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Артист: Ashkenazy-Kondrashin-Fistoulari Альбом: Rachmaninov Piano Concertos 2 & 3 , 1999 Издатель: Decca / 466375-2 Жанр: Classical music Формат файла: eac-cue-log-wv-scans-iso Ссылка: CD 142 clicks Нахождение: eDonkey/Kademlia

Rachmaninov Piano Concertos 2 & 3
Vladimir Ashkenazy - piano
1963 Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra - Kiril Kondrashin
1964 London Symphony Orchestra - Anatole Fistoulari
1999 Decca Legends 466-375

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Classic Rachmaninoff, January 25, 2003
Reviewer: Robert L. Berkowitz (Natick, MA United States)
Ashkenazy recorded the Rachmaninoff piano concerto no. 3 at different points in his career. This recording, the one with Fistoulari, was his first, and in my estimation his best. He had just shared first prize with John Ogdon at the 1960 Tchaikovsky competition, and was at his technical peak.
I owned this recording of the Rachmaninoff 3rd when it first came out on LP. I grew to love this concerto through it, though in my estimation the recording by Cliburn and Kiril Kondrashin surpasses it. The cover of the LP indicated that Ashkenazy recorded this performance in one cut without edits. It seems all the more special for that reason.
These recordings of the Rachmaninoff concertos nos. 2 and 3 are marked by nobility and some restraint. Ashkenazy takes an almost "classical" approach to these concertos. Some might call him reserved, but it would be equally appropriate to say that he chose to dignify Rachmaninoff and protect him from what can be a tendency to overly romanticize this music. For me, the third concerto comes off more successfully with this approach.
Consistent with this more reserved approach, Ashkenazy plays the shorter, less showy, cadenza in the first movement of the Rachmaninoff 3rd.
This recording will always have a special place in my collection. It is beautifully remastered and worthy of its placement in the Legends series.



excellent lyrical view of two concertoes, October 15, 2003
Reviewer: john zhu (toronto)
... i am just going to add a few lines to those reviews already here for this cd... yes, rachmaninov takes a nobler approach than most pianists and to me this is rachmaninov... melancholy and general flow of music, two traits emphasized by ashkenazy in this recording (a fact also confirmed by his choosing of the simpler and more lyrical cadenza in no. 3 which rachmaninov himself played) make this a top notch performance in the market today (i would also add earl wild on chandos, argerish on philips, rachmaninov himself on naxos, janis on mercury living presence, and richter on dg)



One of the best, April 12, 2002
Reviewer: "mako4509g1g23" (Bay Area, CA USA)
Ashkenazy plays with plenty of power and passion in these recordings, and the sound quality is quite good. The Second is superbly executed, but the Third could be a bit more tenderly played. But, as Rachmaninoff said, this concerto was written "for elephants." It's still one of the best renditions I've heard, and is at a good price. Don't pass this one up.

This post has been edited by OlCh on 11-08-2007, 23:56

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