Mravinsky Live! - Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1, for piano & orchestra in B flat minor, Op. 23; Piano Sonata in C sharp minor, Op. posth. 80

Tchaikovsky (Artist), Gilels (Artist), Mravinsky (Artist) | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (February 7, 1995)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Russian Disc
• ASIN: B000001LP1
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #821,069 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Pno Con No.i in b flat, Op.23: Allegro Non Troppo E Molto Maestoso. Allegro Con Spirito

2. Pno Con No.i in b flat, Op.23: Andantino Semplice - Prestissimo - Tempo l

3. Pno Con No.i in b flat, Op.23: Allegro Con Fuoco

4. Pno Son in c#, Op.80: Allegro Con Brio

5. Pno Son in c#, Op.80: Andante

6. Pno Son in c#, Op.80: Scherzo: Allegro Vivo-Atacca

7. Pno Son in c#, Op.80: Allegro Vivo - Emil Gilels

Customer Reviews

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2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Rather maestoso performance, October 25, 2002

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L. A. LAI "AlanLai" (Oberlin, OH USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mravinsky Live! - Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1, for piano & orchestra in B flat minor, Op. 23; Piano Sonata in C sharp minor, Op. posth. 80 (Audio CD)

This Tchaikovsky 1st concerto performance is rather slower and more "like" maestoso indication on the score.

Sviatoslav Richter played little bit faster and more passionate, Gilels then played slower, glorious and in calm. Every note is clear with some finger-slips again. The Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra with Evgeny Mravinsky was the best orchestra/conductor in USSR. The strings are full of power and wildness unlike some easter europe orchestra. But woodwinds are lack of some brightness.

The Tchaikovsky sonata Op.80 is a bright performance. With Gilels' control of the keyboard and calmness when rising to the climax.

Overall, this CD is worth to listen.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Gilels, February 18, 2008

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Dr. C. B. Chinoy (England) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Mravinsky Live! - Tchaikovsky: Piano Concerto No. 1, for piano & orchestra in B flat minor, Op. 23; Piano Sonata in C sharp minor, Op. posth. 80 (Audio CD)

Rare !
Little known music (the early Sonata) played by Gilels. How could one possibly resist it ? Tubby recording with slight distortion on climaxes.

The concerto is slower than one would expect with Mravinsky conducting.

Go for it!