Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No 3, etc
£7.01
- Piano Concerto No. 3, Op.30: Allegro ma non tanto
- Piano Concerto No. 3, Op.30: Intermezzo: Adagio
- Piano Concerto No. 3, Op.30: L istesso tempo, Finale: Alla breve
- Vocalise, Op. 34 No. 14
- Prelude, Op. 23 No. 2 In B Flat
Absolutely amazing - At the time only 21 years of age , Evgeny Kissin set a new standard for modern piano playing. It is reputed that when Sergei Racmaninov himself heard Horowitz play this piece he was simply gasping with amazement......well. I darent dream what he would have done had he heard this rendition which , to my mind , is the most startling live performance ever and certainly the best recording of the piece. His technique is embarrassingly faultless throughout this concerto and if we knew didnt know better , we would not believe that this piece is considered (perhaps along with Prokofiev) to be the hardest piece written for piano. The final movement climax has the potential to bring tingles to the spine ( it is , indeed , worth buying for that reason alone ) and is met with the hugest cry (with applause as well) that I have ever heard after a live performance ( and , yes , I do go to the Proms quite often) Finally the customary Kissin encores demonstrate the sheer and immense stamina which Kissin posesses....the vocalise is hypnotic.....Enjoy