Rachmaninov – Piano Concerto No. 2 – Julius Katchen, Georg Solti, The London Symphony Orchestra
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Sergei Rachmaninov - Piano Concerto No. 2 In C Minor Op.18
Mily Balakirev - Islamey (Oriental Fantasia)
Piano - Julius Katchen
Conductor - Georg Solti
The London Symphony Orchestra
1LP, standard sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g Virgin Vinyl
Record color : Black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Pallas
Label : Speakers Corner
Original Label : Decca
Recorded June 1958 at Kingsway Hall, London
Engineered by Kenneth Wilkinson
Produced by John Culshaw
Sleeve Notes by Eric Mason
Originally released in 1959
Reissued in January 1998
Tracks :
Side A:
1. Piano Concerto No. 2 - 1st Movement : Moderato
2. Piano Concerto No. 2 - 2nd Movement : Adagio Sostenuto
Side B:
1. Piano Concerto No. 2 - 3rd Movement : Allegro Scherzando
2. Islamey - Oriental Fantasia
Reviews :
Rachmaninov’s piano works, and in particular his Second Piano Concerto, have fired the enthusiasm of music lovers throughout the world. Following the success of his first visit to Britian in 1899, Rachmaninov was invited by the Philharmonic Society to return and play his First Piano Concerto, which he had composed eight years earlier as a student at the Moscow Conservatorie. He replied that he would prefer to write a better one that would be worthier of London's attention. The immense popularity which this second Piano Concerto has enjoyed for more than half a century testifies to his success.
Dedicated to the psychologist Dr. Nikolai Dahl who had cured the composer of depression, the Second Piano Concerto was given its premiere in Moscow on 10 November 1901 with Rachmaninov himself at the piano and has proved itself to be one of the most successful of its genre among Russian piano repertory. The introduction itself with its powerful sequence of chords rivets the audience’s attention and makes each and every listener eager to hear what is yet to come.
Katchen’s interpretation is particularly impressive for its austere and powerful introduction, but the lyrical passages too – superabundant in this work – are filled with a delightful, dreamy lightness. Tchaikovsky‘s influence, a Russian soulfulness, and a certain melancholic yearning in the opulent melodies – all are brilliantly portrayed by the pianist. And he finds an ideal partner in the London Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Georg Solti. Solti proves yet again that he is a master of phrasing and interwoven part-writing; resolutely, with elegance and sharply pointed rhythm, he leads the soloist and orchestra to a brilliant finish.
Ratings :
Discogs : 4.67 / 5