Liszt: Concertos Nos. 1 in E Flat/Grieg: Concerto, Op. 16 in A Minor/Liszst: Concerto No. 2

Edvard Grieg (Composer), Franz Liszt (Composer), Eugene Ormandy (Conductor), Philadelphia Orchestra (Orchestra), Van Cliburn (Performer)

Product Details

• Performer: Van Cliburn
• Orchestra: Philadelphia Orchestra
• Conductor: Eugene Ormandy
• Composer: Edvard Grieg, Franz Liszt
• Audio CD (October 25, 1990)
• SPARS Code: ADD
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: RCA
• ASIN: B000003ERT
• In-Print Editions: MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #11,691 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

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5.0 out of 5 stars Cliburn Captures the Other Romantics, August 19, 2000

By	Michael B. Richman (Portland, Maine USA) - See all my reviews (TOP 100 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

Van Cliburn's recordings of the Tchaikovsky First and Rachmaninoff Second Piano Concertos are legendary, but his performances of some of the other famous Romantic Concertos often get overlooked. This CD of the Grieg and two Liszt Concertos by Cliburn, and conductor Eugene Ormandy leading the Philadelphia Orchestra, is an outstanding title and one of the best currently available (particularly until Julius Katchen's accounts resurface). There are memorable recordings that pair the Liszt Piano Concertos (Cziffra, Richter, Zimerman), and lots of the Grieg (though most are matched with the Schumann), but very few that combine all three to such great effect. Van Cliburn is at his best on these Concertos, particularly on the Grieg and the second Liszt, as he melds his "heart-on-sleeve" style with commanding technique and phrasing. Some may not like this style of playing, and sometimes it does not suit a particular piece (his Brahms First comes to mind), but here there is no question.