomake Rachmaninoff more than background or elevator music. Pacing is key,and not easily done in Rachmaninoff. Not to fast, not too slow; able torise and fall with the larger phrasings of the music without devolvinginto the kind of taffy-pull that leaves the music in gooey strings, layingaround all over the place, limp.
Technically, though neither of these two concertos is particularly easy toplay, Scherbakov solves or surmounts every difficulty. First off, he hasthe figurations in hand. Rachmaninoff is always requiring the pianist toplay very busy patterns, while also making you work to distinguish themelody or rhythmic foreground from the rest of the pattern that serves asbackground, and sometimes even as motoric background. This is notphysically impossible, but lots of virtuosos are either working too hardto get it all done, or play it all like a whiz kid who doesn't knowforeground from background.
The orchestra keeps up with the pianist very well. The multichannelDVD-audio 24 bit sound allows you to hear everything, without the glare orcompression that subtly tints the reproduction in regular CD at 16 bits. Again, there are lots of momentary passages, at both slow and fast tempos,where Rachmaninoff writes in orchestra duets along with whatever the pianois playing. These cannot be indulged, and must be trick to get rightwithin the larger flux of the passing moments. Often the soloist playingsomething along with the piano is a member of the woodwinds. It is rathernice to hear how well the orchestra acquits itself in these passages,without calling undue attention to the interplay in a way that interruptsthe music.
If this release is any evidence, and I do believe it is, then Naxos havefinally gotten it right in their search for team Rachmaninoff. The factthat all this success is available in high resolution sound is great, too. Highly, highly recommended, even if you have other performances you like.Five stars, each, for Scherbakov, for the orchestra, and the conductor. Ibelieve that makes fifteen stars, total.
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