Van Cliburn plays Tchaikovsky, Rachmaninov and Kabalevsky
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Label: Testament
Cat No: SBT1440
Format: CD
Number of Discs: 1
Genre: Orchestral
Release Date: 3rd November 2008
Contents
Works
Rondo in A minor, op.59Piano Concerto no.3 in D minor, op.30
Piano Concerto no.1 in B flat minor, op.23
Artists
Van CliburnMoscow Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor
Kyrill KondrashinWorks
Rondo in A minor, op.59Piano Concerto no.3 in D minor, op.30
Piano Concerto no.1 in B flat minor, op.23
Artists
Van CliburnMoscow Philharmonic Orchestra
Conductor
Kyrill KondrashinAbout
Later, when both jury and audience had recovered, their comments came thick and fast and this Testament release will surely re-ignite not a controversy but a unique triumph and occasion. Sviatoslav Richter, happily oblivious to competition protocol, gave Cliburn a hundred marks, his competitors zero, remarking, ‘he is a pianist, the others are not’. Shostakovich joined in the chorus of praise and Irina Zaritskaya (herself a major prize-winner, taking second place to Maurizio Pollini in the 1960 Chopin Competition in Warsaw) spoke with a special eloquence of Cliburn’s unique quality. “For we Russians his way with Tchaikovsky and Rachmaninov in particular was uncanny. Such grandeur, romantic warmth and empathy. He came close to sentimentality, but he never quite crossed the line. His playing had an extraordinary nobility. You can’t even imagine the furore he caused and his playing is still endlessly discussed in Russia today.”
Extract from the note © Bryce Morrison, 2008
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