Tchaikovsky, Pyotr - Piano Concerto No. 2 - Scherbakov, Konstantin (piano)

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SOUND QUALITY: 10

(CLASSICSTODAY.com)


• Hot on the heels of last month’s release of Tchaikovsky’s Violin Concerto (8.557690), this disc completes Konstantin Scherbakov’s cycle of Tchaikovsky’s complete works for piano and orchestra.

• Although Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 (8.557257) has become the most popular of all Russian concertos, his Piano Concerto No. 2 is arguably the more cohesive. With a lyrical slow movement containing prominent solos for the violin and cello, effectively turning the work into a concerto for piano trio, and an explosive finale marked Allegro con fuoco, the concerto demands a pianist who can play with both unbridled virtuosity and intense poetry.

• The two movement Concert Fantasy, with its distinctive thematic ideas and colourful orchestration, including glockenspiel and tambourine, has been unaccountably neglected and provides a wonderful contrast to Piano Concerto No. 1.

• “The performances on the Naxos disc are clear and accomplished.” BBC Music Magazine on Scherbakov’s interpretation of the first and third Piano Concertos, on 8.557257

Konstantin Scherbakov, piano
Andrey Kudryavtsev, violin track 5
Dmitry Yablonsky, cello tracks 2 & 5
Russian Philharmonic Orchestra/Dmitry Yablonsky


Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky
Piano Concerto No. 2 in G major, Op. 44
1. I. Allegro brillante
2. II. Andante non troppo
3. III. Allegro con fuoco

Concert Fantasia in G major, Op. 56
4. I. Quasi Rondo: Andante mosso
5. II. Contrastes: Andante cantabile